It was my first commute since the 16th and was so much better than being on the bus, again! The headwind was more than I was expecting, but it was still just great to be riding.
Julie Hochstadter said:
Me too! It felt amazing.... so much better than public transit. And I get wonderful thinking done which doesn't happen when I'm on public transit. Then it's my head in my phone. Yuck! Bad habit!
Jenn_5.5 mi said:Yes... Finally! First time this year.
Thanks to the headwind it was a super slow ride!
I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.
A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity.
wow, def some chickensoup for the bike soul!
T.K. 8.4 mi said:
I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.
A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity.
Sounds like a good experience other than a blowed up derailleur. I like seeing people help cyclists. you should keep that derailleur as a trophy... but that's just me. hang it on the wall or something. make some bike art out of it maybe.
T.K. 8.4 mi said:
I think some extra stress from riding in that wind caused my derailleur to explode into a thousand (or 3ish) pieces on western. It lived a good life.
A very nice stranger offered to give me a ride towards work, but couldn't get me all the way there so I took the bus. While waiting I watched some cops help fix a flat tire after an accident. Good to witness and be a part of some humanity.
Robert, those are some excellent ideas. I have kept some other old parts around that I broke fantastically. I'll start another thread about this broken part trophy case, so that Michael A can sleep better tonight.
Tailwind going home!
My wife took an old wheel and we put postcards, mail, pictures whatever in it. Pretty cool and functional.
T.K. 8.4 mi said:
Robert, those are some excellent ideas. I have kept some other old parts around that I broke fantastically. I'll start another thread about this broken part trophy case, so that Michael A can sleep better tonight.
Pleasant ride on the southside LFP this morning but for some drifting here and there. Praying that I can get back home under the wire this evening, before things get too... complicated. Thinking about going for a true snow ride tomorrow - always seems to be a good workout.
It's darn near tropical out there! Beautiful ride this morn. Some weeks go by with no issues, some days you get cut off by 3 different cars on the same commute. Like today.
I wish I would get up ten minutes earlier so I could take LFP instead of Clark street. Its quicker for me. This morning going north on Clark into E-town had a slight headwind, the roads were a little bit sloppier than yesterday, but way sloppier in E-town. Plow much? no. :) Someone almost pulled out of a parking spot in Rogers Park to almost hit me. Gave em a friendly wave of my mitten so theyd know I was there. Good ride over all. Nice temperature, felt just right with one balaclava and three layers up top.
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