I bike in Chicago year-round. Like-minded cyclists are pushing me further this winter.

I’m three years a city cyclist with no intentions to retire my 1970s Schwinn road bike anytime soon. It’s convenient, affordable and, as a photojournalist — possible. Come winter, it also can become a test of endurance amid Chicago’s most difficult riding conditions. I’ve often wondered what motivates the riders I encounter in the cold. So, along a 60-mile route across the city undertaken in stops and starts in December and January, I... + full article