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a meh week sofar. Nice commute on Monday. Tuesday took the train in due to a long workday. Yesterday rode in, only to find my tire flat when ready to go home.
I strongly suspect somebody in the building to do it. It's the 3rd time in a few months that it happens. Every time it is a little needle hole in the side wall. I asked building management to review security footage. We'll see what comes out of it.
Didn't have time to fix my flat last night, so took the train in again
Luckily I get to go to Alex's wheel building class at Westtown bikes tonight. Taking a class there is always inspiring and restores my belief in humanity. At least temporarily....
I rode. It is cold. I had to ride my 1950-60 era all-steel, 3 speed coaster brake bike as I apparently picked up some glass with my hybrid yesterday during the freezing rain which caused a slow leak in the tire which I did not notice until I went to ride to work and found it flat and had no time to change it. I pumped the 3 speed's tires and rode it's painfully hard seat the 8 miles to work as I refuse to ride public transportation as it is equally painful for me to do that. Anyway, the cold sucks and I am not happy today. Sorry for the ranting, as it would have been a wonderful day to ride if I had my trusty steed, not my rusty steed.
Also, I am sick of the cold.
Congrats. It was the most cohesive ride we've had in a few months.
You're describing the view coming across the 18th street bridge after turning east off of Canal.
It's traditionally been a favorite spot for Pilsen and Lawndale people to come watch the fireworks on the 4th of July, but a few buildings built in the last 6-8 years have kind of ruined that.
Here's the whole route as it ended up being ridden:
W on Randolph
S on Clark
E on Monroe
S on State
E on Jackson
S on Michigan
W on Van Buren
S on State
W on Harrison
S on Canal
E on 18th street
S on Wentworth (jog at Cermak)
Continue S on Wentworth
W on 26th
S on Halsted
W on 33rd St
N. on Lituanica
W. on 32nd St.
N on Morgan
W on 31st
NW on Loomis
E on Cermak
S on Halsted
Art Show
It was chilly out for sure, great ride though. Missed the show, had to stretch the legs and get home to thaw the feet.
Up to Lake/Cook Rd and back from Rogers Park this afternoon.
Dear Weather,
Warm the f**k up! Freezing temperatures isn't spring.
It was pretty outside today. I have hope that the temperature will rise.
The ride was nice, and I saw some of those warm weather pansies actually riding today. I could tell they were warm weather riders, as some were wearing thick snow pants and jackets, which I had discarded long ago during the winter commuting as I believe I have acclimated to the freezing weather and now anything warmer than a light fleece jacket makes me break out in a sweat. Anyone wearing such things in this mild weather must not be used to true cold.
A. You are contradicting yourself here
B. Right. Because spring-summer-fall riders are spineless pansies who don't deserve to hang out in the same thread as the hard-core winter folks. Gawd forbid we act like an inviting community that welcomes All kinds of riders
C. What Tank said.
in it to win it said:A. Too many pages to flip through on the old thread.
B. I wanted to dedicate the old thread to the hard-core Winter folks!
C. Riding to work and home every day is redundant. I love it!
I only wish I weren't a warm weather pansy. I hate being outside when it is cold. It's no fun on or off a bike.
Having had serious bouts with pneumonia several times in my life and once nearly losing the battle I can assure it is not fun. Some of us just will not "get used" to it...
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