I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 2, 2015 at 5:41am

All traffic--bikes and cars--seemed very light this morning.  Last day of the holiday and making it into a four day weekend, I guess.  I loved the light car traffic!

Permalink Reply by Mollie on January 2, 2015 at 9:05am

I'm going to be very sad when they all rejoin the commute on Monday.  It's been great riding these two weeks.

Permalink Reply by Tricolor on January 2, 2015 at 10:50am

I think I'm going to take Dearborn up to North tonight and take in the Zoo lights before they shut down. I hope the crowds won't be too big so late in the season, even if it's Friday.

Permalink Reply by Jaik S. on January 4, 2015 at 7:15am

All I can say is Yes! Today is my favorite day of the year so far.

Permalink Reply by Nançois on January 5, 2015 at 5:10am

I got to use my new snow tires yesterday for the first time! What a great invention! The only real hazard I encountered was cars fishtailing through the snow. This prompted me to use side streets and bike against traffic so I knew when to pull over. I didn't ride today but am looking forward to using these on the Lakefront Trail!

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on January 5, 2015 at 5:14am

I rode this morning. The studded snow tires helped on LFT. There were a few sections where yesterday's slushy snow had been trod upon, then froze.

The view looking out over the lake was astounding this morning (6:30-7-ish). The unfrozen lake gave up wisps of fog to the cold air which looked like hundreds of little wisps of smoke. I would have stopped and snapped a pic, but it was too darn cold to expose my hands, so you'll just have to take my word for it. :-)

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 5, 2015 at 5:27am

Permalink Reply by Ryan Stahlman on January 5, 2015 at 5:38am

I skipped the commute this morning due to the possibility of frozen slush on the LFT. I appreciate the report Skip, and hope to read more updates as the day progresses. I would really like to bike in tomorrow if the trail is passable.

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on January 5, 2015 at 6:10am

First Ice Beard of the season!

Permalink Reply by S on January 5, 2015 at 7:08am



Ryan Stahlman said:

I skipped the commute this morning due to the possibility of frozen slush on the LFT. I appreciate the report Skip, and hope to read more updates as the day progresses. I would really like to bike in tomorrow if the trail is passable.

Ryan, search twitter for #chilft to get a variety of reports.  It's really handy in winter to see how passable/crazy the path may be and where problem spots are.

Permalink Reply by Louie Louie on January 5, 2015 at 7:20am

I was feeling a little lazy this morning but this thread helped me decide to ride my bike after all.  I was a little overdressed so I'll have to rethink my outfit for tomorrow's commute.  

Permalink Reply by Beans on January 5, 2015 at 7:22am

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