I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Vilda on May 9, 2014 at 2:51am

Damn...Just Damn... Enjoy shopping for a new jacket? Tryin' to find an upside.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on May 9, 2014 at 3:03am

Got light sprinkles most of the way, then the down pour hit the second I got off me bike. I only needed my rain jacket to walk down the block to my place of employment. I thought the grey sky and light rain were lovely. Makes me want to have a cup of Earl Grey. Long live the Queen.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on May 9, 2014 at 3:13am

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on May 9, 2014 at 3:25am

Nice selfie, Gene! I wore the rain gear and was hot, of course. Did not need it until two blocks to get to work. Then I was glad to have it as the sky opened up again! They say it will clear up for the afternoon.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on May 9, 2014 at 4:45am

Yesterday on Madison in the Loop, a box truck driver was driving very slowly, clearly didn't know where they were going, and was managing to simultaneously block the bus lane and the marked bike lane. I saw this as I was approaching from behind and it was no problem -- I signaled and was passing to the left in a regular lane, when the delivery driver took the opportunity to slide open the window and yell an angry anti-bicyclist comment at me. That made me chuckle.

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Permalink Reply by Rich S on May 9, 2014 at 4:53am

My favorite thing to do in those situations is blow the driver a kiss. It lets them know how sweet they are.

Michelle Stenzel said:

Yesterday on Madison in the Loop, a box truck driver was driving very slowly, clearly didn't know where they were going, and was managing to simultaneously block the bus lane and the marked bike lane. I saw this as I was approaching from behind and it was no problem -- I signaled and was passing to the left in a regular lane, when the delivery driver took the opportunity to slide open the window and yell an angry anti-bicyclist comment at me. That made me chuckle.

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on May 9, 2014 at 5:52am

Oh Man, got pummeled by rain this morning and it felt so good. Drops just got bigger as I got closer to the loop. I thought I was good on bike accessories, but rain pants w/ no rain shoe covers = waterfall directly into my shoes. I'm using the newspaper trick and they will def be dry enough for the ride home.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on May 10, 2014 at 8:02am

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on May 10, 2014 at 12:03pm

Rode with Lee Diamond on one of his fabulous Chicago Neighborhood Bike Tours. Should have worn sunscreen!

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on May 11, 2014 at 7:59am

Jennifer, so glad to hear you were out. Hope you get a chance to ease into it a bit more.

LFP was getting crowded at 9:30 this morning. But it sure was beautiful.

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Permalink Reply by Alex Z on May 11, 2014 at 2:39pm

Only 25 miles for me but I agree that Saturday was a fabulous day to ride.

Didn't get out today, unfortunately. A nice post-storm breeze blowing through the windows. Hope everyone was able to ride at least one of the days!

Jeff Schneider said:

The most beautiful biking day of 2014 so far. I got in about 50 happy miles from Andersonville to the South Loop and from Logan Square to the lake.

Everybody seemed to be in a good mood. Lots of smiles, cute kids on tiny bicycles, etc.

Every day should be like this!