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Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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I rode everyday this month!

 

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/33936975@N00/5255747431/[/img]

 

 

Thankfully uneventful ride today. Finding the current snow/slush/ice sheets easy to track in/on.

I haven't seen another person on a bike in several days.

Monday? Yeah, that was pretty good.  My toes get a little numbish after an hour, so I think I'll need to find bigger pedals to accomodate my invincible LaCrosse boots.

 

Another uneventful ride in . . . nice!

I made it in today, though I kind of overloaded myself.  I decided to bring balloons as my contribution to my work's holiday party, so I carried my usual stuff (pannier with work bag, lock, etc.), and then I also carrried a large, 2ft x 1ft x 1.5ft container on my rack, a snowman, a penguin and a reindeer, and then also my 3 ft. balloon pump.

 

Oh, and I also sported a skirt and high heeled boots.

awesome...

 

my ride was extremely pleasant today. Best in two weeks with a close second last friday.

 

jamimaria said:

I made it in today, though I kind of overloaded myself.  I decided to bring balloons as my contribution to my work's holiday party, so I carried my usual stuff (pannier with work bag, lock, etc.), and then I also carrried a large, 2ft x 1ft x 1.5ft container on my rack, a snowman, a penguin and a reindeer, and then also my 3 ft. balloon pump.

 

Oh, and I also sported a skirt and high heeled boots.

Nice Ride! Is that an Imola?

Norm Hansen said:

I rode everyday this month!

 

[img]http://www.flickr.com/photos/33936975@N00/5255747431/[/img]

 

 

I'm totally new to winter riding and I'm having a great time so far! Rides are a little slow for my taste, but I'll get over that.  I'm riding Chet, my Gary Fisher MTB, which is a perfect bike for winter.

 

I do miss the geometry of my road bike. I have a feeling it's going to be harder to ride that bike when I make the switch. I rode it one day before the snow fell and somehow my legs/hips were kind of uncomfortable for the first time. I have a feeling that next year I'll have a fender and tire setup that suits my Trek and makes it possible to ride her in the winter. By next year, I'll also probably have my riding gear down pat and be happier on drop bars. (See! I like it so much, I'm already looking forward to next year :))

 

"BBRRRRR" said the legs.   "Why am I sweating?" said the torso.  

 

So apparently just tights and shorts doesn't keep my legs from freezing, and wool long-sleeve base layer and windbreaker is too warm for my upper body. 

 

Maybe I am crazy as one of my co-workers thinks.  I just hope my legs hurt from yoga last night and not from cold-induced muscle damage.

 

Here's to the sometimes-insane Bike Winter!

Crazy? My co-workers have named my bike "Death Wish".........

Yes, surprisingly just one, you biking boogeyman. :)

Serge Lubomudrov said:

Just one of your co-workers? Hmmm . . . ;)

Tank-Ridin' Ryan said:

"BBRRRRR" said the legs.   "Why am I sweating?" said the torso.  

 

So apparently just tights and shorts doesn't keep my legs from freezing, and wool long-sleeve base layer and windbreaker is too warm for my upper body. 

 

Maybe I am crazy as one of my co-workers thinks.  I just hope my legs hurt from yoga last night and not from cold-induced muscle damage.

 

Here's to the sometimes-insane Bike Winter!

Today's commute was even better than yesterday's, since I remembered to wear my tights under my pants :)... But, I was sorta saddened by the thought that I saw a mere three other cyclist on my commute down Clark from Lawrence to Madison.  I felt like maybe there was something that I didn't know, like is there a better street than Clark? Or is just that peeps have dropped out for the winter?  Either way, I smiled at all the cyclists that I saw and if you could, try to bike down Clark too!

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