Afternoon plans just changed (it's raining ice)

I had a feeling this winter, like the last two, would bring at least one episode of a weather condition I've never seen before in my life.
Well, hallelujah, it's raining ice.

Getting a cassette swapped out and the studded wheels back on their bike just became a mandate....

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Permalink Reply by Sarah D. on January 27, 2013 at 8:45pm

Oh no! It's warming up steadily - I rode while it was frozen (~5pm) and it was hairy but not unrideable and I just have cross tires on, and then when I was out a half-hour ago, it wasn't bad at all. 36° now and sposed to climb to 60 by Tuesday. Uh, sorry!

Permalink Reply by Bill Savage on January 28, 2013 at 9:51am

Yesterday was dangerous to WALK much less ride.  Sidewalks in East Rogers Park were like skating rinks.  I chickened out.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 28, 2013 at 10:18am

By 5:00 p.m., sidewalks in Beverly were as slick as what Bill described in Rogers Park. Riding may have been slightly safer than walking - where streets were salted.

Permalink Reply by David Barish on January 28, 2013 at 10:46am

I always felt The Ice Storm was a hauntingly real movie with Sigourney Weaver and not an invitation for a bike ride. When conditions are right, and yesterday was one of those days, its tough to be out regardless of your means of transportation.  Snow is one thing. It can be a challenge, it can be a delight, it can be a mess.  Ice?  At its best it can totter on the border of tragedy and comedy depending on whether you are the rider or simply the one watching. Really, its an opportunity for a mechanic or an orthopedist. If you are  up for it, go get 'em! I think the chickens in Rogers Park must have big brains. I may have to go vegetarian.

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