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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 10, 2013 at 9:30am

like you were pedaling and not going anywhere?   I've done that before on Wells where it intersects with Lincoln.

Julia C 7.5 mi said:

I caught a CRAZY headwind on Harrison that stopped me in my tracks. The pedestrians on the corner looked at me like I was absolutely nuts :)

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on April 10, 2013 at 9:36am

Windy days like this make me LOVE my fairing.  Looking forward to 'bent commuting, once I get the hang of it :)

 

Permalink Reply by Katie on April 10, 2013 at 9:43am

It was sprinkling when I left my place, halfway through on Milwaukee the heavens opened up with winds, rain, frozen stuff, thunder....it was AWESOME!!!!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on April 10, 2013 at 9:58am

Light cold rain, sky dark and heavy, rolling thunder, an unusual crispness to everything, traffic unusually light.

Good ride.

Permalink Reply by T.K. 3.5 mi on April 10, 2013 at 10:04am

Agreed with you all, this morning was spectacular! Wind at my back, rain on my face, and there were traffic lights out on Ashland, so I got to fly through stopped traffic for 3 miles! Much Fun. 

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on April 11, 2013 at 11:45am

Another beautiful day in Seattle...

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on April 11, 2013 at 11:50am

I decided to brave the rain this morning.  Had a fine commute.  Time to flip my clothes on the drying rack carpet though. :-)

Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on April 11, 2013 at 12:14pm

Had to break back out some of the winter gear...balaclava, liners and mitts.

Am surprised that I have been able to get away with just wearing a light, silk-weight bottom layer under an uninsulated windbreaker and some water/wind-proof pants.

Had to take a "sick" day yesterday. Tummy was beyond upset.

That makes 2 days that I have missed riding to and from work this year (1st day was for the interview for this new promotion, 2nd was bad tummy  ----  :(

 

Respectfully,

Manny

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on April 11, 2013 at 12:37pm

My gloves fell in a puddle as I was heading out the door so I rode bare-handed and it was allright.

Historically I've done a good job riding between the raindrops on rainy days, but this year I seem to be getting caught in the rain pretty consistently.

Manny, there seems to be some sort of stomach thing going around...

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on April 11, 2013 at 12:40pm

Ha! Yes exactly! oh wait, there still isn't a decent coffeeshop within walking distance of my house. Crap!

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Another beautiful day in Seattle...

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on April 11, 2013 at 1:01pm

Let's open one.

Tony Adams 6.6 mi said:

Ha! Yes exactly! oh wait, there still isn't a decent coffeeshop within walking distance of my house. Crap!

in it to win it 8.0 mi said:

Another beautiful day in Seattle...

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on April 13, 2013 at 8:45am

I rode Thursday and Friday.  Friday's commute turned out bad both ways.  I flatted on the LFT just around La Salle, so I walked over the Clark and threw my bike on the bus.  I just missed the 22, so took a 36 and had to walk a few extra blocks to get to work.

After work I took my little bag of bike stuff downstairs and repaired the flat with a new tube (looked like a sharp flake of rock or shell took out my tube).  Took me awhile, 'cuz like a fool I didn't put my glasses on.  Off I went.  Something didn't feel right as I got just out of the Loop, so I circled back toward Kozy Cycles and inspected things.  I couldn't see anything obviously wrong, so off I went.  I missed my turn on Dearborn and didn't realize it until I got to Rush.  Whoops.  Left turn, proceed a couple blocks, then flat again!  Now I had a decent walk back to Kozy.  Thankfully, they are open until 8.  Having no other tubes or patch kits, and not wanting to try a repair in the rain anyway, I paid them to fix the flat.  (I could have just bought a tube and done it myself, but I also wasn't confident that I hadn't missed something else in the tire.)

Oh, one other thing. Sprint's voice service was out in the Loop area.  The folks at Kozy let me use their phone to call my wife and let her know I was delayed.

Two thumbs up for Kozy...

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