Megan, W Armitage & N Stave Ave, Chicago, IL

Megan rides a found and fixed Schwinn World Tourist

 
Where are you going? I am headed home from work
Why ride?  I couldn't afford to keep getting my boots re-soled from walking to
and from work, so I started riding a bike.  And it's better than
waiting.

What are you wearing?  thrift store shoes, a skirt I got at a flea market in Paris about 5
years ago and a black t-shirt
Tell me more about your bike, and where you got it?  My bike is a Schwinn World Tourist, faded blue, which I found out of the back of a friends house. It was abandoned with no seat, so I got it fixed up.
Favorite ride?  Any one I make it home alive from. 

While riding you...?  ... pedal?
How can Chicago improve bike infrastructure or make Chicago more bike friendly?  Chicago would be more bike friendly if the bike lanes weren't also the
"pot-hole and broken glass" lanes.  Less pot-holes please!

Megan, Milwaukee, Damen, and North, Chicago, IL

Megan rides a 1970's free spirit Step-Through.

I stopped Megan walking home with her brand new/used bicycle just in time for spring.  Happy Biking!

Megan K., N Oakley Ave., Chicago, IL

Megan Rides at Gary Fisher Simple City 8 named Francis with a a rear internal hub and front basket.

Cycling Tip from Megan: Avoid alleys in the winter. The city doesn't plow or salt the alleys and with a little precipitation they quickly turn into dangerous ice slicks.

Note: The steel basket on Megan's bike is large enough to haul most things she needs.  Since she doesn't own a car, she does all her shopping by bike.

** Check out Megan's travel blog at  me-go.net