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Anyone planning on riding tomorrow?

From the NWS

A POWERFUL WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE REGION THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT BRINGING WET SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO WET SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW COULD FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES WITH ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80. IN ADDITION...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO OVER 50 MPH AT TIMES VERY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

Most concerning is the 50 MPH winds blowing snow everywhere and reducing visibility.

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Permalink Reply by MK on December 20, 2012 at 11:34am

I'm with Adam. SNOWWWWWW!!!!


Adam Kitzmann said:

Just rode into work about 20min ago, from Grand and Oakley to River North, not bad at all. We'll see what tonight brings. But come on damnit, we're Chicagoans, we should be able to handle a little fucking snow without freaking out. 

Permalink Reply by Joe Studer 8.0 mi on December 20, 2012 at 12:53pm

Yep.

h' said:

I definitely plan to ride tomorrow.

Permalink Reply by Rich S on December 20, 2012 at 1:24pm

Half of my office thinks I'm crazy for riding in today. The other half already knows. 

This morning was easier than I expected. I took my hangover route for nothing. See y'all at Cal's tonight!

Permalink Reply by Rich S on December 20, 2012 at 1:41pm

Yup! Our company's CEO jokingly said that riding in this weather becomes a cultish obsession for bikers. 

Serge Lubomudrov said:

The other half already knows that you're crazy?

Rich S said:

Half of my office thinks I'm crazy for riding in today. The other half already knows.

Permalink Reply by Holly on December 20, 2012 at 3:36pm

I had a super short day of dog walks (yay!) I was out today from 12-3. I left when it was drizzling and I didn't feel like turning back so once it started to pour, I just kept going. I was soaked when I got home.

If you can stay dry and you have some experience riding in rain, you'll be fine. If it snows, I think it'll just become slush unless the temps drop dramatically. Anything can happen, I guess, but I think the weather reports might be bullshit.  It's not raining now and the wind isn't really that bad. 

Permalink Reply by Dan Allison on December 20, 2012 at 3:43pm

so looking at the radar right now, we're gonna have a lull in precipitation until around 7:00pm or so. i'll be home by then.

so much for riding in a winter wonderland...... i sure am glad i put those winter studs on...... maybe it'll at least be icy tomorrow morning.

Permalink Reply by Rich S on December 20, 2012 at 4:02pm

Brown or red lines will make a great plan B if you decide to stay for more!  

Serge Lubomudrov said:

I'll run to Cal's (as it's across the street from work) for a beer with the Chainlinkers, then rush home. Not sure when that lull might happen.

Permalink Reply by David P. on December 20, 2012 at 5:26pm

I'm still wondering what the hullaballoo is about, but I've been in the house for 45 minutes now. Ride to work was normal. late-morning ride from near northwest to 31st & Sac was normal. Ride back to office from downtown was normal. Ride home was normal. I'll probably take the Blue Line to the CSO tonight instead of riding, but it doesn't seem like an unusual day.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on December 20, 2012 at 5:32pm
The only reason I took public transport today is because I am visiting a friend in the 'burbs via Metra and wasn't planning on being back in the city until 11 – when most of the snow was supposed to occur. I didn't want to get caught in a blizzard biking home from the train station. I'm hoping we get some snow later tonight so my concerns could be justified. :-)

If I was just commuting to and from work the weather would not have been an issue.
Permalink Reply by mike w. on December 20, 2012 at 5:44pm

Wasn't too bad... i got off the street just as the rain started up again. This AM was damp, and my coworkers couldn't resist cracking wise, but i couldn't blow off the last commute of the year (year end vacation, time to wrench a little and reset the odometers for '13.)

It's getting pretty filthy out right about now though, so i'm glad to be home and dry. Safe Travels to all of you who will be going out tonight yet!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 20, 2012 at 5:59pm

Meaning what-- it's snowing now? I have no way to tell.

mike w. said:

It's getting pretty filthy out right about now though, so i'm glad to be home and dry. Safe Travels to all of you who will be going out tonight yet!

Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on December 20, 2012 at 6:15pm

Yeah, this day turned out fine! I've been soaked all day, as I had to do some riding errands right in the middle of every downpour, but it was warm and pleasant, so who cares? The wind even died down from the early morn. Late tonight and tomorrow (the first ACTUAL day of winter), maybe. I'll believe it all when I see it.

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