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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Rico on February 1, 2011 at 4:31pm

A few pics from the ride home ^_^



 

Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on February 1, 2011 at 4:37pm
Same here! 

Melanie said:
My office just cancelled work for tomorrow! YAY! And we don't even work for the city. 

Serge Lubomudrov said:
I hope the blizzard will turn blizzardy enough tonight to justify my CTA ride to work! :)
Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 1, 2011 at 4:38pm

What's the headlight on your helmet?


Rico said:

A few pics from the ride home ^_^

Permalink Reply by Rico on February 1, 2011 at 4:42pm
Brinkman, you can get them in a three pack for 10.99 at home depot.

Duppie said:

What's the headlight on your helmet?


Rico said:

A few pics from the ride home ^_^

Permalink Reply by Laura Blake on February 1, 2011 at 4:45pm

Just arrived home from work - a very slow, very slippery, and very challenging (but satisfying!) ride home.  Even the main roads with bike lanes that I traveled along (Armitage and Damen) were testing my wipeout-avoidance skills.  The wind definitely likes to have its way with you, too.  For the most part, though, everyone was being pretty civilized out there.  Even though I was trudging along at a snail's pace, I was still going faster than everyone stuck in traffic!! 

 

The only real reason I like winter is because of days like these!  No wussy flurries please...gimme all or nothing!!  2 feet of snow?  Make it 20!!  The crazier it is out there the better!  Everyone get out your sleds...the hill is begging for some action!

 

I hope everyone gets where they need to be soon.  My short commute was bad enough at 3:30pm, I can only imagine what its going to be like a few hours from now.  I'll be sending out some serious snow day vibes for everyone tomorrow!!

Permalink Reply by Gin on February 1, 2011 at 4:54pm
Great pics pics, Rico! Here is Miguel before the trailer flaps went down and we rode home from day care. He is saying, "Happy Winter!"
Permalink Reply by Sara Diaz on February 1, 2011 at 4:58pm
i have not but looking forward to it tonight!......and this is called a blizzard!
Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on February 1, 2011 at 5:00pm
I rode downtown, will see how far North I can get.  Remember a couple of years ago when the snow ran that jet off the end of the runway at Midway and it smashed into traffic?  I was out in it that night and that's when my wife instituted the Five Inch Rule...
Permalink Reply by Vilda on February 1, 2011 at 5:00pm
Awesome ride home. Damen was like a zoo: Full of monkeys in cages and covered in shit! ;-)
Permalink Reply by Sara on February 1, 2011 at 5:07pm
I took Halsted, too.  I did some riding, some walking.  It was treacherous.  My normally 45 min commute took 2 hours.  Glad to be home safe!
Permalink Reply by Steven Lane on February 1, 2011 at 5:24pm
I broke a sweat just keeping balance riding five miles an hour. It's weird how snow rides are such a work out at such slow speeds. I guess it activates muscles you don't normally use and gives your brain a lot of extra processing to do. My moment of zen for the day was realizing that slipping is not losing control; it's just another way of harnessing your momentum. Somehow that thought let me keep digging into the slips and slides somehow finding my way back to balance. Good times.
Permalink Reply by Vilda on February 1, 2011 at 5:40pm
Damen, i saw a plow south bound. North bound wasn't plowed. With the wind it didn't seem to matter though.

Jason Smajda said:
Halsted was the same for my ride home. The street was plowed and all the shit pushed into the bike lane.


Gabe said:
Awesome ride home. Damen was like a zoo: Full of monkeys in cages and covered in shit! ;-)

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