I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by S on February 8, 2013 at 4:05am

Holy dropping temperatures, at least on the south side, all the slush and water froze overnight into a icy mess.  Any sidewalk or road that wasn't well salted is now covered in ice.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on February 8, 2013 at 4:10am

The lakefront trail was plowed of snow and salted but useless with ice ruts and bumps up north.  I got off at Foster and took city streets in today.  Still lots of bikes out there, and I can say for sure I hate rush hour traffic and am thankful the trail's my normal route.  Dearborn's bike lanes were cleared and crunchy with salt.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on February 8, 2013 at 4:41am

For more bike commute photos from today when the salt truck passed me (top photo) near Belmont Harbor at 8:10 (a wee bit too late, methinks), click here.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on February 8, 2013 at 4:54am

Glad I got off the trail at Foster.  It doesn't look any better farther south.

Permalink Reply by Dan Allison on February 8, 2013 at 5:36am

i rode the LFT from north avenue all the way up to ardmore at about 8:00am this morning.

HOLY RUTTED ICE, Batman!

with the ice, and that oh so lovely 20 mph N wind right in my face the whole way, it took me 95 minutes to get from the west loop up to my job in evanston, a new record! yes! at least my Marathon Winters kept me upright the whole way during that unholy ice-fest. i wanted to hug my tires when i got to work, but they were just a bit wet and sloppy.

i was so very late for work this morning.

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on February 8, 2013 at 6:07am

I hit some bad pavement, ice, or both last night on my commute and had another spectacular wipeout. The road was soggy and so was I, after that. I decided to take it easy today and let the ice melt a little.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on February 8, 2013 at 6:40am

Again, ice is my kryptonite.  Hopefully Monday will have better road conditions.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on February 8, 2013 at 6:47am

Many things work like kryptonite on me: sloth, water, and cold being some of the greener isotopes, though ice is clearly the greenest of them all.

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Again, ice is my kryptonite.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on February 8, 2013 at 6:47am

One of my coworkers forwarded me a weather warning for more snow today.  1-2 inches with more on the other side of Lake Michigan.  So long as it's clear by tonight...

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 8, 2013 at 6:56am

"sloth"?  As in you are too lazy to ride? ;-)
 
Skip Montanaro 12mi said:

Many things work like kryptonite on me: sloth, water, and cold being some of the greener isotopes, though ice is clearly the greenest of them all.

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Again, ice is my kryptonite.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on February 8, 2013 at 7:23am

Something like that, yeah.  I get up at 5am-ish, look at the thermometer and the darkness and think, "Hmmm, the train sure seems like a better option..."  On the plus side, I also swim, so on days when I fail to get up the gumption to ride, I will often head to the pool. 

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

"sloth"?  As in you are too lazy to ride? ;-)

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on February 8, 2013 at 7:23am

Yes, but I'm not that hairy, certainly not on top of my head. :-)

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