Who's Riding Tomorrow-Supposed To Be Zero-ish...

As if now, I'm going for it.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on January 21, 2013 at 4:46am

Congrats!

Lisa Curcio 4.0 mi said:

Made it in and was just fine except for I overdid it a bit on the upper body.  What I wore today might be just right for tomorrow!  I was moving a little slower than normal, too.  Riding home northwest bound might be a little more interesting.

Permalink Reply by Tim Heckman on January 21, 2013 at 4:54am

Made it nicely--  it was five miles straight west into the headwind.  I stayed warm, with a little chill in the feet.  I also had the uncontrollable urge to start yelling, "THIS IS SPARTA!" after I passed the halfway mark.

Permalink Reply by Josh L. on January 21, 2013 at 5:02am

fine except for frozen hands...had to stop halfway to warm them up. liners and heavy ski gloves dont' do the trick. 

Permalink Reply by Sue Clark on January 21, 2013 at 6:37am
Today was the first day I busted out the goggles...only to have my glasses freeze up within. Had to give up on them half-way through the ride. (Would go without the glasses and leave on the goggles, except for my odd concepts of liking to see, safety, and such.)
Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on January 21, 2013 at 7:02am

I rode in today and only saw one other guy on a bike on the way here. Stopping at the lights and signs was what was hurting me. Just stopped there with the cold everywhere. I think When I was riding I wasn't focused on the riding as much, so much that when I got to work my thumb and finger hurt from being too cold when I tried to use my key for the lock. 


Also, the bike rack today is empty aside from me. I hope my bicycle doesn't get lonely.

Permalink Reply by Katie on January 21, 2013 at 7:31am

Was chilly this morning and not much traffic.  I added an extra half hour onto my commute as I was so busy putting warm stuff on my head I managed to get halfway through my commute without a helmet....

Permalink Reply by Caitlin Drake McKay on January 21, 2013 at 7:46am

I just rode into work (6 miles) and the ride was slow slow slow.  I'm heading northwest so the wind was against me the whole way.  My feet are sooo cold, but I only had on three pairs of warm socks and fleece shoes. :)  The pedals sucked the heat right out of my toes.  My torso and face were really warm thanks to my googles and Carhart facemask/hat combo. 

Permalink Reply by Joe Studer 8.0 mi on January 21, 2013 at 10:48am

I rode in this morning at 7 am.  I took the Lake Front Trail north from Hyde Park, and found that it was not nearly as cold as I expected.  The part of my face that was exposed to the wind (area around the nose) seemed to get acclimated to the wind about 10 minutes into my ride.  The Bar Mitts I used worked like champs (Yay Bar Mitts!!!) and the Lake Boots I wore kept my feet pretty warm for the duration of my ride (about 40 minutes).

I didn't see any other bike commuters until I hit the Loop. 

I'm actually looking forward to the ride home, hoping that the wind will now be at my back!

Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on January 21, 2013 at 10:27pm

Definitely gonna be riding tomorrow morning (this morning).

It's supposed to be zero or below zero.

Gonna be a great ride.

Later, Y'all !!!

 

Hope to see you out there !!!

 

Respectfully,

 

Manny

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on January 22, 2013 at 2:43am

woo-hoo!   Keep those winter riding stories coming!

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 22, 2013 at 2:54am

6 miles, Montrose/Sheridan to Wells/Van Buren.

Water bottle - frozen.

Eyelashes - frozen.

Exterior of facemask - frosty.

Good ride in?  You betcha!

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 22, 2013 at 3:33am

Toasty all over.  I used the heated insoles AND stuck disposable warmers in the toes, so feet were comfortable.  Stuck disposable warmers in the double mittens and hands actually got hot about half-way through my 4 miles.  Goggles and Bern helmet with winter kit--head was a little too warm.  Scarf over my mouth kept my face warm, but it was frozen!  Two mid-weight layers, lined wool slacks and rain pants as windbreaker kept legs comfortable.

Not to say that I won't be happy when it goes back into the 20s.  It takes me about 15 minutes to get all of the layers off when I get to work! ;-)

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