Bike Winter

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Comment by kim gnat on November 27, 2010 at 8:00am

Am psyching myself up to complete the full Bike Winter ride schedule, but I can't seem to find the Bike Winter 2010-2011 rides? I thought I'd seen a ride posted for Dec 11, but now can't find it. Is it me or have rides not been posted yet? Nothing on the official bikewinter.org site either... hmmmmmm.

Comment by Ironika Leigh on November 26, 2010 at 4:12pm

thanks, holly! i'm really trying to keep my bike out as long as possible. i'm such a slow, bad rider that i don't want to go dormant for a ton of months.

i LOVE the jacket you posted. are there any recs for things i might look into for colder weather riding? with xmukkah around the corner - now's the time. i made my panniers with gold glitter vinyl, so they're waterproof and always carry a shower cap for my seat.

my bern helmet with the snap-in wool flaps. works really really well.

Comment by Holly on November 24, 2010 at 5:13pm

Ironika--No--that was a big deal. It was windy, cold, and wet! You should be proud. This is the first time I've NOT driven the car on a day like today. I'd typically have been in my car the minute I smelled rain not to mention wind and the bracing temps. Let's do it!

Comment by Ironika Leigh on November 24, 2010 at 3:55pm

i'm very new to chainlink and awfully new to biking, so this might not be a big deal to anyone else. but today was the first time i rode my bike in snowy/icy weather! my bern helmet's cozy insert kept my face warm and riding helped keep the rest of me from shivering.

that's all - i'm just super excited and moderately proud!

Comment by Holly on November 24, 2010 at 12:58pm

Hi guys--getting ready to brave the sleet.

My dog walking day got shortened today due to the holiday, so I only have to ride a couple of miles today! Woot!

Anyway--just posted a review of my jacket on the Bicicle Beginner blog. Would love to know what you're wearing these days while riding your bike.
http://bikewinter.org/node/102

Holly

Comment by Shay on November 22, 2010 at 6:41pm

Julie! I just realized that I still have the magazine! I threw out the rest of the Sunday paper, but I totally forgot that I kept the magazine because it had a listing of winter/holiday events that I wanted. Send me a private message with your address and I can mail it to you, if you like.

Comment by Julie Hochstadter on November 22, 2010 at 5:47pm

Has anyone seen the Trib Magazine article that mentions bike winter?

Comment by Liz W. Durham on November 20, 2010 at 3:11pm

Photo of the "original ice bike" built here in Chicago. I think I have the links to an article or two about the Steinlauf's. I will check.
http://www.life.com/image/50640740

Comment by BalloonBiker on November 9, 2010 at 2:32pm

I'm getting ready to post my horrible sweater ride...however, I noticed that the Santa Rampage ride is no longer on the calendar. I'm doing it on a Sunday, but don't want it to be the day right after the Rampage...anyone know when the ride is slated to happen?

Comment by h' 1.0 on November 3, 2010 at 8:50pm

Hmmm . . . the fair weather riders are the ones we really want reach-- really cooked on the distribution in September and early October.
We typically get 1,000 and this year we got a great deal on 2000, and seem to have burned through them quickly.
So . . . torn. We could definitely use more by the sound of things-- =but= there is value to having some urgency around getting hold of the new BW sticker when it's released (motivation to show for kickoff and events)-- kinda like the Beany Baby thing.
OK, that analogy sucked.

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