I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on November 14, 2013 at 3:51pm
We now return you to our regularly scheduled content in this thread; i.e. I rode today. Did you? I thought it was noticeably warmer today. How about you?
Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on November 14, 2013 at 4:10pm

I did. Beautiful day to ride. Made a mistake wearing my winter helmet and hat. Few cyclists encountered. Apparently, every driver's turn signal stopped functioning today. I spent a lot of time behind vehicles that weren't making it clear if they were turning or going straight. 

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on November 14, 2013 at 4:21pm
I was pleasantly surprised when I found out it was 50°F this afternoon! Caught a nice tailwind on the Lake Front Trail, too!

David Altenburg said:

I did. Beautiful day to ride. Made a mistake wearing my winter helmet and hat. Few cyclists encountered. Apparently, every driver's turn signal stopped functioning today. I spent a lot of time behind vehicles that weren't making it clear if they were turning or going straight. 

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on November 15, 2013 at 3:44am

Permalink Reply by Michelle on November 15, 2013 at 4:37am

I rode today. I was so. sweaty. I have been good with adding layers thus far... but less good with knowing when it woudl be ok to not wear an extra layer when its warmer.

Anyone know when the bridgework on Chicago is slated to end? I know it started 10/21.... 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on November 15, 2013 at 4:44am

That section of Chicago is horrible! Although, it finally gave me an excuse to try riding down those stairs on the sidewalk. 

Permalink Reply by Michelle on November 15, 2013 at 4:57am

Oh yeah. I do that every day (well, I stop and ease my bike down them...) Even WITHOUT the construction, drivers are speeding way too fast over that really narrow bridge. And since the road is so wide before the bridge, the cars cross halsted, get into 3 lanes, and then all of those have to funnel over the one on the bridge. It's idiotic. And many drivers drive within inches of the curb, so you're essentially trapped breathing bus exhaust. Its just bad.

Kelvin Mulcky said:

That section of Chicago is horrible! Although, it finally gave me an excuse to try riding down those stairs on the sidewalk. 

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on November 15, 2013 at 6:10am

How'd that work out?

Kelvin Mulcky said:

That section of Chicago is horrible! Although, it finally gave me an excuse to try riding down those stairs on the sidewalk. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on November 15, 2013 at 6:14am

It was easy. 

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on November 15, 2013 at 6:32am

Kevin I think you need to add some blood to whichever part of that painting is the face. Everyone I know who has descended that staircase (usually by accident) has kissed the pavement. :)

Permalink Reply by igz on November 15, 2013 at 8:56am

i ate it down those stairs one night - first time riding that way when i first moved to chicago.  almost lost my "children" that evening. didnt help that i was on a fixie

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on November 15, 2013 at 9:03am

Yea, same story here. I "jumped" (more like screamed like a baby and held on tight) the stairs one night after recently moving to the city. I know a lot of people with similar encounters with those stairs. 

Riding down them is actually rally easy, just go slow and keep your weight back in the saddle (or behind the saddle). I do it with panniers on my front rack, when traffic is hairy on the bridge, no probs. Just watch out for peds.

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