Danger--Milwaukee Ave. South of Ogden a sheet of ice

My apologies to the woman behind me on the inbound protected bike lane. My ice wipeout may have led to hers. And thanks to the guy on the Divvy behind us, who was able to avoid the ice, for checking on me. I reported the city...but no sign of salt on the protected bike lanes this a.m. Sadly, I learned too late. Looks like a day of back pain for me. 

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Permalink Reply by Brian on February 9, 2015 at 3:41am

"reported to the city" that is. 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 9, 2015 at 3:50am

Same complaint all over Twitter about Kinzie (that hill!) and Dearborn.  Careful out there.

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on February 9, 2015 at 4:10am
Yes, there is patch ice and sneaky black ice all over. Ride carefully !
Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on February 9, 2015 at 4:40am

Yep, it's everywhere. Take it easy and keep the rubber side down.

Brian - Hope you're not hurting too much later.

Permalink Reply by David P. on February 9, 2015 at 5:08am

Ice all over this morning -I made it to work OK by being, cautious, observant (I'm pretty good at reading surfaces) and taking the lane to stay on clear pavement. But if it's still like this by late afternoon I'm taking the train to my appointment downtown and then home. If I had my studded tires ready to swap onto something they'd fit on, I'd have used them! D'oh.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on February 9, 2015 at 6:46am

Yes, the ashtray didn't do much good keeping people off that stretch, but I applaud the effort.  

Permalink Reply by Brian on February 9, 2015 at 9:04am

Yeah...wish I'd paid more attention to that object placed at the entrance to the protected bike lane. I thought it was just pointing out the visible ice at snow at that corner...little did I know it was an indicator of the ice field ahead. I wonder how many went down on that patch this morning.  On that note, how much back pain does one normally endure before seeking medical attention? I'm not one for x-ray scans and what-not...but fear I may have done a bit of back damage. Apparently I'm not very good at falling after many successful years of upright bike riding. 

Permalink Reply by JeffB on February 9, 2015 at 9:52am

Can anyone report on road conditions this afternoon? I'm wondering if I should Divvy home or not

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 9, 2015 at 10:07am

I cannot see the street, but there is some sort of precipitation coming down in the loop right now.

Permalink Reply by David P. on February 9, 2015 at 10:19am

Thanks, Lisa - I was wondering what it was like out there now.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 9, 2015 at 10:31am
What you need is a front disc brake! ;)

David P. said:

Ice all over this morning -I made it to work OK by being, cautious, observant (I'm pretty good at reading surfaces) and taking the lane to stay on clear pavement. But if it's still like this by late afternoon I'm taking the train to my appointment downtown and then home. If I had my studded tires ready to swap onto something they'd fit on, I'd have used them! D'oh.

Permalink Reply by JeffB on February 9, 2015 at 10:50am


Thanks. Anyone been on Dearborn or Clark this afternoon? How's the pavement?


Lisa Curcio 4.1mi said:

I cannot see the street, but there is some sort of precipitation coming down in the loop right now.

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