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Like a lot of large metro areas Chicago is trying to shoehorn bicycles into its traffic plans. The problem lies in the fact that the grid for Chicago was designed for a lot less traffic and, of course, no bikes.

As a kid who went to junior and senior high school in Madison, Wis., I can confirm that growing up in a bike friendly town was pretty nice. But trying to squeeze a jazzy, new titanium bike among the Jurassic-era roads of Chicago may just be darn near impossible.