I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 15, 2015 at 10:59am

Twenty is my normal limit but this morning I made an exception expecting it to warm up today.  Glad to see it paid off.

Permalink Reply by Beans on January 15, 2015 at 11:03am

It's 35° right now. Get Out There And RIDE!

Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on January 15, 2015 at 11:51am
Yeah ! Yea ! Yahoo ! SLUSHING around on my MTB !

Beans said:

It's 35° right now. Get Out There And RIDE!

Permalink Reply by Haddon on January 15, 2015 at 2:35pm

Oh, you got teased but it was less the horse (which is awesome) as it was the chaps and the cowboy hat.

Juan 2-8 mi. said:

Permalink Reply by Thomas Bruzan on January 15, 2015 at 3:43pm

Badass, way to go Chris!

Chris Allen said:

Yay for all the folks who are out riding through the Winter!

I did my 8 mile ride to school/work today, and will be doing the same on the way back home in about an hour! Year round commuter here; I'm up to 112 miles or so for the year.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 16, 2015 at 5:44am

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on January 16, 2015 at 8:29am

I rode again, about 45 miles so far this year riding, and around 15 or so running....yes I am one of those loonies.

Although I am finding that I am KOM on Strava for a few of segments because the fair weather folks are on trainers.  I am actually thinking about going for a bunch more this weekend if nothing but to hold onto bragging rights for a month or so before all the "pros" wander out of hibernating.

Permalink Reply by David Beazley on January 17, 2015 at 3:48am

With the warmer weather, I did a 40mi early morning loop on some of the north shore bike trails to see what they looked like. Here are some photos on their condition if anyone is curious.  If you've got studded tires, there's some great ice-riding out there right now.  Otherwise, you'll probably want to be careful ;-). 

Skokie Valley Trail, Highland Park.  Unplowed from Lake Cook to Old Elm Road. Rideable if want a technical challenge though:

Skokie Valley Trail, Lake Forest/Lake Bluff.  Plowed, but with lots of icy stretches to try out your studded tires. Quite fun actually.

North Shore Trail, Lake Bluff.  Plowed, packed snow/ice.

McClory Trail, Lake Forest, near Fort Sheridan. Mostly clear, but many icy patches.

Green Bay Trail, Highland Park. Unplowed/chopped up. Completely unrideable except maybe on a fat bike.

Green Bay Trail, Winnetka/Glencoe.  Plowed. Many icy patches. Quite fun with studs.

Oh, and this sunrise.   Get out there and ride!

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 17, 2015 at 3:53am

Great post, David. It will not help me, but I imagine there are others who might take advantage of this useful information.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 17, 2015 at 9:46am

Permalink Reply by Tandemonium on January 17, 2015 at 1:43pm

Had to go to work today, 18 mile round trip in T-shirt & jeans - loving this weather.

Permalink Reply by David Beazley on January 18, 2015 at 10:02am

Some crazy looking skies across the lake early this AM.  It was even better in person.

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