Winter Is Dead

Rode IPP / Fox River  Valley today.

Maywood to South Elgin is Dry and Fast.

Fox River Valley from S Elgin to Aurora is high and tight but has many black flys swarming. Tasty! 

Auroura Spur to Lombard Dry and Fast.

Considered grabbing a 2Bros but missed turnoff.

Hit only 2 puddles near the Warrenville Section.

Did not hit any joggers but they did outnumber bikes 50-1.

3 bike shops in Geneva by River, needed patches, coffee and egg sandwich!

No excuses Winter his dead, ride your ass off!

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Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on April 6, 2014 at 1:16pm

Yep. I got my gf out on her bike today, so it's official.

Woot.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on April 6, 2014 at 1:55pm

Hit a couple puddles while riding off trail near the Skokie Lagoons. Hit one HUGE surprise puddle that fully submerged my left foot, but made it through without a crash.

Also, while dodging some trail debris I  hit the biggest pile of bird-poo I've ever seen. This pile was at least 8 inches in diameter. YUK!

Spring is coming, but it still looks like fall out there:

Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on April 6, 2014 at 1:59pm
If it snows again, I'll have Peter and Fran to blame. Hubris!
Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on April 6, 2014 at 4:39pm

Hey, I never said ANYTHING about snow- this is Chicago after all, Kevin!

Kevin C said:

If it snows again, I'll have Peter and Fran to blame. Hubris!
Permalink Reply by Drewbacca on April 7, 2014 at 6:20am

Aurora Spur to Lombard is open? That's good to know, it was detoured around construction last time I tried that route.

Salt Creek between Busse Woods and Brookfield is all clear too. 

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on April 7, 2014 at 6:42am


Yep, I was out from 8am-noon along the NBT and the nearby horse paths and single track. Tons of joggers!

peter moormann said:

From the photo it looks like you got out early, I had a late start and was in shadows by noon.

Did you ride the North Branch Trail up there ?

Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on April 15, 2014 at 9:03am
Permalink Reply by Vilda on April 15, 2014 at 9:22am

Everyone is a Bastard!!!

Permalink Reply by Matt M. 18.5KM on April 15, 2014 at 4:33pm

Yeah....I cleaned all my winter gear and actually put stuff away.  I'm back into lobster gloves and layers tomorrow morning.

h' 1.0 said:

You heard it here last Wednesday, folks.

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on April 16, 2014 at 3:10am

Yeah, I needed my w*nter gloves for the ride last night.

I will NOT utter that word again until December.

Permalink Reply by Eli on April 16, 2014 at 4:45am

I am moving this weekend and had all my winter hats and gloves boxed up. Then had to dig them out again on Monday.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 16, 2014 at 4:53am

LOL. Waiting for 70s to take my husband out:))

Fran Kondorf said:

Yep. I got my gf out on her bike today, so it's official.

Woot.

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