I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 26, 2013 at 3:50am

Maybe you should have taken the paddle boat today.

Gene Tenner said:

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 26, 2013 at 3:58am

Gene, was the other one flooded too?

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on June 26, 2013 at 4:03am

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!

Contents of my email to the CTA this morning:

I was kind of stranded - I didn't want to leave my broken bike locked up all day. The 24 Wentworth came to my rescue. Driver 34413 went above and beyond to help me get the bike (which didn't quite fit due to a front cargo rack on the bike) on the carrier and let me know when it appeared to be slipping off center. She could have been crabby about all this and it would have been understandable. But instead she was a ray of sunshine on an otherwise quite rainy morning. Keep up the great work.

Either my cog or hub is stripped - or both. wah! Resolutions:

1. Always carry a lockring wrench

2. Stop thinking I'm too cool to leave a freewheel mounted on the freewheel side of my flip flop hub.  

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on June 26, 2013 at 4:04am

Lisa, that was the east one at LaSalle pictured, but the west one was clear and ... dry.

Permalink Reply by blair on June 26, 2013 at 4:40am

I rode, and cars were surprisingly considerate.

Oh and if you ever want to know where the bike cops go during crappy weather, they're all hanging out in the bottom of the Millenium Park bike garage on their iPhones.  Keep up the good work!

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on June 26, 2013 at 4:47am

I saw three bike cops riding up Broadway just south of Belmont yesterday after work as I was looking for a new frame.  They do get around when the weather's cooperating.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 26, 2013 at 5:09am
Uh oh. You might have just gotten the driver in trouble — they're not supposed to get off the bus to help load a bike (or for any other reason).

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!

Contents of my email to the CTA this morning:

I was kind of stranded - I didn't want to leave my broken bike locked up all day. The 24 Wentworth came to my rescue. Driver 34413 went above and beyond to help me get the bike (which didn't quite fit due to a front cargo rack on the bike) on the carrier and let me know when it appeared to be slipping off center. She could have been crabby about all this and it would have been understandable. But instead she was a ray of sunshine on an otherwise quite rainy morning. Keep up the great work.

Either my cog or hub is stripped - or both. wah! Resolutions:

1. Always carry a lockring wrench

2. Stop thinking I'm too cool to leave a freewheel mounted on the freewheel side of my flip flop hub.  

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on June 26, 2013 at 5:23am

She didn't get off the bus and I didn't say anything about getting off the bus in my email, so let's hope that her manager does not have Adam Herstein level reading in between the lines skills. :)

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Uh oh. You might have just gotten the driver in trouble — they're not supposed to get off the bus to help load a bike (or for any other reason).

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!

Contents of my email to the CTA this morning:

I was kind of stranded - I didn't want to leave my broken bike locked up all day. The 24 Wentworth came to my rescue. Driver 34413 went above and beyond to help me get the bike (which didn't quite fit due to a front cargo rack on the bike) on the carrier and let me know when it appeared to be slipping off center. She could have been crabby about all this and it would have been understandable. But instead she was a ray of sunshine on an otherwise quite rainy morning. Keep up the great work.

Either my cog or hub is stripped - or both. wah! Resolutions:

1. Always carry a lockring wrench

2. Stop thinking I'm too cool to leave a freewheel mounted on the freewheel side of my flip flop hub.  

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 26, 2013 at 5:58am

Ah, sorry. When you said she helped you get the bike on the carrier, I assumed she got off the bus to physically help you lift the bike up to the rack.

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

She didn't get off the bus and I didn't say anything about getting off the bus in my email, so let's hope that her manager does not have Adam Herstein level reading in between the lines skills. :)

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

Uh oh. You might have just gotten the driver in trouble — they're not supposed to get off the bus to help load a bike (or for any other reason).

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!

Contents of my email to the CTA this morning:

I was kind of stranded - I didn't want to leave my broken bike locked up all day. The 24 Wentworth came to my rescue. Driver 34413 went above and beyond to help me get the bike (which didn't quite fit due to a front cargo rack on the bike) on the carrier and let me know when it appeared to be slipping off center. She could have been crabby about all this and it would have been understandable. But instead she was a ray of sunshine on an otherwise quite rainy morning. Keep up the great work.

Either my cog or hub is stripped - or both. wah! Resolutions:

1. Always carry a lockring wrench

2. Stop thinking I'm too cool to leave a freewheel mounted on the freewheel side of my flip flop hub.  

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on June 26, 2013 at 6:43am

There's ANOTHER recumbent out there?  I was feeling like the Lone Ranger.

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!

Contents of my email to the CTA this morning:

I was kind of stranded - I didn't want to leave my broken bike locked up all day. The 24 Wentworth came to my rescue. Driver 34413 went above and beyond to help me get the bike (which didn't quite fit due to a front cargo rack on the bike) on the carrier and let me know when it appeared to be slipping off center. She could have been crabby about all this and it would have been understandable. But instead she was a ray of sunshine on an otherwise quite rainy morning. Keep up the great work.

Either my cog or hub is stripped - or both. wah! Resolutions:

1. Always carry a lockring wrench

2. Stop thinking I'm too cool to leave a freewheel mounted on the freewheel side of my flip flop hub.  

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 26, 2013 at 7:07am

Look for Gene and his camera on the LFP and in the park most mornings.  He is on the recumbent trike with a lovely flamingo waving above his head.  And it does look a bit like a paddle boat (sorry Gene), but believe me he would have been very wet had he "paddled" through that lake in his photo.
 
Rich Evans said:

There's ANOTHER recumbent out there?  I was feeling like the Lone Ranger.

Tony Adams 7 mi (dirtbag hipstr) said:

Gene's recumbent sort of resembles a paddle boat. Thanks for the pics of the flooding!


 

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on June 26, 2013 at 8:58am

A flamingo?  Likin' you better and better, Gene.  I thought I was edgy for sporting a Welsh dragon (Ddraig Goch for all you Taffs) flag on mine. 

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