I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Adam "Cezar" Jenkins on January 13, 2012 at 8:53am

One plus of living in my particular auto-centric suburb is that they plow things quickly. I was able to take all my usual back roads to the train this morning. Of course this is after shoveling a path from my garage to the road. :)

I'm sure people down here think I'm crazy.

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Permalink Reply by Patrick W on January 13, 2012 at 8:54am

For sure....high and dry...love not having to walk in the slush!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on January 13, 2012 at 9:02am

Last evening was brutal. I forgot my goggles too, doh!

Usually ride my winter bikeasaurus mt. bike but the single/speed "fixie" not such a good idea,build up under the fenders, slipping of the back tire when pedaling, ice, snow pack on the brakes rendering them virtually useless.

The side streets had the wet pack snow as a nice layer of ice.

I took Fulton as far as Ashland then started heading North/West towards Humboldt.

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Permalink Reply by igz on January 13, 2012 at 9:37am

poorly plowed west suburubs. lots of sidewalk this morning.

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Permalink Reply by Barclor on January 13, 2012 at 9:46am

FINALLY! Last night was pretty fulfilling. And this morning was even better with the cold temps. Clark and Halsted up to Division were fairly clear with a couple of rough spots in some intersections but no slippage.

Now, keep it coming!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 13, 2012 at 10:03am

Last night WAS brutal. On today's ride in I was met with widely variable conditions from very good (bare salted pavement) to very bad (loose snow over ice).

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 13, 2012 at 10:35am

Yesterday was fine (I was only out riding until 1:45 in the afternoon). I just wish I would have remembered my goggles!

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 13, 2012 at 12:26pm

Didn't bother with the studded tire bike, and didn't really have much trouble with slippage.

Last night wasn't particularly difficult either. I wish shoveling the damn stuff was as trouble-free.

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Permalink Reply by E A on January 13, 2012 at 1:07pm

I slipped and slid too much last night... and was disappointed at how poorly the main roads north were (Wells/Lincoln). Even with riding the mountain bike with big ole fat tires... fishtailing was just not fun. Side roads... nearly tipped several times.

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Permalink Reply by E A on January 13, 2012 at 1:11pm

Agreed - not a fan of the wet-packed snow.

I wouldn't have remained upright had it not been for the monster tires on the mountain bike I was riding (borrowed from a friend) with front disc brake... even better = stopping power :-)

Mike Zumwalt said:

Last evening was brutal. I forgot my goggles too, doh!

Usually ride my winter bikeasaurus mt. bike but the single/speed "fixie" not such a good idea,build up under the fenders, slipping of the back tire when pedaling, ice, snow pack on the brakes rendering them virtually useless.

The side streets had the wet pack snow as a nice layer of ice.

I took Fulton as far as Ashland then started heading North/West towards Humboldt.

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on January 13, 2012 at 1:14pm

I don't get it. I'm riding on 38c's I think and all things considered I had a really easy ride last night. I cut through whatever snow was left on the ground with real ease, which surprised me. Went from Bucktown to the loop on Elston, then Milwaukee up to Grand and then down Washington and around that a'way.