I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on January 8, 2014 at 5:06am

Today was bliss compared to the last two. I dressed perfectly, and only my toes were a tiny bit cold at the end of the ride.

To address David's problem and earlier mechanicals I had, I switched to a fixed gear bicycle. No cables or derailleurs to get frozen and superb handling in slushy areas, even with 25c gatorskins. 

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on January 8, 2014 at 5:46am

I rode today, smooth sailing except for Chicago ave./Clark street in Evanston between the cemetery and the L tracks.  they don't plow as aggressively in Evanston compared to Chicago.

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on January 8, 2014 at 5:57am


 
I put grease inside all my shift and brake cables and they haven't frozen at all this week, I park it outside too.  They used to freeze when I didn't do that.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 8, 2014 at 10:39am

Looking forward to tomorrow...finally.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 8, 2014 at 12:14pm

Me, too.  I think enough has been plowed to make it good, and it'll be (relatively) warmer.  All I have to do is get back in the habit of waking up early.

Permalink Reply by Haddon on January 8, 2014 at 7:15pm

FUCK NO, I wish I could,  I get bummed in the winter with the shortage of light and excercise it's tough for me.  I hope in a couple days at least the streets will get melted and I can get to Aldi and refill the seriously depleted food shelves.

Permalink Reply by pherm on January 9, 2014 at 2:50am

Not so bad this morning (Humboldt Park to loop) -- the frozen slush that was tricky yesterday is starting to be cleared off by traffic.

Noticed that every single one of the plastic bollards at the start of the protected lane SE of Milwaukee & Ogden have been totally blown away, presumably by plow drivers.

Permalink Reply by EssFresh on January 9, 2014 at 2:56am
Not a soul on patrol. Rode Divvy on my short commute day. Seat posts were frozen and needed a little elbow grease adjust. Plus many of the docks were packed with snow, so had to dig one out to get the connection to dock the bike. Small inconvenience for convenience of Divvy.

Roads were fine except for a few piles from folks digging out cars.
Permalink Reply by Julie M. on January 9, 2014 at 3:11am

I rode today - was excited to see the email about Divvy opening today as I wasn't looking forward to biking on the side streets near by house.  My main issue was that I couldn't get the Divvy bike docked as I have to dock surf once or twice to get to work.  I called them and they agreed to reverse any charges so that was nice.

Dearborn bike lane was pretty bad today - there's a dumpster parked in the bike lane at Dearborn and Wacker, and there were several snow drifts I had to walk my bike over.  

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 9, 2014 at 3:29am

Finally!

This dog got to ride!

Woof.

Permalink Reply by tim de la motte on January 9, 2014 at 3:32am

Yeah, that was nice to shake off them ol' cobwebs. The backroads are a bloody joke STILL, by the way. 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 9, 2014 at 3:36am

Yes!  That felt very good, but it was still a bit challenging in a couple of places.  Julie M, I thought that dumpster full of snow was a nice touch! :-)  Wonder if they are going to take it away or just let it melt there.

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