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 Michelle S on November 26, 2013 at 9:59am

I'm still riding and plan to use Divvy this winter whenever things looks iffy weatherwise, or if there's slush that I wouldn't want to tackle with my own (thinner tire) bike or track into my living room with it.

 

Having said that, I did ride home yesterday afternoon unscathed but wimped out this morning and took the bus. Am undecided about this afternoon. Those Divvy bikes are heavy, and when there's a headwind on top of it, ugh.

 

Tim, this made me laugh in February and it's still funny today. This is now how I'm starting to feel about my Divvy fob, heckling me from my keychain.
 
Tim J. ~ 14 mi. said:

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The bike is mad I kept him out of the action by leaving him in the office over night. He's been heckling me all morning calling me frail, weak and delicate 'n stuff.

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Permalink Reply by Will on November 26, 2013 at 10:44am

Wimped out last night but this morning was pretty much fine, a couple of slick spots getting to the LFT from Diversey. The curve at Oak Street all the way down to Illinois is still closed off (as of this morning), even though it's been salted and is fine to ride on, which is kind of annoying. I rode it anyway.

Permalink Reply by Christine (5.0) on November 26, 2013 at 11:55am

Biked all last winter; I shall bike all of this winter too :)

Although last winter I had lovely Milwaukee; this year my commute is Broadway-Clark-Wells and Dearborn-Clark-Broadway, so we'll see how that goes.  With slightly-snowy weather the other day, some sections seemed unsafe.

Permalink Reply by MK on November 26, 2013 at 1:56pm

Ha, me too! I took my left hand off the bars to check if I was clear to turn into the alley right before my place and whoops! Sheeeeesh. I fell, but not too hard. 

No problems today :)

Lanterne Rouge said:

I'm relieved to hear that I wasn't the only one who took a spill last night. I too made it within a mile of my place when I was claimed by the slick street. I re-mounted, noticing that my traction was still iffy, so I thought better of it and decided to walk the last mile. Yikes!

Permalink Reply by Reba 4.0 mi on November 26, 2013 at 3:56pm

I'm so excited that it's cold enough to wear my goggles again! Luckily I worked from home yesterday -- just walking the dog was a death-defying act. This morning was fine, a few slick spots on Fulton near Odgen but nothing really bad. 

Last year I did ok until I stopped riding for two weeks after Christmas. One week of taking the train/bus and I was spoiled/spooked. It was tough to get back to riding. For me, the key is to just keep going and not let the wind chill get to me.

Permalink Reply by Not too hip on November 26, 2013 at 4:23pm

Not that bad in the 'burbs. Colder than the city I think but less traffic and probably less dangerous ice. Did ride slow through the parks. Until today I found I was still too hot. Thermal shirt and wind breaker was sufficient. Still find my quads get cool but I will work it out. Most drivers are very polite but that may be because I give right of way.

Permalink Reply by Josh L. on November 26, 2013 at 5:51pm

Me, me.

Permalink Reply by Rich Evans on November 27, 2013 at 2:25am

Every winter since '05/'06 :)

Permalink Reply by Fran Kondorf on November 27, 2013 at 3:17am

Live to ride, ride to live.

Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on November 27, 2013 at 3:49am

"Work to live, live to ride, ride to work"  :-)

Boy, it was cold this morning. I had 11 degrees F on my outdoor thermometer. A good balaclava works wonders.

Steve

Fran Kondorf said:

Live to ride, ride to live.

Permalink Reply by Kevin Mulcky on November 27, 2013 at 4:13am

Any recommendations on a good balaclava?

I'm using a Buff now, in combination with a fleece cycling cap, and I think I could do better. I'm mostly interested in avoiding chapped lips, so I guess I'm looking for something that I can cover my mouth with and still breath easily. Or, maybe some good non-drying chapstick...


Steve Weeks said:

"Work to live, live to ride, ride to work"  :-)

Boy, it was cold this morning. I had 11 degrees F on my outdoor thermometer. A good balaclava works wonders.

Steve

Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on November 27, 2013 at 4:39am

Today I was wearing a Pearl Izumi one, with the word "Barrier" on the outside, FWIW. It's comfortable, fits under the helmet and when I breathe through my mouth my lips stay moist and my glasses don't fog. The panel which you breathe through is more porous than the rest of the thing so wind doesn't get through very much.

There was another kind which I liked better... it was made by Nike and was in their "Dri-Fit" line. The thing I liked about it was that it had two seams across the top of the head. All the other ones have a seam down the middle, which leaves a "Harry Potter"-like impression on my forehead. The Nike's seams were off to the sides, so that didn't happen. Nike makes lots of balaclavas, but I have been unable to find this particular one for several years.

Steve


Kelvin Mulcky said:

Any recommendations on a good balaclava?

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