I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Joe Guzzardo on February 22, 2014 at 4:02pm

After all these weeks of subzero weather, 30 degrees feels like a heat wave. 


Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Wow!  Look at all of those people in shorts, including Gene's brother, on a 30 something degree day!  Those are tough bike winter people.

Joe Guzzardo said:

 I also spotted this Gene impostor:

Permalink Reply by Mike Zumwalt on February 22, 2014 at 4:20pm

I would wear shorts until late November or even December with maybe a layer of thermals under.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Wow!  Look at all of those people in shorts, including Gene's brother, on a 30 something degree day!  Those are tough bike winter people.

Joe Guzzardo said:

 I also spotted this Gene impostor:

Permalink Reply by David Beazley on February 23, 2014 at 5:12am

It's my first post, so I figured I'd introduce myself with a picture from yesterday's pre-dawn ride.  This is Lake Michigan from Kenilworth.  Maybe it's a sign that spring will come.  Maybe.  Eventually. 

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 24, 2014 at 4:19am

Usual ride this morning, saw two other bikerz, a little more headwind than I wanted, temperature was what you'd expect... still cold on the eyeballs, shoulda goggled it.  Yesterday took a nice detour through Humboldt park east on division then up damen to uptown.  some potholes, especially one place under the tracks/underpass.  snuck up on me, so many of them didn't know how to navigate except to pull up/stand up and hope I didn't get a flat. 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 24, 2014 at 4:21am

Welcome David, and neat photo.  But I am not sure what about it makes you think spring will come. :-)

David Beazley said:

It's my first post, so I figured I'd introduce myself with a picture from yesterday's pre-dawn ride.  This is Lake Michigan from Kenilworth.  Maybe it's a sign that spring will come.  Maybe.  Eventually. 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on February 24, 2014 at 4:23am

First time in a while that I tried side streets.  Other than the ice that is still blocking most of the bike lane on Augusta and the craters of the moon on Hubbard, not too bad.There is one good thing about those potholes--it slows MOST drivers down.

Permalink Reply by David Beazley on February 24, 2014 at 7:18am

I'm one of those crazy nuts who go biking super-early in the morning.   Spring is coming if only for the fact that sunrise is slowly getting earlier and earlier ;-). 

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Welcome David, and neat photo.  But I am not sure what about it makes you think spring will come. :-)

David Beazley said:

It's my first post, so I figured I'd introduce myself with a picture from yesterday's pre-dawn ride.  This is Lake Michigan from Kenilworth.  Maybe it's a sign that spring will come.  Maybe.  Eventually. 

Permalink Reply by dan brown on February 24, 2014 at 10:55am

great point Lisa. I am riding home today for the first time since November. hip hip hooray for chainlink and

(the cool people at ancien) and CHIDIT*R*D BIKE MARSHALLS !!!!! you'all know who you are...he he he he

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

First time in a while that I tried side streets.  Other than the ice that is still blocking most of the bike lane on Augusta and the craters of the moon on Hubbard, not too bad.There is one good thing about those potholes--it slows MOST drivers down.

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 25, 2014 at 4:02am

I've been waiting for this a long time... I'm the first person this morning to post that I rode this morning.  YIPEE!!  unless someone posts before I'm done typing.  It was colder this morning, thankfully wore my goggles, roads fine except the everlasting ice mounds. Also, is it just me or is it always a headwind when going north?  seems like I get a tail wind once every blue moon on my morning ride which is north from uptown to Evanston.  oh well makes ones legs stronger.

Permalink Reply by Simon Phearson on February 25, 2014 at 4:07am

My morning commute is always a straight shot north, too, and I agree - it almost always feels like I'm riding into a headwind. And then the wind almost always seems to shift out of the south for my evening commute. I swear that's about 50% of my daily commutes - headwinds going both ways. Tailwinds both ways are extremely rare, and usually happen only if a front has come through. Any more I just hope that the wind will be primarily out of the west.

But I may also just be a wimp.


Robert Underwood said:

I've been waiting for this a long time... I'm the first person this morning to post that I rode this morning.  YIPEE!!  unless someone posts before I'm done typing.  It was colder this morning, thankfully wore my goggles, roads fine except the everlasting ice mounds. Also, is it just me or is it always a headwind when going north?  seems like I get a tail wind once every blue moon on my morning ride which is north from uptown to Evanston.  oh well makes ones legs stronger.

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on February 25, 2014 at 4:19am

Permalink Reply by Robert Underwood on February 25, 2014 at 4:28am

Nah, you aint a wimp...  I have thought the same thing about it being a tailwind both ways... thinking to myself as I leave work, "Wasn't this wind blowing against me this morning too?! what the heck!!"  And I notice all the smiley cyclists going the other way at 20mph and I'm doin 5. 
 
Simon Phearson said:

My morning commute is always a straight shot north, too, and I agree - it almost always feels like I'm riding into a headwind. And then the wind almost always seems to shift out of the south for my evening commute. I swear that's about 50% of my daily commutes - headwinds going both ways. Tailwinds both ways are extremely rare, and usually happen only if a front has come through. Any more I just hope that the wind will be primarily out of the west.

But I may also just be a wimp.


Robert Underwood said:

I've been waiting for this a long time... I'm the first person this morning to post that I rode this morning.  YIPEE!!  unless someone posts before I'm done typing.  It was colder this morning, thankfully wore my goggles, roads fine except the everlasting ice mounds. Also, is it just me or is it always a headwind when going north?  seems like I get a tail wind once every blue moon on my morning ride which is north from uptown to Evanston.  oh well makes ones legs stronger.

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