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You're correct - Cicero is about my halfway point. Unfortunately the CTA only allows bikes in non-rush hour periods. The other problem is my wife is terrified of me getting killed in traffic. I may have to wait until every road in the city has a barricaded bike lane, so maybe when I'm 65...

Ian, in Chicago my combined bus/train/foot commute is about 3 hours round trip for 48 miles, so 2.5 hours a day by bike would be a significant improvement if I can manage that pace! With health perks to boot. But safety is also a concern I have, both in terms of traffic and relatively...

I also realized I can go month-to-month on the transit benefit, so full-out snow adventures in December-February probably wouldn't be necessary. I am thinking of trying out the ride on my pedal-powered bike soon to see how safe I feel on the roads. Taking Ogden Ave in from Cicero was...

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I am toying with the idea of replacing my Pace and Metra monthly passes (total $190/mo pre-tax benefit) with an e-bike for a 24-mile commute from a Chicago SW suburb, via Ogden Ave, to the Chicago loop. Would it be insane to consider doing this year-round? Could I get a reasonably snow-worthy...