I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on July 31, 2013 at 2:55am

The rain kept the riff raff off the Channel Trail. :-)

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Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on July 31, 2013 at 4:22am

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Bez on July 31, 2013 at 4:26am

The humidity kept fogging up my riding glasses, but other than that it was a great ride today!

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 31, 2013 at 5:08am

I wear the baseball cap under my helmet to keep the rain out of my eyes--I hate rain in my eyes. But the rest of my face gets wet. Definitely will not be growing a beard. :-)

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Bez on July 31, 2013 at 5:31am

Out of curiosity, what kind of helmet do you have (road, mountain, etc)? I use a Giro mountain style with the little (detachable) brim and put the amber lenses in my glasses to keep the rain out. Seems to work a treat, I just pop the glasses off and give them a swipe with my shirt at stoplights when they get too misted.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wear the baseball cap under my helmet to keep the rain out of my eyes--I hate rain in my eyes. But the rest of my face gets wet. Definitely will not be growing a beard. :-)

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on July 31, 2013 at 5:39am

It's a Garneau road bike helmet. It had one of those visors, but I hated it. I have tried my glasses with the interchangeable lenses, but the rain still gets in behind the lenses. I have tried all different things and the baseball cap under the helmet is my best option.

Dann B (5.25 mi/8.75 mi) said:

Out of curiosity, what kind of helmet do you have (road, mountain, etc)? I use a Giro mountain style with the little (detachable) brim and put the amber lenses in my glasses to keep the rain out. Seems to work a treat, I just pop the glasses off and give them a swipe with my shirt at stoplights when they get too misted.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wear the baseball cap under my helmet to keep the rain out of my eyes--I hate rain in my eyes. But the rest of my face gets wet. Definitely will not be growing a beard. :-)

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on July 31, 2013 at 6:44am

Just take your prescription glasses off. That's what I do when it rains. Makes for a whole new experience every time I do it!

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

It's a Garneau road bike helmet. It had one of those visors, but I hated it. I have tried my glasses with the interchangeable lenses, but the rain still gets in behind the lenses. I have tried all different things and the baseball cap under the helmet is my best option.

Dann B (5.25 mi/8.75 mi) said:

Out of curiosity, what kind of helmet do you have (road, mountain, etc)? I use a Giro mountain style with the little (detachable) brim and put the amber lenses in my glasses to keep the rain out. Seems to work a treat, I just pop the glasses off and give them a swipe with my shirt at stoplights when they get too misted.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wear the baseball cap under my helmet to keep the rain out of my eyes--I hate rain in my eyes. But the rest of my face gets wet. Definitely will not be growing a beard. :-)

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on July 31, 2013 at 7:00am

Yeah the built in helmet visors never seem to be enough for me either. I am a wuss about both the sun and precipitation. I remove the stock visors replace them with the visor part of a thrift store baseball/seed corn cap attached with a zip tie or two. My noggin is too large to fit a cap under a helmet, and for most of year I don't want the extra heat anyway. It looks rather dorky, but a bike helmet can't really get any dorkier anyway.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

It's a Garneau road bike helmet. It had one of those visors, but I hated it. I have tried my glasses with the interchangeable lenses, but the rain still gets in behind the lenses. I have tried all different things and the baseball cap under the helmet is my best option.

Dann B (5.25 mi/8.75 mi) said:

Out of curiosity, what kind of helmet do you have (road, mountain, etc)? I use a Giro mountain style with the little (detachable) brim and put the amber lenses in my glasses to keep the rain out. Seems to work a treat, I just pop the glasses off and give them a swipe with my shirt at stoplights when they get too misted.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wear the baseball cap under my helmet to keep the rain out of my eyes--I hate rain in my eyes. But the rest of my face gets wet. Definitely will not be growing a beard. :-)

T.K. 6.5 mi said:

I wore a baseball cap for the first time, and it made a huge difference. No facials for me, Lisa. (Beards also help)

So, who is ready for winter? :)

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 1, 2013 at 3:56am

I am going to get my new bike tonight (woo hoo!) and did not want to ride my own bike to work, so I rode Divvy! It was perfect--just what I needed and I did not have to stand around waiting for a bus! When I leave tonight to go get the bike, I am going to ride Divvy to a station about two blocks from the bike shop. I love it.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 1, 2013 at 6:24am

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Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on August 1, 2013 at 10:37am

First commute from my new location in Humbolt Park. I have the pleasure of choosing to ride through Humbolt, Garfield, Douglas and McKinley parks each day now. Very beautiful places. Does anyone have experience riding North/South along the west boulevards?