I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Lizzy M. on January 30, 2014 at 7:15am

It was my first commute since the 16th and was so much better than being on the bus, again! The headwind was more than I was expecting, but it was still just great to be riding.


Julie Hochstadter said:


Me too! It felt amazing.... so much better than public transit.  And I get wonderful thinking done which doesn't happen when I'm on public transit. Then it's my head in my phone. Yuck! Bad habit!


Jenn_5.5 mi said:

Yes... Finally! First time this year. 

Thanks to the headwind it was a super slow ride!

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on January 30, 2014 at 8:18am

I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.

A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity. 

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 30, 2014 at 8:36am

wow, def some chickensoup for the bike soul!

T.K. 8.4 mi said:

I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.

A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity. 

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on January 30, 2014 at 10:33am

Sounds like a good experience other than a blowed up derailleur.  I like seeing people help cyclists.  you should keep that derailleur as a trophy... but that's just me.  hang it on the wall or something. make some bike art out of it maybe.
 
T.K. 8.4 mi said:

I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.

A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity. 

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on January 30, 2014 at 11:15am

Robert, those are some excellent ideas. I have kept some other old parts around that I broke fantastically. I'll start another thread about this broken part trophy case, so that Michael A can sleep better tonight. 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 30, 2014 at 1:02pm

Tailwind going home!

Permalink Reply by Davo on January 30, 2014 at 1:49pm

My wife took an old wheel and we put postcards, mail, pictures whatever in it. Pretty cool and functional.



T.K. 8.4 mi said:

Robert, those are some excellent ideas. I have kept some other old parts around that I broke fantastically. I'll start another thread about this broken part trophy case, so that Michael A can sleep better tonight. 

Permalink Reply by Simon Phearson on January 31, 2014 at 3:47am

Pleasant ride on the southside LFP this morning but for some drifting here and there. Praying that I can get back home under the wire this evening, before things get too... complicated. Thinking about going for a true snow ride tomorrow - always seems to be a good workout.

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on January 31, 2014 at 5:03am

It's darn near tropical out there!  Beautiful ride this morn.  Some weeks go by with no issues, some days you get cut off by 3 different cars on the same commute.  Like today.

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on January 31, 2014 at 5:09am

I wish I would get up ten minutes earlier so I could take LFP instead of Clark street.  Its quicker for me.  This morning going north on Clark into E-town had a slight headwind, the roads were a little bit sloppier than yesterday, but way sloppier in E-town.  Plow much? no. :)  Someone almost pulled out of a parking spot in Rogers Park to almost hit me.  Gave em a friendly wave of my mitten so theyd know I was there.  Good ride over all.  Nice temperature, felt just right with one balaclava and three layers up top.

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 31, 2014 at 5:28am

Perfect winter morning ride. Not too cold, no wind, and light traffic.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 31, 2014 at 6:47am

I really should have ridden today.  Last night was so nice.  Hopefully there won't be too much snow falling but enough on the ground to rent skis over at northerly island for a few hours, tomorrow.

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