Surprisingly good commute

My morning ride today, going south on Lincoln, south on Wells into the loop, was surprisingly clear of snow and slush. It was wet and chilly, but quite rideable.

Be careful out there!

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Permalink Reply by Kevin on January 13, 2009 at 4:32am

I have a similar route and agree, it was virtually business as usual this morning on the main roads. I think when it gets below 25 or so it actually helps keep snow together a bit and plows are more effective, for instance I was able to shovel my walkway easily with a single pass this morning and sweep everything off my steps.

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Permalink Reply by Stacey E on January 13, 2009 at 6:32am

I purposely woke up too late to bike (I live on the same block as a blue line entrance and when the weather gets totally ridonkulous, I take the train) and was bummed as hell when I left the house and realized the biking would have been more than fine. Oh well.

Riding home last night in the snow sure was fun, though!

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Permalink Reply by Jim Behymer on January 13, 2009 at 8:06am

Same route, same experience. Nice riding this morning, and not nearly as adverse weather-wise as I'd been led to expect. I guess the rest of the week might make up for that though. I saw 4 or 5 other cyclists out there too.

Waking up late for me though means it's more likely I'll need to ride to make it in on time. 1 hour or more via CTA and I average around 35 minutes on the bike.

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Permalink Reply by justJason on January 13, 2009 at 8:40am

I left a little later than usual, letting the morning traffic die down a bit (as much as it CAN die down), and took Broadway to Montrose; Montrose to Damen; headed east on Berteau to Ravenswood. Aside from getting a little wet, it wasn't too bad at all! I just rode fairly slowly, didn't try to break any land speed records, and strove to just arrive at work in one piece.

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Permalink Reply by E A on January 13, 2009 at 9:35am

Agreed... very pleased with the conditions this morning on Lincoln and Wells. Hopefully it will stay clear and ice-free! I over-dressed this morning, but I arrived toasty warm. :-)

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Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on January 13, 2009 at 10:08am

Yep, today wasn't bad at all. However, I think that the wind was at my back. Going home might be a lot harder.

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Permalink Reply by terryg on January 13, 2009 at 10:39am

Going home will be a lot colder!!

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Permalink Reply by Martin Hazard on January 13, 2009 at 11:15am

At least its too cold to snow now. Generally...

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Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on January 13, 2009 at 12:50pm

Not too bad today. Better than expected. I did have some good sized beardcicles when I got home though.

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Permalink Reply by Jim Behymer on January 13, 2009 at 2:09pm

oh man. ride home, super cold, and my chain is slipping like crazy and my rear tire went flat, my bike is falling to pieces on me. And yes, beardcicles, but not as epic as the ones I got on Friday. :)