Who's Riding Today? It's 44 degrees!!!!!!

Wow. It's amazing out.

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Permalink Reply by Anika on January 19, 2013 at 4:44pm

It was a great day for a ride. Our family rode up to Lincoln Square for kidical mass and then several more miles after running errands before heading home in the late afternoon. Wind got more intense as the day went on - both cargo bike felt like giant sails by 4pm.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 19, 2013 at 8:39pm

Wish I had time, but Sno*Drift is next week and I needed to replace a belt pulley, add a dollop of anti-freeze, get some hooded wiper blades and otherwise make the car northern Michigan-poof. I went through an ice storm in Quebec last month and had a list of things to do before this trip.

Tomorrow after the laundry is done I may try a ride toward town if it hasn't gotten too cold.

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Permalink Reply by Noah Weiss 1.2 km on January 20, 2013 at 3:35am

I did some riding for errands yesterday, but I was going to be doing them anyway regardless of the weather.

However, LAST Saturday, I went on a 40-ish mile ride with a friend, and it was wonderful.

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Permalink Reply by David P. on January 20, 2013 at 4:48am

Whoa, thanks for reminding me of Sno*Drift! It had totally fallen off my radar....I haven't been for years!

Tricolor said:

Wish I had time, but Sno*Drift is next week and I needed to replace a belt pulley, add a dollop of anti-freeze, get some hooded wiper blades and otherwise make the car northern Michigan-poof. I went through an ice storm in Quebec last month and had a list of things to do before this trip.

Tomorrow after the laundry is done I may try a ride toward town if it hasn't gotten too cold.

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Permalink Reply by Deet 4.5mi on January 20, 2013 at 7:47am

it was a great day for a 50 mile jaunt up the botanical gardens and back.

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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 21, 2013 at 5:12am

I went in 2008 as a mechanic for some friends who crashed on Saturday. Clearing snow and adjusting tie rods lying on ice was bad enough but pulling car off a tree stump and skidding what remained of it on to a trailer deep in the woods in two feet of snow was a bit much. The year after that I volunteered to manage the timing equipment and have been a stage captain ever since.

100 Acre Wood is in Missouri next month. If you've never gone it's a good event, too. Kind of like what I imagine with bike touring (which I want to try this fall), for these rallies I end up in places I'd never think of visiting but always enjoy the experience.

I want to do at least one commute tomorrow or Wednesday on the bike, but I've got to get up earlier. Sunday wasn't too bad when I sent out to get some shell mittens for the wind and do some shopping.

David P. said:

Whoa, thanks for reminding me of Sno*Drift! It had totally fallen off my radar....I haven't been for years!

Tricolor said:

Wish I had time, but Sno*Drift is next week and I needed to replace a belt pulley, add a dollop of anti-freeze, get some hooded wiper blades and otherwise make the car northern Michigan-poof. I went through an ice storm in Quebec last month and had a list of things to do before this trip.

Tomorrow after the laundry is done I may try a ride toward town if it hasn't gotten too cold.