I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on November 22, 2019 at 5:31am

My morning ride was nice and ever so slightly warmer until I met up with the morning Friday bike coffee group (we have a weekly meet-up at a coffee shop near the White House). We sat outside on metal seats. Brrrr! I feel like I could use a heated seat after that. Made it back up into MD with 20 minutes to spare. It's a really nice thing to meet up with fellow riders. I really need to go more often.

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Permalink Reply by Steve O on December 6, 2019 at 4:23am

Nice that you made it again today (no sitting outside anymore, though).

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on December 6, 2019 at 5:40am

Yes! So nice to sit inside. The Brompton was convenient to tuck into a corner today. Always good to see everyone.

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Permalink Reply by N It 2 Win It 2.0 on November 26, 2019 at 7:30am

Rode LFP yesterday. Lot's of riders out to and from work.

Today took Divvy in since forecast shows storms coming mid-afternoon. If not, I'll Divvy back home.

Nice to have options!

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Permalink Reply by N It 2 Win It 2.0 on November 29, 2019 at 4:00am

Yes, nice ride in. Saw a few more bikers than I expected on Black Friday.

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Permalink Reply by N It 2 Win It 2.0 on December 2, 2019 at 4:28am

I did. LFP to Oak Street. Lake was crazy angry this morning. Oak Street curve was impassable so bikers went into streets at the underpass there.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 2, 2019 at 5:34am

I went through. And got some splash on the curve that soaked my feet. The rest of the run south to the flyover was just as bad but you could use the elevated path next to Lake Shore Drive for most of it. As much as I hate riding in traffic in the dark I'll probably have to use Dearborn after work. My socks are on one of the vents drying as I type.

I'm used to the curve being bad but the whole stretch south being impassable is new for this year.

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Permalink Reply by N It 2 Win It 2.0 on December 3, 2019 at 7:34am

When I have to take Dearborn (like last night), I usually head back to the LFP at North Ave.

Works pretty well.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on December 4, 2019 at 10:00am

It does, but Dearborn north of Kinzie is disturbing when it's light out, let alone in the dark.

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on December 2, 2019 at 5:14am

I've noticed sometimes when I'm all bundled up, ride the elevator down and jump on my bike, the coolness actually feels really good. It's not every day but this morning it was a lovely, cool ride for me and after 4 days off, I was excited to get back to the office to see everyone.