I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on January 31, 2013 at 6:17am

Nope, and it is one of the rare days I may not ride at all.  I am meeting a friend downtown and will probably take the CTA to avoid coming back from downtown drunk in the cold.  It will be my first time on a bus in probably 2 years!

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 31, 2013 at 6:28am

Definitely. I used to hate the winter, but now I don't mind it so much. Being outside as opposed to locking myself indoors all winter really makes a difference.

Riding in 0°F still sucks, though. Luckily those days are few and far between.

Julie Hochstadter said:

isn't it a funny thing.... just how different you view weather?  I find it quite liberating and empowering what we can do with the right tips.

Chi Lowe 12.5+ mi said:

I rode, and yes, I plan to ride tomorrow.  So, so happy to have Chainlinkers in my life who have taught me how to dress/gear for winter on a bike.  I used to dread going outdoors at all in this kind of weather.  Now I look forward to it.

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on January 31, 2013 at 8:34am
I was running a tad late this morning and all geared up for the ride. Got to my bike and the front tire is totally flat. Not sure if it's something that I rolled over on Tuesday or some artifact of my Sunday wipe-out. Either way, didn't have the time to play around w/the tire this morning so I grumbled as I was sardined on the CTA for the ride downtown.

Tonight it'll be bike repair time. Hopefully it's nothing major w/the tire and I can ride tomorrow.
Permalink Reply by spencewine on January 31, 2013 at 12:16pm

About to ride home and I checked the weather....currently it's 10 Degrees (feels like -4 degrees with windchill)....this might take the cake for my coldest ride yet. It definitely wasn't that cold when I rode in this morning.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 31, 2013 at 12:55pm

The wind . . . . . I hate the wind.

And it apparently was another unannounced stupid person afternoon. (They were not out this morning).  Woman parked in Dearborn bike lanes. Cyclist riding westbound in eastbound Kinzie bike lane who then rode up on the sidewalk up to Des Plaines. Van on westbound Kinzie west of Des Plaines coming up behind a line of cars waiting for someone to parallel park starting to move into oncoming lane in which there was oncoming traffic.  That is all I can remember now.  I know there was more.

Permalink Reply by Holly on January 31, 2013 at 3:14pm

I had to make a couple of pit stops to warm up today. I've been wearing the kind of gigantic parka that, in the past, I might have chided someone else for wearing.

How long before I put an Igloo cooler on the rack of my '80s mountain bike and just become an old man riding around on the wrong side of the street? My "commute" seems to be enhanced by many of these fellows. Oh, how I often wish they had a warm tamale inside that cooler just for me!

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on February 1, 2013 at 1:43am

Yay. I can still fix a flat.

Permalink Reply by Michelle S on February 1, 2013 at 2:22am

Today was my first day bike commuting in more than a week, due to a combo of weather and work issues, and it was so nice to be back in the routine. It was probably the coldest temp I'd ever biked in at +3F before windchill, but I didn't notice any appreciable difference between that and the 11F I'd bike in before. Same four fingertips got numb and everything else was fine. It's funny how people act like you're at risk for hypothermia riding a bike in cold temperatures. I think it's riskier to stand inert for 15 minutes waiting on an El platform, but you can't convince them of that.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on February 1, 2013 at 4:02am

totally!  I didn't ride yesterday and wish I had.  It was soooo cold waiting for the bus and walking.

Michelle Stenzel said:

 It's funny how people act like you're at risk for hypothermia riding a bike in cold temperatures. I think it's riskier to stand inert for 15 minutes waiting on an El platform, but you can't convince them of that.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on February 1, 2013 at 4:07am

Definitely! I tell people I'd rather bike 30 minutes and generate heat that stand outside waiting for the bus for 15-20 minutes.


Julie Hochstadter said:

totally!  I didn't ride yesterday and wish I had.  It was soooo cold waiting for the bus and walking.

Michelle Stenzel said:

 It's funny how people act like you're at risk for hypothermia riding a bike in cold temperatures. I think it's riskier to stand inert for 15 minutes waiting on an El platform, but you can't convince them of that.

Permalink Reply by Thinman on February 1, 2013 at 4:19am

Exactly!!  I didn't see a lot of people on the LFT today though. No one on two wheels passed me, I felt a little alone.  I thought the ride home last night was a little tougher, riding into that wind.  Nice to see so much sun today!  And most importantly, we gain about 2 minutes of sunlight every day now!

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on February 1, 2013 at 4:32am

Last night was brutal. I was riding north against the wind for pretty much my whole commute home. There were even a few cross-breezes that tried to push me into oncoming traffic. Today was much better with the milder wind.

I didn't see any other bikers until I got to the Loop, and even then I only saw five or so.

Stuart said:

Exactly!!  I didn't see a lot of people on the LFT today though. No one on two wheels passed me, I felt a little alone.  I thought the ride home last night was a little tougher, riding into that wind.  Nice to see so much sun today!  And most importantly, we gain about 2 minutes of sunlight every day now!

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