I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Minh on February 26, 2012 at 2:04pm

The wind out of the south today is pretty brutal but the weather is gorgeous!

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Permalink Reply by Gerry G on February 26, 2012 at 6:48pm

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Sol was shining coming an going, NICE. The SW breeze was a 20-25 mph header going in, warming on the home trip.

↑↑↑↑↑↑ Quick pic of James this mid-morning! ; ) ↑↑↑↑↑↑

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on February 26, 2012 at 7:18pm

I was gonna bus it to the West Loop but as soon as I got outside and the intense yellow sun hit me I knew I had to ride.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on February 26, 2012 at 7:57pm

Ran up to Andersonville to pick up a bike today.

Flying North and East was a "breeze" with the trailer. Was averaging nearly 20MPH on Kedzie.

Coming back down Kedzie I hit the wind head-on. Worked like a dog to maintain 9MPH.

You take the good with the bad.

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Permalink Reply by skipton on February 26, 2012 at 11:48pm

The sun was awesome today going south on LFP was tough. but made for a good workout.

Just rode home at 11pm in shorts! feels great.

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Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on February 27, 2012 at 8:24am

Urgh. I had to fight the wind almost the entire time. I got to work dog tired, and now I'm in a bad mood.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on February 27, 2012 at 8:41am

I swim with the Open Water Chicago group from May to October. A hardcore group swims year round, and the rest of us think they're crazy. I haven't reached that point yet, but I used to think riding a bike in winter was crazy, and now I'm doing it, so who knows. By May, the water temps are usually in the 50s, so it's not too bad with a tri wetsuit only (no hood, gloves, or socks). It's a very friendly group, whether you come one time or regularly, so if any of you want to do more open water swimming, come on out!

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on February 27, 2012 at 8:45am

Some of those winter swimmers are Chainlinkers too. I can't remember the name of one winter/swimmer right now, but we are CRAZY in Chicago!

Michelle Stenzel said:

I swim with the Open Water Chicago group from May to October. A hardcore group swims year round, and the rest of us think they're crazy. I haven't reached that point yet, but I used to think riding a bike in winter was crazy, and now I'm doing it, so who knows. By May, the water temps are usually in the 50s, so it's not too bad with a tri wetsuit only (no hood, gloves, or socks). It's a very friendly group, whether you come one time or regularly, so if any of you want to do more open water swimming, come on out!

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Permalink Reply by Jenn_5.5 mi on February 27, 2012 at 8:47am

2/26 The kid (almost 7) finally riding without training wheels. Whoa! (Sorry! Proud Momma-Moment!)

He had a hard time in the wind yesterday when he was riding on the sidewalk, instead of the empty parking lot.

It is very pleasant out today. The wind on Wells always reminds me that I slack off over the weekends.

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Permalink Reply by Melanie K on February 27, 2012 at 8:48am

The day is beautiful. The wind is very ugly. Very pretty but tiring day to ride depending on which way the wind is blowing for you :)

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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on February 27, 2012 at 8:50am

Steve (the founder) and Nick are the two hardest hardcore guys. This winter, the blog pictures haven't been as dramatic due to the mild weather. Usually there are some pics of them swimming among ice chunks, like seals, which I enjoy viewing from the comfort of my sofa, with a hot mug of coffee in hand.

Julie Hochstadter said:

Some of those winter swimmers are Chainlinkers too. I can't remember the name of one winter/swimmer right now, but we are CRAZY in Chicago!

Michelle Stenzel said:

I swim with the Open Water Chicago group from May to October. A hardcore group swims year round, and the rest of us think they're crazy. I haven't reached that point yet, but I used to think riding a bike in winter was crazy, and now I'm doing it, so who knows. By May, the water temps are usually in the 50s, so it's not too bad with a tri wetsuit only (no hood, gloves, or socks). It's a very friendly group, whether you come one time or regularly, so if any of you want to do more open water swimming, come on out!