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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 10, 2013 at 10:57am

That rat-a-tat-tat of flamenco shoe on helmet is very distracting, but better than flamingo poop.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

I know Gene, and the article was still interesting. :-)  Nice article, but I have never seen the "flamenco".  Isn't it distracting to ride with a dancer floating around above your head?

Permalink Reply by grayn8 on December 11, 2013 at 7:35am
I earn stupid points. I rode today in the am through the snow on Ogden and south west of Western I shamefully salmoned on that Ogden side passage by the film studios/kurtzon shipping. Please karma don't kick my posterior.
Permalink Reply by EssFresh on December 11, 2013 at 7:53am
After the crazy forecast I made plans to catch a ride to work. Should have rode because the roads appeared just as clear as yesterday. Actually looking forward to the Divvy ride tonight.
Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 11, 2013 at 9:33am

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on December 11, 2013 at 9:39am

I rode from Evanston. First cold ride. First snow ride. No problems really.

Side streets in Rogers Park and Edgewater were slushy. Cab ran the red light at Sheridan and Ardmore. Northern stretch of the LFT was salted within an inch of its life. It would have been suicidal for any snowflake to try landing there. Further south there was a light coating of snow, nothing too bad. Closed at Fullerton, so I worked my way over to Wells and came in there. Traffic was unexpectedly light, especially as I didn't reach Wells and North Ave until 7:30.

The only issue was my hands were a bit cold until I could really get the cranks turning on LFT, and this bike currently has no fenders (were moved to the fixed gear commuter), so my shoes and backside got wet. I have a gift certificate for Bucephalus though, so I know how I'll be spending it.

Nice lady at the front desk of the health club in our building said, "You rode today? Oh my gosh!" :-)

I'll wait until later to decide if I'm going to ride home. Depends on snowfall and temps.

Permalink Reply by Madopal (16.5 mi) on December 11, 2013 at 10:04am

Overdressed & used studs.  I was worried at first, because most of Portage/Jefferson Park is just slushy, but Forest Glen did not disappoint.  Unsalted back streets, so the studs were needed.

Hope we get some nice single digits on the way home. I haven't ridden below 11F before, so I'm hoping for a nice record setting ride.

Permalink Reply by David Altenburg on December 11, 2013 at 10:13am

I rode today. Was a little messy but drivers were courteous when I needed to take the lane. Saw 7 or 8 others on Milwaukee. I expected it to be really code, but it was rather comfortable, thanks to a tail wind. Tonight should be a different story.

Permalink Reply by JeffB on December 11, 2013 at 11:13am

I took the train, but was kind of regretting it when I saw some of the streets from above.  Might Divvy home, but I'm worried about black ice when the temps drop to single digits this evening.

Permalink Reply by Liz W. Durham on December 11, 2013 at 11:46am
Nice easy ride. Side streets were slippery this morning so I took the main ones. Motorists were pretty decent when I did need to take the lane.
Permalink Reply by Reddog (Cliff) on December 11, 2013 at 8:22pm

I rode today.  The ride to the north was brutal because of the headwind. Streets were pretty good though. The ride home with the tailwind was better, but I almost got nailed by a Flood Brothers garbage truck.  That guy squezed me into a very tight spot. Beneath me was snow and ice, and rough, potholled pavement. To my left (I could have touched it with ease) was the big truck bearing down on me. And to my right was a row of parked cars that I was practicly touching with my handlebars.  If some one had opened a door, I would have been screwed.  Never a dull moment during bike winter!

Permalink Reply by Not too hip on December 11, 2013 at 8:55pm

I did not. Too much packed snow on my regular route and that would have forced me to main roads. The streets were snow and ice covered and for some reason I did not feel like losing control in front of vehicle that was also having difficulties.

Permalink Reply by Tim Heckman on December 11, 2013 at 9:46pm
I rode home from work tonight, having left my bike there yesterday. Cold, but not terrible, with a tailwind. Prairie Path through Maywood and Bellwood was partially cleared, and rideable with caution.

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