I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on February 11, 2011 at 11:25am

Agreed. I rode half of my 4-mile commute with my windbreaker half open with just a wool long-sleeve baselayer underneath.

J.P. said:

15 degrees and it felt balmy...

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on February 12, 2011 at 6:16am

Yesterday's ride home was the best in two weeks. Amazing what a 20+ temp swing will do for ya.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 12, 2011 at 3:36pm

No scarf, unzipped coat, hat off and no gloves (for some of the ride) A 40 degree high is 50 degrees warmer than last week!

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Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 12, 2011 at 3:39pm

Yahoo, Google and Cricket are all based in California. Check tv channel 7.3 for the actual temp. or put your zip into Weather underground.

H3N3 said:

Yes. It said it was 5 degrees out with a projected high of 14 on my Yahoo page.

I did a double-take, reloaded . . . same. Waaaaay overdressed for a 5 mile ride.

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Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on February 12, 2011 at 5:11pm

Rode the knife today. I was really glad to have fenders.

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Permalink Reply by Michael A on February 12, 2011 at 7:28pm

does the tweed ride count?

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/67971722

if not this is the half acre saturday ride

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/67875445

The day started out with some frozen slush on the roads, as the sun came out the snow piles started to melt making the roads wet, it was kinda like riding in the rain without the top of your head getting wet

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Permalink Reply by Leah Jone on February 13, 2011 at 5:27am

Ah... I finally rode yesterday from Edgewater down to Bucktown on Damen. It was tight and stressful without the bike lane, but no potholes to speak of. Then I hit Armitage to Elston to North to Halstead - potholes GALORE on North Ave and some asshole drivers from Texas. Then I hopped on the Brown Line to the loop, rode around a bit to and from dinner.

At the end of the day, I hopped on the train back to Uptown and then rode home from Wilson around midnight. I probably did about 8 miles and was pretty comfortable except for my gloves - did NOT need my lobster gloves yesterday.

Was the Tweed Ride at Black Rock? When I passed it on Sunday around 2:30, there were about 20 bikes locked out front. I almost scrapped my plans and went in to see who was there.

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Permalink Reply by magomawe on February 13, 2011 at 8:13am

Today is a great day for riding. No gloves necessary.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on February 13, 2011 at 7:19pm

We took the tandem out today to ride down to Hyde Park for some square dancing. Fenders+Mudflap+Spats kept our feet dry. What a day!

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Permalink Reply by Mark Newald on February 14, 2011 at 2:14am

What a difference a week can make! Today was a very enjoyable ride. I did not even mind dodging all the puddles. I was warm, too warm. I can always tell I over dress when I feel sweat running down me back into my...never mind. Had a very brisk tail wind, made me feel like I was flying......