I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 30, 2013 at 10:24am

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Permalink Reply by tim de la motte on December 31, 2013 at 4:29am

You call this cold? HA! Happy New Year The Chainlink.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 31, 2013 at 11:55am

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 31, 2013 at 2:14pm

CBS Channel 2 News caught me on my trike on the lakefront trail near Waveland today and put the short interview on the 5:00 p.m. news. Fast forward to see a fellow cyclist at 2:30 and me at 2:47. Click here.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 31, 2013 at 2:27pm

Our resident moovie stah!

Gene Tenner said:

CBS Channel 2 News caught me on my trike on the lakefront trail near Waveland today and put the short interview on the 5:00 p.m. news. Fast forward to see a fellow cyclist at 2:30 and me at 2:47. Click here.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 1, 2014 at 11:15am

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 2, 2014 at 3:00am

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 2, 2014 at 3:07am

Arterial streets are clear, easy to ride, and very wet. Bike lanes on Division St, Milwaukee Ave, Chicago Ave and the loop were perfectly ride-able. I altered my normal route to stay on emergency snow routes and they were fine.

Side streets and sidewalks are mostly untouched. The hardest part of my ride this morning involved getting to and from the street to my home/work. If your debating riding vs CTA today, keep in mind that the sidewalks are much worse than the roads. A lot of people were walking in the roads.

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Permalink Reply by Deet 4.5mi on January 2, 2014 at 3:55am

Agreed the main roads are rather ride able and due to the conditions I found that drivers were being really courteous.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on January 2, 2014 at 3:56am

I wanted to add that the Chicago Ave steel grated bridge was slicker than snot. Watch out on those bridges!

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Permalink Reply by Thinman on January 2, 2014 at 4:25am

Lakefront trail was pretty clear, but very slippery today. I did not see a single cyclist. 5 runners, but no one else on two wheels at 7:30. No salt on the trail this morning, so it was a nice (not crunchy or salty) ride. Watch the curves and slow down. If you ride too fast, it is very easy to loose control, especially around the curves (Fullerton and Diversey Harbor). The ramps were not plowed at all. A pile of snow on the ramp at Buena. Oak Street has not seen the plow in weeks. I had to get off to ride up the ramp at Oak Street.

However, very pleasant riding the last few days!