I rode yesterday and despite the strong wind from the s/W it was nice to feel the heat of the sun and to unzip, no gloves or hat!
How do you carry your ski's on your bike?
Tricolor said:
More snow is fine with me, as long as it's around on the weekend when I can ski.
Saw so many happy folks out riding this morning. Everyone is getting a ride in before winter takes another stab at us.
Nice ride.
Not looking forward to Red Line tomorrow...
My steed has enjoyed being able to stretch its legs (wheels?), but it looks like it may be back to the barn too soon. Fingers crossed that it's a light snowfall that melts quickly!
hmmmm.... maybe I'll invent some extensions, after I see if long ones for 26's exist already.
Also on that other note, I have this growing irritation against all the spring time traffic hogging my personal space. I was spoiled all winter by empty side streets, empty LFT's, (Evanston has one too for a bit), and slower moving traffic. If I don't like it why don't I move to the country instead of complaining on the chainlink! I'm not sure but it seems there's even more traffic now. Maybe less people take CTA when its "nicer" out.
OH, I almost forgot... I rode today. pretty ok ride, I noticed some of the potholes are so deep they go down to the original bricks of ol' Chicago, probably been there hundreds of years... back when people commuted on penny farthings.
Tricolor said:
They're longboards and they won't work with 26 inch wheels, though they may make something under a different name for that size.
On another note I want it to get cold again since there were so freaking many people clogging up the trail this afternoon.
A really nice early-morning ride up to Lake Forest and back. Naturally, I was rewarded with a flat tire mid-route. However, I also had two separate coyote sightings. So, a flat tire to coyote ratio of 0.5. Not bad. I'll take what I can get.
Robert,
I heartily endorse stainless steel fenders, particularly the Gilles Berthoud model. They come in several widths at 26. They are long and provide excellent coverage and durability. Peter White Cycles carries them.
Velo-Orange carries something similar, too, for about the same price. They are all metal, though, and after a small encounter with a park bench in DC avoiding some tourists I've come to appreciate plastic.
Nice morning to ride, by the way. Even the mini lakes were mostly gone. I do hope the rain holds off until about 6:30 tonight.
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