http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/posts/tags/bicycling/page/1/ A confessional journal. With cellphone photos. en Vox Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:59:43 -0500 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss bicycling http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-opening-day-wrigley-field-2008-season.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-opening-day-wrigley-field-2008-season.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-opening-day-wrigley-field-2008-season.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:59:43 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22522c316604a00f48cea01500002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00f48cea01500002-50si" alt="Bikemapwrigleyfieldopeningday" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> (Are you a YouTube person? Here's the link to the YouTube version of this video.) Greetings, humans! Spring has officially begun here in Chicago, even if the weather hasn't caught up to it yet; it means that not only bicycling season will be st... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00e398eb98570004?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> maps google chicago tips video free bicycling season mashups field earth cubs opening day 2008 tutorials wrigleyville online guide wrigley hints streaming howtos http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/wow-look-at-how-many-places-i-bicycled-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/wow-look-at-how-many-places-i-bicycled-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/wow-look-at-how-many-places-i-bicycled-last-year.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:34:47 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00f48d059cee0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00f48d059cee0001-50si" alt="Jpmapsmaster" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So, just a few weeks left until it's finally bicycling season again here in Chicago; long-time followers of the moblog, in fact, know that I first got heavily involved with bicycling last year, when not coincidentally I initially quit smoking. O... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00f48d05a0440001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> photos bike urban maps biking google chicago tips images video free bicycling safety mashups city 3d content earth lane path cycle generated tutorials online safe customized user shortcuts streaming kml gmaps http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-online-a-tour-of-chicagos-lakefront-bike-path-northern-terminus.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-online-a-tour-of-chicagos-lakefront-bike-path-northern-terminus.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/new-video-online-a-tour-of-chicagos-lakefront-bike-path-northern-terminus.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:19:07 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22522c316604a00d41437bc1a685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00d41437bc1a685e-50si" alt="Northterminus" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> (UPDATE: Well, I can't get VOX's "embed a YouTube video" option to work, and their CMS software forbids the usual embedded objects, so I ended up having to upload the entire video again to my VOX account. Anyway, you should be able now to click ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d09e720b8fbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> bike urban youtube biking chicago tips travel video bicycle bicycling shore lake drive trail beginning tourist path ardmore tutorial end north terminus citizen lakefront http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/oh-crap-my-legs-wont-work.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/oh-crap-my-legs-wont-work.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/oh-crap-my-legs-wont-work.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 29 May 2007 09:34:04 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00d41436046f685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00d41436046f685e-50si" alt="Yesterdaystrip" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Okay, so this morning I booted up the online pedometer I use, and worked out the grand total from yesterday's trip to the south side; between biking and walking, turns out I put in a total of 24 miles (or 39 km). And that's six miles longer than... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d4143c83a03c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> chicago idiot bicycling moron tale total overkill result too cautionary much http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/more-biking-more-coffee-blah-blah-blah.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/more-biking-more-coffee-blah-blah-blah.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/more-biking-more-coffee-blah-blah-blah.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 17 May 2007 13:52:54 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00d414323735685e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00d414323735685e-50si" alt="More biking. More coffee. Blah blah blah." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I'm having an utterly unproductive day today, which I'm feeling a little guilty about -- I didn't even get out of bed and going until almost 11am, because of a late night last night, and so far (2pm) the only thing of note I've done is bike out to... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d09e6c8512be2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile western treo chicago bicycling coffeehouse roscoe mojoes http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/total-distance-bicycled-this-week-42-miles.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/total-distance-bicycled-this-week-42-miles.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/total-distance-bicycled-this-week-42-miles.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 May 2007 16:54:59 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00d4143768b53c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00d4143768b53c7f-50si" alt="Total distance bicycled this week: 42 miles!" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I really surprised myself this week, my first week of the year of daily bicycling: I ended up putting in a total of 42 miles (70 km), or an average of six miles (10 km) a day. Well, that is awfully good news; it puts me right on track for taking o... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00cd9729602a4cd5?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile treo urban chicago bicycling coffeehouse metropolis rogerspark loyola http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/concerning-the-difference-between-late-night-and-early-morning-odd-hours.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/concerning-the-difference-between-late-night-and-early-morning-odd-hours.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/concerning-the-difference-between-late-night-and-early-morning-odd-hours.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 08 May 2007 10:39:36 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00cd97284a074cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00cd97284a074cd5-50si" alt="Concerning the difference between late-night and early-morning odd hours." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Like many art-major undergraduates, when I was in college I kept fairly odd hours late into the night, usually not getting to sleep until 2 or 3 in the morning and then trying to take as few early-morning classes as I could get away with. I mainta... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d09e6a22cfbe2b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> mobile treo chicago bicycling harbor lakefront montrose http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/prognosis-a-little-sore-but-still-good-for-another-ride.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/prognosis-a-little-sore-but-still-good-for-another-ride.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/prognosis-a-little-sore-but-still-good-for-another-ride.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 06 May 2007 11:22:57 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00d41435c1bf3c7f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00d41435c1bf3c7f-50si" alt="Prognosis: A little sore, but still good for another ride." /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> So how am I feeling, a day after making an eight-mile bicycle trip (13 km), which was not only my first long trip of the year but also now officially the longest amount I've ever bicycled in my life? Eh, not so bad, actually, besides being a littl... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d41435c1c03c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> victorian mobile treo urban architecture chicago bicycling path lakeview belmont lakefront http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/ladies-and-gentlemen-i-think-i-have-a-memorial-day-destination.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(jasonpettus) http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/ladies-and-gentlemen-i-think-i-have-a-memorial-day-destination.html?_c=feed-rss http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/post/ladies-and-gentlemen-i-think-i-have-a-memorial-day-destination.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:44:04 -0500 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://jasonpettus.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22522c316604a00cd97261f164cd5.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00c22522c316604a00cd97261f164cd5-50si" alt="Myplacetojacksonpark" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Okay, the backstory once again, for anyone who needs it... In 2005, for the first time since college, I took possession again of a bicycle -- partly because of my first-ever trip to Amsterdam the year before, partly because of the very political ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22522c316604a00d414342cc03c7f?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> museum science jackson trip chicago garden park ride osaka bicycling industry fair destination sightseeing exhibition day tourism daytime southside columbian worlds 1893