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My friend is going for a ride later tonight if it's not raining. I'm going to meet her at our destination at Belmont near Roscoe at around 9.

 

She departs from Milwaukee & Addison.

I ride on Belmont and don't feel totally comfortable with it (got doored there) but I can do it and I'm a lot less nervous about it than I used to be. She's a newer rider and might not have an easy time with Belmont. I don't know. I really only know it from Kedzie east.

 

It would be the most direct route to go south Milwaukee to Belmont and then shoot east down Belmont, but I'd be open for other suggestions.  Can anyone suggest side street alternatives?  I might also be able to meet her at California & Belmont if we time it well.

 

Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on May 13, 2011 at 1:35pm
Belmont and Roscoe?  Do you mean Belmont and Rockwell?
Permalink Reply by Holly on May 13, 2011 at 1:41pm

Why am I so dumb? Doy. I meant Belmont and Leavitt. We're going to the Beat Kitchen. I can't remember the cross street there and was momentarily dense and wrote Roscoe because my friend used to live on Leavitt right near Roscoe. 

 

Maybe Belmont isn't a big deal at 8 pm-ish?

Permalink Reply by Andrew on May 13, 2011 at 2:46pm

Hmm, a woman named Holly going to the Beat Kitchen to see Holly Golightly?  That's, like, way cosmic and stuff.

 

(Miss Golightly always puts on a great show, have fun).

Permalink Reply by Holly on May 13, 2011 at 3:08pm

Andrew--I'm really excited to see the other Holly.  (We saw her last year and she was great.)

 

Cameron--I know...that part of Addison sucks. I've advised my friend not to take Addison. I had to run it once at around 3:30-4:00 and do it quickly. I thought I was going to die. I absolutely HAD to take a lane or get mowed down. I don't think my friend is ready for that just yet.

 

It's possible we'll not be able to ride due to the rain. (Friend is worried about seeing at night...worse in rain!) I stopped home just now thinking if I soldier ahead for the rest of my day on my bike,  I'm going to be soaked by 5:00 pm. Not fun when you walk dogs and can't just change into something dry.

 

Anyone ever use something like this?

http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/ao-safety-light-vision-over-the...

 

How do people with glasses see in the rain on their bikes at night? I have pretty awesome vision and I just keep my head down and go...of course, don't ask me to read a menu in a dark restaurant.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on May 14, 2011 at 8:45am

Belmont is worlds better than Addison.  She could divert north to Roscoe after Rockwell o'er by DeVry (how's that for tying things together) and take that a ways to avoid the busier streets, but there's some one-way hell around Lincoln . . . oh wait, she doesn't have to go that far.

So what ended up happening?

Permalink Reply by Holly on May 14, 2011 at 8:55am
Good morning! I did think of that little DeVry short cut behind the grocery stores. Good thought, H. We felt unsure about riding and decided to bail because of the potential for t-storms. They predicted about 60% chance in the late hours which would have been about when we were riding home. If there's one thing I can't stand (as you might already know) it's cold rain.

The show was awesome! I was sad when I got there because the bike racks were full--those people weren't afraid a no thunderstorms. It was really windy, so that might have been daunting for both of us, I think Annemarie would have had some trouble with that, but we'll have some other opportunities to go places together. I'm doing my best to get her motivated to bicycle more because it's fun.
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on May 14, 2011 at 11:09am
Very carefully and alert. :)

Holly said:

How do people with glasses see in the rain on their bikes at night?

Permalink Reply by Holly on May 14, 2011 at 11:11am

T-R-Ryan--I figured as much, but she says she really, really has a hard time seeing and if she were to get caught in the rain, she said that she'd probably be parking her bike and waiting it out.

 

Did anyone see the link to those goggle-y glasses? Anyone try anything like that? I have no idea if they'd be useful. They're only $15.

Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on May 14, 2011 at 11:21am

My response was meant light-heartedly.  To be serious, I stop and wipe off my glasses periodically.  Big rain drops don't bother me, because they run and leave places to look through, but light rain makes it hard to see.  And sometimes it just isn't worth it to go riding from a safety standpoint. I await the ensuing flame war from that last sentence.


Holly said:

T-R-Ryan--I figured as much, but she says she really, really has a hard time seeing and if she were to get caught in the rain, she said that she'd probably be parking her bike and waiting it out.

 

Did anyone see the link to those goggle-y glasses? Anyone try anything like that? I have no idea if they'd be useful. They're only $15.

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on May 14, 2011 at 12:24pm

Weather predictions tend to be within the general ballpark mid-summer and mid-winter.

In the spring and fall you can miss out on a lot of optimal riding opportunity by paying too much attention to them.

Holly said:

Good morning! I did think of that little DeVry short cut behind the grocery stores. Good thought, H. We felt unsure about riding and decided to bail because of the potential for t-storms. They predicted about 60% chance in the late hours which would have been about when we were riding home. If there's one thing I can't stand (as you might already know) it's cold rain.

The show was awesome! I was sad when I got there because the bike racks were full--those people weren't afraid a no thunderstorms. It was really windy, so that might have been daunting for both of us, I think Annemarie would have had some trouble with that, but we'll have some other opportunities to go places together. I'm doing my best to get her motivated to bicycle more because it's fun.
Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on May 14, 2011 at 1:15pm

I find that glasses actually make riding in the rain easier; keep the rain drops from hitting you in the eyes.

 

Your eyes are focused far enough down the road that the drops on the glasses don't cause much interference. It's much better (for me) to ride with the glasses on and keep my eyes on the road, instead of taking them off and keeping my gaze downward.

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