{"id":12873,"date":"2014-09-22T04:30:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T11:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=12873"},"modified":"2014-09-20T07:14:17","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T14:14:17","slug":"bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike Chic: A History of Bikes at Chicago MSI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-12873 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-1\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-1-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Faraday Porteur eBike\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-3\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Cardboard Bicycle\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-6\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Surly Moonlander\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-5\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-5-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-5-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/bike-chic-history-bikes-chicago-msi\/bike-chic-4\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-4-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-4-186x186.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2 align=\"justify\">Chicago MSI has an exhibit on the evolution of bicycles. Check out the bike chic eye candy that I saw there!<\/h2>\n<p align=\"justify\">This weekend, the family and I went out to see the recently-addd Art of the Bicycle exhibit at Chicago\u2019s Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago MSI). Billed as an exhibit that \u201ctakes guests through the evolution of bike engineering in a beautiful gallery juxtaposing nine rare bicycles from the Museum\u2019s collection, along with (some of) today\u2019s most cutting-edge bikes,\u201d the exhibit does a great job of showing cycling\u2019s long-established history in the Windy City, and does a nice job of touching on cycling\u2019s green benefits, <a href=\"http:\/\/ecolocalizer.com\/2012\/02\/13\/right-wing-activists-denounce-bike-lanes-as-part-of-an-international-conspiracy\/\">without being so preachy as to turn off casual visitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"justify\"><em>Related: <a href=\"http:\/\/craftingagreenworld.com\/2011\/05\/25\/bike-crafts-for-national-bike-month\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Crafts for National Bike Month<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/2010\/09\/13\/bike-chic-cycling-gets-stylish-slideshow\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Chic: Cycling Gets Stylish <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">They did a nice job, in other words.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">I\u2019ve included a few shots of Chicago MSI\u2019s Art of the Bicycle bike chic display in the photo gallery at the top of the page, and highlighted some of my favorite examples of \u201cnewer\u201d, \u201ccutting edge\u201d bikes in their own paragraphs, below. See how many you recognize from the Important Media network bike coverage at our sister sites, <a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gas 2<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bikocity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bikocity<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2 align=\"justify\">Bike Chic: Top 3 Picks from the Chicago MSI Exhibit<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. Faraday Porteur eBike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12876\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Faraday Porteur eBike\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Faraday Porteur was introduced at the Oregon Manifest bike competition (which it won) in 2012. Since then, the bike\u2019s makers have raised more than $100,000 and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faradaybikes.com\/products\/faraday-porteur\" target=\"_blank\">started producing the e-bike in small numbers<\/a>. The Farady\u2019s electric pedal-assist system- <a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2012\/07\/21\/faradays-porteur-ebike-gets-real\/\" target=\"_blank\">which I covered at the bike\u2019s debut<\/a>&#8211; is good for runs between 10 and 15 miles, depending on conditions like rider weight and elevation changes. The 250W electric hub motor up front, by the way, is powered by lithium batteries which are tucked away cleverly in the bike\u2019s double top tubes (think \u201claptop batteries\u201d) and, according to the manufacturer, can be charged in around 45 minutes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>2. Cardboard Bicycle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12875\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Cardboard Bicycle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The summary on this one reads, \u201cThe fully functioning Cardboard Bicycle, created by Israeli inventor Izhar Gafni, is a one-of-a-kind prototype made for this exhibit. Despite being made of cardboard, it\u2019s waterproof, fireproof and even has brake and pedal mechanisms made out of recyclable materials. Soon to be on the market for only $20, it could be an affordable transportation option for many,\u201d but you already knew that because you read <a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2012\/08\/06\/this-cardboard-bicycle-is-better-than-you-think-w-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">read this 2012 Gas 2 article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>3. Surly Moonlander<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12879\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"Bike Chic: Surly Moonlander\" srcset=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bike-chic-6.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">It\u2019s not particularly fast, good-looking, or <a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2013\/02\/22\/pedego-fat-bike-gets-a-600-watt-boost\/\" target=\"_blank\">electric<\/a>, but Surly\u2019s fat-tired beach cruiser reached deep into my Florida-born soul and was easily the \u201cmost likely to get jacked off the wall\u201d award winner of the exhibit. It may not be everyone\u2019s cuppa, <a href=\"http:\/\/gas2.org\/2013\/09\/17\/fatbikes-weigh-new-trend-2014\/\" target=\"_blank\">but the Surly\u2019s overwide tires are 100% on trend<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago MSI has an exhibit on the evolution of bicycles. 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