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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on March 17, 2014 at 1:12am

I just remembered the other thing that was unpleasant. Even though the wind was from the north it had an unpleasant smell, like meat processing....

Shouldn't north side air smell like Blommer's, or Starbuck's, or massage oil wafting from the spas, or at least draft microbrews wafting out of sports bars...?

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on March 17, 2014 at 8:40am

East wind was much stronger than I expected!  When I got up to my office I could see that the flags are constantly fully extended from the wind.  Weather reports only said about 10 mph. WRONG!

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on March 17, 2014 at 8:53am

Rode in another Winter day...

Over it...

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on March 17, 2014 at 9:08am

I rode this morning, but I didn't notice any stench other than the exhaust from the vehicles as they impatiently roared past me like I was an oversized insect blocking their path. 

Yes, its true, sometimes the northside will give off a strong meat processing aroma, but normally it smells like yummy vanilla soy lattes.
 
h' 1.0 said:

I just remembered the other thing that was unpleasant. Even though the wind was from the north it had an unpleasant smell, like meat processing....

Shouldn't north side air smell like Blommer's, or Starbuck's, or massage oil wafting from the spas, or at least draft microbrews wafting out of sports bars...?

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on March 17, 2014 at 9:45am

Colder than advertised, at least for my toes.  Riding against he wind off the lake didn't help.  Watch, it'll turn around and I'll have to ride into the wind heading home, too.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on March 17, 2014 at 9:57am

If you're headed home out Elston or Milwaukee this afternoon, it looks like you'll have a nice tailwind.

Permalink Reply by grayn8 on March 17, 2014 at 10:03am
Man! I didn't feel any wind going north and east, but felt like I was flying easy. Guess this is the fabulous tail wind you guys write about at times. The craters are getting scary, but watch out for the strange late crater dodgers. I think I saw three vehicles hit a pot hole then start swerving crazy wide. Delayed reaction? Coffee spilling on laps? What da what.
Permalink Reply by JeffB on March 17, 2014 at 10:35am

A fair amount of broken glass on Clark in Wrigleyville too.  I pried a piece out of my Ribmo tread at a stop light.  Fingers crossed that it didn't leave behind a slow leak surprise when I leave tonight.

rwein5 said:

Watch out for the broken glass on the LFT. St. Patrick's Day revelers left a heap of green shards a little north of the Oak St ramp, covering the west half of the trail.

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Owens on March 17, 2014 at 2:03pm

Im just glad the roads are clearing up.

Im a design student working on a project regarding bike safety in the city.  If anyone could take a minute to please help me out by filling out this survey it would be truly appreciated!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/9JG5TC2

Thanks,

Jon.

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on March 17, 2014 at 2:11pm

Dear Mr. Owens:

The problem with any survey is the nature of the questions.    You left out some very important "answers".   For example, you asked what made a rider feel "less safe" but left out from the options "Bike Lanes".    You also asked whether I felt safer using protected bike lanes, but didn't ask compared to what.   Do I feel safer in a PBL than riding on the Kennedy late at night?  You bet.  Do I feel safer in a PBL than riding in a regular bike lane?   Yup.   Do I feel safer riding in a PBL than riding on a low traffic parallel one way street?  Nope.   

Permalink Reply by Jonathan Owens on March 17, 2014 at 2:18pm



Crazy David 84 Furlongs said:

Dear Mr. Owens:

The problem with any survey is the nature of the questions.    You left out some very important "answers".   For example, you asked what made a rider feel "less safe" but left out from the options "Bike Lanes".    You also asked whether I felt safer using protected bike lanes, but didn't ask compared to what.   Do I feel safer in a PBL than riding on the Kennedy late at night?  You bet.  Do I feel safer in a PBL than riding in a regular bike lane?   Yup.   Do I feel safer riding in a PBL than riding on a low traffic parallel one way street?  Nope.   

David,

Thanks for the response this is very helpful!  Ive been able to find some resources regarding crashes from the CDOT crash report.  Unfortunately survey monkey only lets me use 10 questions haha.  If you had any additional resource you feel that I may benefit from that would be wonderful!

Thanks,

Jon.

Permalink Reply by EssFresh on March 18, 2014 at 7:49am

No wind plus above freezing temps equals happy cyclist. Been riding the new bargesque, geared, fendered,  quasitouring bike and it's been an absolute joy. Saw a few folks out on Armitage and many of Elston.

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