What do you look forward to about winter biking? - The Chainlink2024-03-28T18:12:37Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?feed=yes&xn_auth=no"Spring" in Chicago can mean…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6504252013-02-25T23:01:39.773ZMagMileMarauderhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/MagMileMarauder
<p>"Spring" in Chicago can mean 39 degrees with wind and rain :). Today the weather feels like a reward after enduring a pretty chilly week. I look forward to days like this, sunny and low 40s. <br></br> <br></br> <cite>Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:</cite></p>
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<p>"Spring" in Chicago can mean 39 degrees with wind and rain :). Today the weather feels like a reward after enduring a pretty chilly week. I look forward to days like this, sunny and low 40s. <br/> <br/> <cite>Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?page=7&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A650243&x=1#2211490Comment650243"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><blockquote><p>What do you look forward to about winter biking?</p>
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<p>Spring.</p>
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</blockquote> What do you look forward to a…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6502432013-02-25T21:43:29.534ZAdam Hersteinhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdamHerstein
<blockquote><p>What do you look forward to about winter biking?</p>
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<p>Spring.</p>
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<p>Spring.</p> I agree with this one. today…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6501872013-02-25T15:40:36.213Zdan brownhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/danielbrown
<p>I agree with this one. today I chose the layers pretty well....also I still love passing busses. not sure why...</p>
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<p>DB<br></br><br></br><cite>Kevin Kelly said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A595231&page=7#2211490Comment650118"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Winter biking is a fun challenge. Can I do 20 degrees with these gloves? Is this balaclava gonna be…</p>
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<p>I agree with this one. today I chose the layers pretty well....also I still love passing busses. not sure why...</p>
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<p>DB<br/><br/><cite>Kevin Kelly said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?id=2211490%3ATopic%3A595231&page=7#2211490Comment650118"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Winter biking is a fun challenge. Can I do 20 degrees with these gloves? Is this balaclava gonna be enough in this wind? Basically -- how cold can I go?</p>
<p>Towards the end of this winter I actually started hoping for COLDER days, so I could get a chance to test my system. Not many more sub 20 degree days left this winter.</p>
<p>Winter is nice if you commute on the LFT, b/c trail is nice and uncrowded. The city does a surprisingly good job of keeping the trail cleared and salted, too.</p>
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</blockquote> +1. Another snow day (and it…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6498662013-02-25T12:25:36.904ZLisa Curciohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/LisaCurcio
<p>+1. Another snow day (and its nasty aftermath) on the way and I won't ride my bike.:-( Today should be nice, though.<br/> <br/> <cite>Duppie 13.5185km said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?page=7&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A650038&x=1#2211490Comment650111"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I look forward to winter biking being over.</div>
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<p>+1. Another snow day (and its nasty aftermath) on the way and I won't ride my bike.:-( Today should be nice, though.<br/> <br/> <cite>Duppie 13.5185km said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?page=7&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A650038&x=1#2211490Comment650111"><div><div class="xg_user_generated">I look forward to winter biking being over.</div>
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</blockquote> Crunching salt under my tires…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6500382013-02-25T03:43:40.440ZGene Tennerhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/GeneTenner
<p>Crunching salt under my tires. It is almost as good as popping bubble-wrap.</p>
<p>Crunching salt under my tires. It is almost as good as popping bubble-wrap.</p> Winter biking is a fun challe…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6501182013-02-25T03:17:08.268ZKevin Khttps://thechainlink.org/profile/KevinKelly
<p>Winter biking is a fun challenge. Can I do 20 degrees with these gloves? Is this balaclava gonna be enough in this wind? Basically -- how cold can I go?</p>
<p>Towards the end of this winter I actually started hoping for COLDER days, so I could get a chance to test my system. Not many more sub 20 degree days left this winter.</p>
<p>Winter is nice if you commute on the LFT, b/c trail is nice and uncrowded. The city does a surprisingly good job of keeping the trail cleared and salted,…</p>
<p>Winter biking is a fun challenge. Can I do 20 degrees with these gloves? Is this balaclava gonna be enough in this wind? Basically -- how cold can I go?</p>
<p>Towards the end of this winter I actually started hoping for COLDER days, so I could get a chance to test my system. Not many more sub 20 degree days left this winter.</p>
<p>Winter is nice if you commute on the LFT, b/c trail is nice and uncrowded. The city does a surprisingly good job of keeping the trail cleared and salted, too.</p> I look forward to winter biki…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-25:2211490:Comment:6501112013-02-25T02:27:24.871ZDuppiehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Duppie
I look forward to winter biking being over.
