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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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Let's keep it clean here, shall we?

Steve Weeks, DDS said:

 8-O

Jera-n-I did 20+ miles to the ice/snow carving show at Navy Pier Saturday. LFT was salted and dry and windless. At about 22F I considered it brutally cold, but bike winter and marauder training made it a peak invigorating experience.  Just glad I don't have to do that daily.

It's starting to get messy out there.  No solid ice yet up North on main streets, but that may change if the temp drops a bit more.  I took it slow and pedestrians esp were very respectful of me.

Oh and, since y'all seem to be talking some tech here, my bike's just an ordinary fixie with basic treaded road tires, and I've had no complaints ever in winter. Through snow, ice, several santa rampages.  I don't even change inflation (maybe 90psi).  It's out a few times a week year-round and I've never even considered corrosion before I saw it mentioned here.  Gosh I swear by that KHS.  Point being, I think it's important to not get winter newbies worried about tire and frame and fender pre-requisites.  I don't know however, if maybe fixie inherently performs well in winter.

Rotate clockwise 90 degrees to see my expression. My boyish figure looks nothing like that. ;-)

Steve

h' 1.0 said:

Let's keep it clean here, shall we?

Steve Weeks, DDS said:

 8-O

I have heard ( SHELDON BROWN ) that fixed-gear bikes do well under low-traction conditions.

Steve

Andrew Bedno said:

Oh and, since y'all seem to be talking some tech here, my bike's just an ordinary fixie with basic treaded road tires, and I've had no complaints ever in winter. Through snow, ice, several santa rampages.  I don't even change inflation (maybe 90psi).  It's out a few times a week year-round and I've never even considered corrosion before I saw it mentioned here.  Gosh I swear by that KHS.  Point being, I think it's important to not get winter newbies worried about tire and frame and fender pre-requisites.  I don't know however, if maybe fixie inherently performs well in winter.

Welp, the ride home was a non-eventful one for me.  Rode through slush much more than ice, but was still cautious and slowed to an 'outrigger' stop at every red.  The most adversity I faced was when I was actually home, and the latch on the metal gate was iced over!  I had to hammer it open with a stray rock.  It was cool finishing the ride with thunder and lightning overhead, though.

Major downpour during the ride to Union Station. My socks got wet. I have to admit that the studded tires weren't much help. Just think if all that water had been snow, as it *should* have been at this time of year.

Steve

I, too survivied the downpour last night (I had on shorts too (over tights)); even though

I was soaked when I got home, it wasn't cold at all. No complaints. *AND* I rode today (I know, not a big deal but two days in a row is better than the alternative. Colder and drizzle but no problem. riding the two-speed torker, I have to confess I love commuting on this bike. btw this is my 6th consecutive bike winter commuting.

 

DB

 

p.s. Kudos to bailey at Comrade for the quick installation of the rear fender last night. that has come in handy twice now so far

Hey folks, might want to rock the eyewear today/tonight if those flurries start up again - super dangerous on my ride home because my unprotected eyes didn't want to stay open!

Does anyone have any idea what the condition of the LFP will be tonight?

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