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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Jenn_5.5 mi on January 25, 2013 at 9:05am

That was my experience... It was the block around the Chase tower that thought it a good plan to dump the snow in foot deep piles in the PBL. I should have got a picture!! 

Permalink Reply by David Barish on January 25, 2013 at 9:33am

I have to be in the western burbs this afternoon and had to drive in to the loop this morning. I took Lake Shore Drive as the Kennedy was reported to be a mess. I looked wistfully at a rider on the LFP proceeding with a high cadence. He had a yellow safety vest and a pannier. I saw him a few times going roughly the same speed on a bike as I was in a car.  Later, I walked out of a parking garage and saw the same guy pedal past me on Wells St.  He seemed to have a nice ride in.  (sigh).  I'm going out tomorrow!

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 25, 2013 at 9:34am

For more bike ride photos from today, click here.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 25, 2013 at 10:11am

Glad you rode today, Gene.  It really was pretty out.  Looks like the LFP was reasonably well cleared--better than the streets.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on January 25, 2013 at 10:20am

Northwest side was not clear at all, I had a few slips just riding to the metra.  Bummed I won't hit 500 miles this month

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on January 25, 2013 at 10:34am
There was no removal of snow on Dearborn. A Baci Cafe truck was using the lane for a waiting zone just south of Wacker. The block north of the Chase tower was dumping snow/salt/slush into the lane. (May have also been others.)

Overall, still glad I rode rather than taking the El.
Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 25, 2013 at 11:05am

I took the 'L' this morning because I am taking a train up to Milwaukee tonight and didn't want to leave my bike parked in the Loop all weekend. It just happened to coincide with the snow. :-)

Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on January 25, 2013 at 11:27am

I rode today.  It was a bit tricky in spots, but overall, not too bad.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 25, 2013 at 12:05pm

A fresh snow is always a delight on the lakefront trail, Lisa. I love crunching salt, too.

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

Glad you rode today, Gene.  It really was pretty out.  Looks like the LFP was reasonably well cleared--better than the streets.

Permalink Reply by pat 5.5mi on January 25, 2013 at 1:55pm

easy ride today.  halsted was clear the whole way from addison to harrison.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 26, 2013 at 2:38pm

For more bike ride photos from today, click here.

Permalink Reply by Haddon on January 26, 2013 at 3:59pm

17 miles, took forever, the wrecks I've had on ice are still with me my BP spikes around ice. I don't even like slush.

Thing is the times I've ate pavement as an adult are nothing compared to all the times I wiped out as a kid.  Once we raced down a hill (Pennsylvania, that place has hills that count) to a ramp we set up and I crashed in a spectacular fashion, I bent my front wheel landing.  Some bruises, skinned flesh a bit of crying, ate some ice cream and was back at it.   If I did that now I'm totally sure I would have to go to the hospital all busted up.

Scored a 22 inch flat monitor as I was going through an alley, the guy was just taking out.  Just hooked it up to my lap top and it is fine, plan to watch the last season of Mad Men while I type. There should be a thread for alley finds

Oh, because it was the day for it what is the downside of inhaling salt??

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