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Winter 2015- who's still riding?

Traffic 'round these parts dropped off pretty dramatically a few weeks ago... hard to tell from the "I rode today" thread who's still riding, as one would have to conclude that Gene is the only one out there most days by reading it....

Who's sticking it out and plans to continue to ride pretty much every day regardless of weather?

(Was winter 2013;   2014 starts on p. 36;   2015 starts on p. 61)

 

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Permalink Reply by Louie Louie on December 12, 2013 at 8:19am

Those Kroops goggles look like a great option and much cheaper than ski goggles.  Thanks for the heads up!

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 12, 2013 at 8:29am

This is an old discussion so maybe no longer valid, but there is a discussion of Kroops goggles there:

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/bikewinter/forum/topics/winter-ey...
 
Louie Louie said:

Those Kroops goggles look like a great option and much cheaper than ski goggles.  Thanks for the heads up!

Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 12, 2013 at 9:09am

Failed experiment for me.  I ended up giving them away (may still have one buried here.)

Bad bad fogging problem, unsafe for cycling unfortunately.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

This is an old discussion so maybe no longer valid, but there is a discussion of Kroops goggles there:

http://www.thechainlink.org/group/bikewinter/forum/topics/winter-ey...
 
Louie Louie said:

Those Kroops goggles look like a great option and much cheaper than ski goggles.  Thanks for the heads up!

Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on December 12, 2013 at 8:40pm

I've been doing OK with "nekked" eyeballs. ;-)

The eyes water for the first 5 minutes or so, then settle down. I should disclose that I wear glasses anyway, but they don't cover like goggles. Still... manageable.

Steve

Permalink Reply by Anika on December 12, 2013 at 8:46pm
No problems with the Kroops for me. This is at least the second year I've used them and I ride more than a little bit pretty much every day.
Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on December 12, 2013 at 8:56pm

I gave some to George C and he seemed to like them. I guess my eyes give off more steam than yours. They are completely fogged before I even get moving on the bike.

Anika said:

No problems with the Kroops for me. This is at least the second year I've used them and I ride more than a little bit pretty much every day.
Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 13, 2013 at 9:58am

I got these vented-with-small-holes safety goggles for $2.99 last night at my local hardware store and wore them on this morning's commute. Other than looking like a chemistry nerd, they worked OK. No more tears. Minor fogging when I stopped for lights or taking photos, but that went away while riding or quicker by lifting them outward for a few seconds when riding. I will add some anti-fog fluid to them tonight and give another test ride in tomorrow's snow.

Permalink Reply by Eric R on December 16, 2013 at 9:40am

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Disclaimer: By god I mean a regular person and by insects I mean other 9-5 office workers but those that commute by car :)

(Also, I think it was a little above 10 degrees this morning (12/16/13) but I memed this up last week when it was around 2 degrees on a morning commute.)

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on December 16, 2013 at 9:57am

Whats the word on the road conditions N. of Diversey on Milwaukee to Lawrence?  Or Elston?  I'd like to ride but there is no clear area for bikes on Lawrence W of Milwaukee. If Milwaukee or Elston corridor is clear I'd suffer for a few miles to reach one of them.

Any input from the last 10 days would be appreciated!

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 16, 2013 at 10:23am

I don't know if this will be helpful since we had all of that snow on Saturday, but the Amlings ride on Friday was on Elston southeast bound between Milwaukee and Irving.  Elston bike lane was not bad especially toward the travel lane. 

Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on December 16, 2013 at 10:32am

That does help, thanks

 

Permalink Reply by JeffB on December 16, 2013 at 6:20pm

As of 5:30-6p 12/16 things are pretty crappy.  I rode Dearborn from Washington to Walton and then Clark to Schiller then hopped the bus.  Bike lane on Dearborn was covered but ridable; car lanes were ok until I got on Clark, which was pretty bad until North.  The car lanes on Clark were ok from North to Wrigleyville, but then got bad again.  Wilson was terrible.

Be careful out there

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