I look forward to winter biking being over. I was lucky enough to be able…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-24:2211490:Comment:6500972013-02-24T23:53:14.480Zh' Zerocatshttps://thechainlink.org/profile/H3N3
<p>I was lucky enough to be able to act on this tip from a chainlink user:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/heads-up-great-waterproof-jacket-for-sale-online-cheap?groupUrl=bikewinter&groupId=2211490%3AGroup%3A92050&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A476524&page=1#comments" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/heads-up-great-waterproof-...</a></p>
<p>These things are the perfect outer shell-- except for spring-like days I wear a thin…</p>
<p>I was lucky enough to be able to act on this tip from a chainlink user:</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/heads-up-great-waterproof-jacket-for-sale-online-cheap?groupUrl=bikewinter&groupId=2211490%3AGroup%3A92050&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A476524&page=1#comments" target="_blank">http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/heads-up-great-waterproof-...</a></p>
<p>These things are the perfect outer shell-- except for spring-like days I wear a thin windbreaker underneath. I also have the "sauna" problem when I wear anything that's not particularly breathable-- but the material of these, while thin, has some stiffness to it, so it doesn't cling to your arms and such; I've decided the stiffness helps keep it breathable more than the pit zips (which it does have).</p>
<p>Wish I could find a link to the same jacket-- I'd still recommend if it cost 3 times more than I paid.<br/> <br/> <cite>Joe Guzzardo said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?page=7&commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A649653&x=1#2211490Comment649653"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I think I may have found a solution. Last fall I bought an inexpensive <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.charlesriverapparel.com/signal-hi-vis-jacket.html" target="_blank">shell</a> for about $35.00 that I found on the web. I wear that with an underarmor like inner layer and I'm fine. Problem is, that it turns into a sauna after riding a few miles. I took the jacket to my local alteration shop but she wants $45.00 to install vented pits with velcro fasteners, more than I paid for the jacket itself. I figure $80 isn't that bad of a price for what I want, so I may go with that option, but I think she's asking a bit much.<br/> <br/> <cite>kiltedcelt said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A598013#2211490Comment598010"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I sweat just as much in the winter so there's no relief there. However, I enjoy my daily LFP commute a lot more as the days get colder because I deal with far less traffic from oblivious peds and inconsiderate fellow cyclists, of the variety who like to come into my lane as they pass people in their own. I still wish I could find inexpensive cycling apparel that wouldn't cause me to overheat so much, but would still breathe and keep me warm.</p>
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</blockquote> I think I may have found a so…tag:thechainlink.org,2013-02-24:2211490:Comment:6496532013-02-24T15:02:12.151ZJoe Guzzardohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JoeGuzzardo
<p>I think I may have found a solution. Last fall I bought an inexpensive <a href="http://www.charlesriverapparel.com/signal-hi-vis-jacket.html" target="_blank">shell</a> for about $35.00 that I found on the web. I wear that with an underarmor like inner layer and I'm fine. Problem is, that it turns into a sauna after riding a few miles. I took the jacket to my local alteration shop but she wants $45.00 to install vented pits with velcro fasteners, more than I paid for the jacket itself. I…</p>
<p>I think I may have found a solution. Last fall I bought an inexpensive <a href="http://www.charlesriverapparel.com/signal-hi-vis-jacket.html" target="_blank">shell</a> for about $35.00 that I found on the web. I wear that with an underarmor like inner layer and I'm fine. Problem is, that it turns into a sauna after riding a few miles. I took the jacket to my local alteration shop but she wants $45.00 to install vented pits with velcro fasteners, more than I paid for the jacket itself. I figure $80 isn't that bad of a price for what I want, so I may go with that option, but I think she's asking a bit much.<br/> <br/> <cite>kiltedcelt said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://www.thechainlink.org/forum/topics/what-do-you-look-forward-to-about-winter-biking?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A598013#2211490Comment598010"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>I sweat just as much in the winter so there's no relief there. However, I enjoy my daily LFP commute a lot more as the days get colder because I deal with far less traffic from oblivious peds and inconsiderate fellow cyclists, of the variety who like to come into my lane as they pass people in their own. I still wish I could find inexpensive cycling apparel that wouldn't cause me to overheat so much, but would still breathe and keep me warm.</p>
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</blockquote> On a more positive note, I lo…tag:thechainlink.org,2012-11-18:2211490:Comment:6181092012-11-18T01:01:44.021ZBill Savagehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BillSavage
<p>On a more positive note, I love the fact that people who can barely handle walking in the cold (from their car to the coffee shop, or from the El to the coffee shop, or from one coffee shop to another coffee shop) are impressed as I stagger into the coffee shop, peel off various layers, wipe the now-fogged up glasses and order some damn coffee. As others on this thread have pointed this out, biking in cold weather is actually easy and fun, but non-riders act like we're astronauts returning…</p>
<p>On a more positive note, I love the fact that people who can barely handle walking in the cold (from their car to the coffee shop, or from the El to the coffee shop, or from one coffee shop to another coffee shop) are impressed as I stagger into the coffee shop, peel off various layers, wipe the now-fogged up glasses and order some damn coffee. As others on this thread have pointed this out, biking in cold weather is actually easy and fun, but non-riders act like we're astronauts returning from the moon. I was that way till I got some proper gear and manned up three-four years ago. At the same time, I am totally wigged out by the folks who ride EVERY DAY, even if the streets are sheets of ice. They are like astronauts, but cooler. Or colder. </p>