I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

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Permalink Reply by We all have an inner Beast... on January 24, 2013 at 2:01am

I am still going strong, for my first bike winter EVER !

Froze the cajones off during the first part of this week. Still "tweakin' an' peakin'" the clothing options. Glad to have the Topeak MTX trunk, just in case I have to "drop" a layer.

Finally broke down and bought some biking pants (Novara, I think?). MAN ! I should have done that some time ago (Like DUG told me in his class) ! Plus, I bought a pair of insulated & Gore-Tex Vasque hiking boots (for hiking/camping/biking). Another fine choice. Last, but not least, bought an XL Dakine mitts (w/ liners). Was a bit awkward at first (and still is, at times) but now my hands are nice and toasty. Just as are my feet and legs. AWESOME !!!!!

Doubled up on the balaclavas. Using a Carhart one over one made by Willow (Blue Monkeys - My favorite).

Produces quite a bit of condensation, and they fog up my military goggles too quickly. Tried a new set of goggles (Novara, again, I think?) and those lasted for about 8 miles before I had to stop to put them up on my helmet. Showed up to work with frozen eyebrows and eyelashes (along with some ice on my helmet where the Carhart balaclava vents upwards near my ears). No big deal.

I hope that everyone is having a great time so far this winter.

Wishing you a Great Day/Night/Week/etc !!!

Respectfully,

Manny

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 24, 2013 at 7:48am

Nice work Manny!

This morning was not bad. Wind on city streets minimal.

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Permalink Reply by Nançois on January 24, 2013 at 9:36am

Is the LFT closed at the Oak Street curve? It looked so bad I didn't want to chance it but I thought I saw a few people head down that way.Switched to inner drive at Oak St.

I rode today because of this: Weather Channel app said winds from the NW @ 13mph this morning, changing in the afternoon to ESE @ 10-20mph. For someone who commutes southbound in the morning and northbound at night, it sounded like a little piece of heaven. The weather practically rode in for me!

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Permalink Reply by Josh L. on January 24, 2013 at 9:45am

I did not ride today. Three days of riding in the cold took got to be a bit much...didn't mind the am ride but battling at night was something. Hoping for warmer days...

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on January 24, 2013 at 9:46am

For more bike ride photos from today, click here.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on January 24, 2013 at 10:50am

I'm getting a bit tired of this extreme cold, but I'm still out there riding! The alternative is standing in the cold waiting for overcrowded buses, or walking 15 minutes to the 'L'. I'll take biking over that any day.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 24, 2013 at 12:32pm

Easy ride this morning.

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Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on January 25, 2013 at 8:18am

FINALLY! A decent snow ride. Was encouraging to see many bike tracks on my way in this morning.

Much warmer than the rest of the week.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 25, 2013 at 8:21am

Uneventful ride. No slippage. More cars than I can ever recall seeing on a ride to work (probably just blocked out the memory) and most of them completely wigged out. 5 minutes early in the door...

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Permalink Reply by Jenn_5.5 mi on January 25, 2013 at 8:26am

I made it. I think I was overly cautious since it's been so long. I went super slow. It was so nice to see the Dearborn PBL used as a duping ground for the sidewalks snow...