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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Zoetrope on December 1, 2012 at 4:47pm

Greatest part about riding in the winter is not breaking a sweat on a long ride. 

Manny Fuentes said:

Did ride in to work today. No sweat (literally)

It's gonna be excellent on the way home !!!

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 2, 2012 at 8:00am

Can't join you, and could not keep up if I did ;-(.  But, "let's be careful out there!".  Sounds like a great plan.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on December 2, 2012 at 10:20am

I rode in from Evanston today.  I'm at my office in the loop at the moment, but am going to head back up the LFP to the north end of Montrose harbor and watch a bit more of the IL State Cyclocross Championships.  I'm on my orange Trek (black fenders, me in a red ls jersey and tights).

Skip

Permalink Reply by Tim S on December 2, 2012 at 12:40pm
Chilling on the pedestrian bridge watching the Cyclocross, I think I may want to try this.
Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on December 2, 2012 at 1:08pm

That was kind of cool, though it looked like a whole lot of pain...

Permalink Reply by David Barish on December 2, 2012 at 4:20pm

On a macro level its disconcerting.  I can't help imagining the trickle turning into a tide as regards the polar ice cap.  On a micro level its a stolen delight to wear shorts and unfigrered gloves on a December day.  Took a ride this morning up to the Botanic Garden.  Came home and did some errands on the bike.  Yum.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on December 2, 2012 at 5:24pm

I agree.  As pleasant as it is to be able to ride in a t-shirt on the occasional day in December, the problems we've already seen with increasing weather extremes (heat, drought, flooding, etc.) make me wonder how high the price of these pleasant days will get over the next 5 years.

I did enjoy my outdoor time today.  I went for a ride around twilight.  Lots of people were still outside putting up Christmas decorations.  Seeing lights moving around, seemingly unaided, in several front yards, was a little bit magical.

David Barish said:

On a macro level its disconcerting.  I can't help imagining the trickle turning into a tide as regards the polar ice cap.  On a micro level its a stolen delight to wear shorts and unfigrered gloves on a December day.  Took a ride this morning up to the Botanic Garden.  Came home and did some errands on the bike.  Yum.

Permalink Reply by Donna Nitz on December 2, 2012 at 5:35pm
Rode with CCC for the first time.
Breakfast Club ride which had us stop at Sweet Maple Cafe for the best French Toast i have ever had!
Great ride with great people :)

Now looking forward to Amlings Toys for Tots Ride!
Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 2, 2012 at 6:03pm

For more bike ride photos from tonight, click here.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 3, 2012 at 8:40am

A very pretty morning.  No sweat, the front of my shirt lightly damp from the fog.  Unlike everyone else I saw on the lakefront this morning who were soaked because they didn't have fenders.

Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on December 3, 2012 at 8:41am

Freaky weather this morning. So foggy that I was pretty wet from the dew but it was quite warm. Felt like I was riding in some sort of ethereal dream. Now that we are officially in meteorological winter, it makes one wonder about what is in store for us this season.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 3, 2012 at 8:54am

My head felt like I was riding in a fog this morning, and I think I was riding in slow motion.  As slow as I normally ride, with riding in slow motion it is amazing I made it to work!

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