Bill Savage's Page

"Very cool stuff. "

"Spring."

"I agree with this one. today I chose the layers pretty well....also I still love passing busses. not sure why...     DB "

"+1.  Another snow day (and its nasty aftermath) on the way and I won't ride my bike.:-(  Today should be nice, though. "

"Crunching salt under my tires. It is almost as good as popping bubble-wrap."

"Winter biking is a fun challenge.  Can I do 20 degrees with these gloves?  Is this balaclava gonna be enough in this wind?  Basically -- how cold can I go? Towards the end of this winter I actually started hoping for COLDER days, so I…"

"I think I may have found a solution. Last fall I bought an inexpensive shell for about $35.00 that I found on the web. I wear that with an underarmor like inner layer and I'm fine. Problem is, that it turns into a sauna after riding a few…"

"Dan Ryan Woods rock, as does the Major Taylor Trail.  But I usually get to these spots after my 25 mile ride from Rogers Park, so no need for laps at that point.  "

"I look upon every flat tire I get as a chance to support my LBS.  Or several across the city, actually, given my mechanical ineptitude."

"cold"

"I plan on getting a thorough drivetrain cleaning come spring."

"Adopting a cat that someone else has already treated is fine, but I'd never do it myself.  I clip her claws every month or so and with a few coils of sisal rope around that's all she scratches. "

"Today I was reminded to take weather forecasts with a grain of salt. Or at least not to let yesterday's forecast determine what I'll do today. Yesterday the forecasts were predicting super cold temps today and then a bunch of snow later…"

"Cats will do that. "

"I learned riding in salt makes things a pain to clean. "

"When in doubt, dismount and walk."