I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on January 31, 2012 at 3:15am

Not yet, but I plan to. It is to nice not to ride.

Permalink Reply by Melanie K on January 31, 2012 at 4:16am

Gorgeous day to ride- sadly, part of it was ruined when one of the cars next to me decided to use their windshield wipers and spray just at the moment I was passing their windshield.  Luckily I wore my glasses today, which received the majority of the spray- although a bit did sting my eyes. Otherwise, beautiful day to ride!

Permalink Reply by Steve Courtright on January 31, 2012 at 4:20am

I had a similar experience:  passing the car-wash place at Clark and Ridge, the spray from one of the booths wafted into my path and I was doused.  No harm done, but it was somewhat annoying. 

Melanie said:

Gorgeous day to ride- sadly, part of it was ruined when one of the cars next to me decided to use their windshield wipers and spray just at the moment I was passing their windshield.  Luckily I wore my glasses today, which received the majority of the spray- although a bit did sting my eyes. Otherwise, beautiful day to ride!

Permalink Reply by blair on January 31, 2012 at 5:24am

Finally saw some other people in the women's locker room of my bike garage!  It's been a ghost town lately.

Loving this weather!

Permalink Reply by Gerry G on January 31, 2012 at 6:07am

Women should be obscene and not heard. -- Groucho Marx  ;)

122782_ said:

Finally saw some other people in the women's locker room of my bike garage!  It's been a ghost town lately.

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 31, 2012 at 6:25am

Don't forget your sunscreen today.

Permalink Reply by Adam Kitzmann on January 31, 2012 at 9:23am

If you have a bike you should be on it at least a bit, 56 degrees as of 2:30 and sunny, how can you not want to ride today. 

Permalink Reply by Ash L. on January 31, 2012 at 12:33pm

Today's winds were pretty crippling on the big rig. I took off the box's rain cover hoping to alleviate some of the wind sail effect I experienced yesterday but today's ride was still pretty brutal heading south and west.

I also need to give my rims a good wipe down with a wet rag. There's a ton of caked on mud that combined with the closeness of the v-brake pads make for a feeling of trudging through molasses. Ditching the kid at home tonight and riding to the bar on a much more agile personal bike. 

Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on January 31, 2012 at 1:13pm

Too bad it was cloudy for the PM commute. However, once I got away from the southern winds,  I felt like a cat 1 racer. It's amazing how much faster you can go when it's not below freezing.

Permalink Reply by Dave Grossman on January 31, 2012 at 1:13pm

This morning was the first time in nearly 2 months that I passed someone riding to work.  He had on a balaclava and I was just scratching my head.

Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on January 31, 2012 at 1:45pm

Perhaps the balaclava is there to keep him focused on riding and remind him to not scratch his head. :)

I did not even wear a jacket on the way home tonight! 

Dave Grossman said:

This morning was the first time in nearly 2 months that I passed someone riding to work.  He had on a balaclava and I was just scratching my head.

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on January 31, 2012 at 2:10pm

Hmmm? I still saw people bundled up with scarves around necks, gloves, hats. I mean it was in the 40's when I left for work but sunny, and by this afternoon I was hot in a jacket.

Dave Grossman said:

This morning was the first time in nearly 2 months that I passed someone riding to work.  He had on a balaclava and I was just scratching my head.

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