Ride week is live · Chicago · August 2026
Leaned Back
in Chiraq.
People drove from Oregon to Chicago to live this one week in person. The crews, the bikes, the cameras and the city are still moving. This is the 2026 pull-up as it happens.
#LEANEDBACKINCHIRAQ
Day 4 · still rolling
@nick.anthony.media × @bobbyblox · View original ↗
CHICAGO BUILT ◆ NATIONWIDE PULL-UP ◆ CREATOR OWNED ◆ TEN YEARS DEEP ◆ CHICAGO BUILT ◆ NATIONWIDE PULL-UP
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Cross-country pull-up
This is bigger than a meet
People are crossing America to be in this.
Oregon to Chicago for one week. That is the story: the road trip, the people you finally meet off-screen, the bike you bring, and the clip that proves you were part of it.
01The pull-up
Where you rode in from and who made the trip with you.
02The machines
Stunt builds, streetbikes, battle scars and the garage story.
03The people
Crews, creators and the faces behind the handles.
No live meet locations or rider tracking. ThrottleGrid documents the culture and keeps creator credit attached.
A Chicago name to know
Brian 636.
Pro stunt rider, YouTuber, veteran and one of the recognizable faces of Chicago bike life. Brian's Misguided crew is part of the identity and history surrounding Leaned Back—not a footnote on somebody else's ride.
Chicago
Pro stunt rider
Misguided
Creator
The city noticed
Reported from
Chicago.
Local newsrooms are documenting the scale in real time. The 2026 reports below cover the same ride-week window; where an outlet does not name Leaned Back, we do not claim that every caravan belongs to the event.
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ABC7 Chicago · July 31, 2026
Video shows hundreds of motorcycle riders on Dan Ryan Expressway
New video showed hundreds of motorcycles riding into Chicago overnight, weaving through traffic and popping wheelies. Read the reporting ↗022026 · New
CBS News Chicago · July 31, 2026
Motorcycle caravans move from the Dan Ryan into downtown
CBS reported hundreds of motorcycles, dirt bikes and ATVs traveling through the South Loop and downtown during the ride-week window. Read the reporting ↗No spectators in the ledger
Who pulled up?
Oregon already made the trip. Put your state, bike, crew and road story on the permanent 2026 wall.
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THE WALL IS OPEN
First names carry weight.
No padded roster. No fake profiles. The first real rider to sign gets the first place on this wall.
Put your name on it
Say you were there.
This is not an RSVP or a live-location tool. It is the permanent 2026 record: how you came into the week and what you rode.
CHI
Real riders only.
Join free, build your garage, then put your own name and machine on the 2026 record.
Create your rider profile →Chicago United · protected crew launch
This space should belong to the people who lead it.
Official badge. Real roster. Ride headcounts. Leader and sweep assignments. Private crew room. Permanent media wall. No ads, no algorithm, no random account claiming the name.
The 2026 wall is moving
What happened
today?
The current ride week only—arrival, Day 1, Day 2 and the newest Day 4 drop. Public posts stay with their creators and every card links back to the original.
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- fresh 2026 drops
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- Instagram reels
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- photo sets
- LIVE
- ride week status
Scene roll call
One city.
Every direction.
BRIAN 636 × MISGUIDEDChicago riders · creators · ride history
CHICAGO UNITEDProtected official crew page · ready for leadership →
VISITING CREWSRiders crossing state lines to pull up
PUT YOUR CREW ON THE GRID →
Crew participation changes year to year. Want a name, chapter or credit corrected? Tell us directly.
Your camera roll belongs here
Post what
you saw.
Drop a public Instagram reel or post from Leaned Back 2026. Add your handle, crew and home state. We review it, credit it, and add it to the current wall.
2026 ride-week content only. Submit media you created or have permission to share. No private meet locations or live rider tracking.
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Join the Grid.
Create a free rider profile, then submit your media with permanent credit.
Create account to post →Do more than watch
Were you there?
Show the bike you brought, rep the state you rode in from, credit the photographer who caught you, and tell Chicago what the camera missed.