I Rode - Spring 2011

Gorgeous sunrise on LFP today.  So glad Spring is only a few days away!!!

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on March 17, 2011 at 3:07am

Park Tool tech page on derailleur adjustment is very helpful.

 

Check to see that the cable is routed correctly at the set screw on the derailleur (picture at park page explains this) and check that the cable is not binding anywhere.  As Howard said there is a good possibility that the cable & housing just broke in a bit after a rebuild and simply needs a bit of re-adjusting.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on March 17, 2011 at 3:19am
Maybe it's just trying to tell you something?
Permalink Reply by Seri97 on March 17, 2011 at 3:48am
I rode 58 miles yesterday with work and my computer said 68 degrees!  I was in shorts and short sleeve jersey
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on March 17, 2011 at 3:56am
Today's morning commute was even better than yesterday's.  I was able to wear a skirt, and let my winter white legs shine.  There were tons of other bikes out in the bike lane as well.
Permalink Reply by Finch on March 17, 2011 at 4:59am
Beautiful morning to ride; can't wait til the ride home (north) after work. Gonna fly with the tailwind!
Permalink Reply by Jeremy on March 24, 2011 at 3:11am
It feels like this thread might have been jumping the gun a little bit to call it "spring," but at least the sun was out and there wasn't much snow sticking around.  Decent enough riding.
Permalink Reply by Liz on March 24, 2011 at 3:16am


Chicago spring is a harsh mistress.  She teases, you get one or two good days, enough to make you remember that life isn't always so hard, but then bam! she knocks you down again. 

 

I'm not feeling the wind today, when I saw it was "out of the north" I didn't think my commute would be as bad as it was. 
Jeremy said:

It feels like this thread might have been jumping the gun a little bit to call it "spring," but at least the sun was out and there wasn't much snow sticking around.  Decent enough riding.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on March 24, 2011 at 3:23am

a meh week sofar. Nice commute on Monday. Tuesday took the train in due to a long workday. Yesterday rode in, only to find my tire flat when ready to go home.

I strongly suspect somebody in the building to do it. It's the 3rd time in a few months that it happens. Every time it is a little needle hole in the side wall. I asked building management to review security footage. We'll see what comes out of it.

Didn't have time to fix my flat last night, so took the train in again

Luckily I get to go to Alex's wheel building class at Westtown bikes tonight. Taking a class there is always inspiring and restores my belief in humanity. At least temporarily....

 

 

Permalink Reply by Tim S on March 24, 2011 at 3:30am
The lite snow was fun last night for the ride home.
Permalink Reply by Melanie K on March 24, 2011 at 3:34am

I rode. It is cold. I had to ride my 1950-60 era all-steel, 3 speed coaster brake bike as I apparently picked up some glass with my hybrid yesterday during the freezing rain which caused a slow leak in the tire which I did not notice until I went to ride to work and found it flat and had no time to change it. I pumped the 3 speed's tires and rode it's painfully hard seat the 8 miles to work as I refuse to ride public transportation as it is equally painful for me to do that. Anyway, the cold sucks and I am not happy today. Sorry for the ranting, as it would have been a wonderful day to ride if I had my trusty steed, not my rusty steed.  

Also, I am sick of the cold.

Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on March 26, 2011 at 6:25pm
I'm no longer a Critical Mass virgin!!  So this Grandmother had NO idea where she was this Friday night.  Anyone here that rode along?  We were in a spot with an awesome view of the city, across a lot of flat land.  Was it just before Chinatown??  Where in the heck was I?  The art show was fun.....but darn, it was cold out there!!!  :-)
Permalink Reply by Michelle Gregorek on March 26, 2011 at 6:57pm
Wow H3N3, thanks for the route!  I hope to be a regular from here on out.

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