I rode today. Did you?
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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on
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Most helmets are easily adjustable for size these days. I just toss on a thin stocking cap and adjust. I don't have enough hair to worry about messing things up though. YMMV. :-)
Erin Vogel said:Had a really nice, calm ride this morning to work. Still learning out how to keep warm - I've been able to keep my core warm fine, but my ears were a problem today, so I think I'm going to pick up a pair of those (what do you call them?) wrap around ear things.
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Permalink Reply by Erin Vogel on
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Yeah, my helmet is good for that, definitely. On really cold nights recently I've just put a hood underneath my helmet, but I do need to grab a thin hat or something to always have with me - it hasn't been too cold these recent mornings so I didn't plan too well. I have definitely just stopped caring about my hair altogether.
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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on
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Gene, where is that sandbar!!!????
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This is at a favorite place of mine, Montrose Beach Pier, which is shaped like a question mark. Inside the loopy part are four posts sticking out of the water and a sandbar that appears and disappears, depending on the whims of the Sand Gods. I have kayaked there and could not see the bottom, and other times, like today, it was this huge mass. Beavers - or something similar, like otters or snipes - live around there and raccoons come out at night but go away when they see your lights. I am not sure where they go, but they disappear down the sides. Ooops. Too long of an answer.
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Permalink Reply by S on
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It looks like it's off Montrose Beach. You can just barely make out what looks like the masts and hulls of the ships drydocked in the parking out to the right of the building.
Lisa Curcio said:Gene, where is that sandbar!!!????
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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on
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Not bad ride in overall this morning. Patience, shower cap on helmet, and old yellow rain jacket were just the right additions to my normal riding gear.
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Dressed for rain but it stopped when I left for work. Wind out of the east and south was not too bad although it slowed me down a little bit. I know, how could I go any slower? :D
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Permalink Reply by Tony Adams on
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This was exactly the story of my commute. Except for the missing part about stopping and removing a layer. And for me, the south part of the wind was a tailwind! And I was hung over.
Lisa Curcio said:Dressed for rain but it stopped when I left for work. Wind out of the east and south was not too bad although it slowed me down a little bit. I know, how could I go any slower? :D
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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on
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I was dressed for a downpour, walked outside and it was my fav weather to ride- heavy overcast. I only rode to the Metra :( I thought I would take the bus>Metra so it was too late to ride all the way DT. Glad I decided to take the 3 speed at the last minute to get a few miles in!!
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I wore all the rain gear, missed all the rain, but enjoyed the spray on the LFP at Fullerton! Some huge waves hitting the wall. I expect to see some significant ice along there when the temps drop temp drop this evening.
Good morning for a ride, and glad to see a few hearty souls out there!!
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Permalink Reply by skipton on
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When I got out of bed around 6am it was raining hard.
By the time I got the kids dropped off at school and hopped on the bike it had stopped raining.
Had a great ride down the LFP, also dressed for rain.
Might be harder going home @6pm with a 30mph northwest wind.
All in all it's late December and 46 degrees..... No complaints
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