I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Little Phil on February 2, 2011 at 8:38am
I rode today!!! W00T!!!!
Permalink Reply by Tank-Ridin' Ryan on February 2, 2011 at 9:13am
They've cleared Sheridan around Loyola.

Kimberly said:
Be careful out there!  The commute home to Rogers Park along Sheridan was pretty scary even in the early afternoon, especially the curve between Chicago and Evanston.  They had to close that stretch at 10pm due to wind and snow drifts.  I biked some groceries home later yesterday and my bike toppled over when I was walking it.  Thankfully the snow kept my beer bottles from breaking!  Hope you all find some plowed road somewhere because there isn't a whole lot up here.
Permalink Reply by judy s on February 2, 2011 at 12:17pm
I rode today because no one plowed our streets, so i carried my bike to a single tire lane and then to a somewhat main street.  Instead of car's, Hooray only plows, it was just wonderful other than the bad wind.  It took me 45 minutes today when normally only 20, but i don't really think it was that bad. When i got to work i found out it was closed and no calls to let everyone know.  But it was a nice bike ride.
Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on February 2, 2011 at 12:48pm
I've had good luck finding plows to tailgate today.
Permalink Reply by Ian Bennett on February 2, 2011 at 4:58pm
Rode to Logan Square and back this afternoon.  Streets like a scene from The Road, scavengers out in search of human flesh (or maybe just clearing their driveways).  Bike is trashed, but ego boosted by being told I was "one tough motherfucker".  Wasn't really that bad, it's been a lot worse here, but happy to take the unwarranted credit.
Permalink Reply by Minh on February 2, 2011 at 5:21pm
Going to a bar tonight 7 miles north. I heard it's supposed to be cold, oh well. Beer > being a wuss about the cold
Permalink Reply by Joe TV on February 2, 2011 at 5:46pm
It goes both ways.  I was called "Bad" as in BAMF, but I was also called "Moron!" from a car on Western last night.  

Ian Bennett said:
Rode to Logan Square and back this afternoon.  Streets like a scene from The Road, scavengers out in search of human flesh (or maybe just clearing their driveways).  Bike is trashed, but ego boosted by being told I was "one tough motherfucker".  Wasn't really that bad, it's been a lot worse here, but happy to take the unwarranted credit.
Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on February 2, 2011 at 10:30pm
I rode to work this evening around 10:30.  It was surprisingly easy.  The bike lanes on Armitage, Damen and Milwaukee were all pretty clear.  Halsted, less so.  Might be a very chilly ride home this morning.
Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 3, 2011 at 3:01am

Not too bad this morning. Main roads were salted and generally clear of snow. Side roads less so.

Traffic was Sunday morning light. And that advertised wind chill was nowhere to be seen.

After all a nice ride in.

Permalink Reply by Holly on February 3, 2011 at 3:12am
Was planning to walk to my 9:00 appointment. Now that I've read that the windchill isn't as insane as they're saying, I'll just ride over there. It's only a hop, skip and a jump. The rest of the day...I don't know.

How cold does it feel?
Permalink Reply by millenial removing Bernie tattoo on February 3, 2011 at 3:15am

It wasn't that cold this morning (relatively).   No problem commuting if you can get to a plowed street.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on February 3, 2011 at 3:18am

Not too bad. Windchill is above zero right now.You may want to walk to a main street, but from there it should be good


Holly said:

Was planning to walk to my 9:00 appointment. Now that I've read that the windchill isn't as insane as they're saying, I'll just ride over there. It's only a hop, skip and a jump. The rest of the day...I don't know.

How cold does it feel?

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