Winter 2015- who's still riding?
Traffic 'round these parts dropped off pretty dramatically a few weeks ago... hard to tell from the "I rode today" thread who's still riding, as one would have to conclude that Gene is the only one out there most days by reading it....
Who's sticking it out and plans to continue to ride pretty much every day regardless of weather?
(Was winter 2013; 2014 starts on p. 36; 2015 starts on p. 61)
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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on
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;-)
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Permalink Reply by Bill the Cat on
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Still riding here, too. Not a much(or mush) as usual. Unbelieveably sloppy but ya gotta do whatcha gotta do.
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Permalink Reply by Steve Weeks on
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Well, just a few days short of my annual "routine" switch to studded tires, I was claimed by "black ice" last night. Luckily, I was going about 2 MPH and was not hurt, though I did smash my rear-view mirror. I went home and got the Marathon Winters mounted on the spare wheels, but still have to get them on the bike. Meanwhile, the roads are marginally better. Here we go!
Steve
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Permalink Reply by Tricolor on
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I don't have special bike tires but this does remind me I need to put snow tires on the car before I have to use it again.
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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on
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When I tried to take the lane near Dearborn and Chicago, a jerk in a BMW honked at me and wouldn't let me in. There was plenty of space for me until he zoomed forward and closed the gap between his car and the car ahead of him that I was attempting to occupy. I was already halfway in the lane when he did this.
Jeff Schneider said:Cold never stops me. Ice stops me completely. I don't fear falling down - but I fear falling down under a vehicle... Which reminds me, when I was watching the hearty bikers riding on the ice last night, I noticed that drivers didn't seem to give them any consideration at all. The drivers did the usual thing, pushing them to the right and tailgating. *Sigh*
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Permalink Reply by Rich S on
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Riding home on Halsted last night was really treacherous. The bike lane was covered with ice but it was fine to the left of the lane because of the heat coming off cars. While most drivers were cool and gave me space there were a few jerks who just had to get to the red light ASAP and either passed close or honked their horns. Thankfully the Halsted bus driver was a bit more considerate and didn't tailgate me.
When I got to my side street it was a sheet of ice! I made it down my block super slow and only fell when I turned into my building at a slow walking speed. Doh!
Jeff Schneider said:Cold never stops me. Ice stops me completely. I don't fear falling down - but I fear falling down under a vehicle... Which reminds me, when I was watching the hearty bikers riding on the ice last night, I noticed that drivers didn't seem to give them any consideration at all. The drivers did the usual thing, pushing them to the right and tailgating. *Sigh*
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Permalink Reply by Lanterne Rouge on
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I'm relieved to hear that I wasn't the only one who took a spill last night. I too made it within a mile of my place when I was claimed by the slick street. I re-mounted, noticing that my traction was still iffy, so I thought better of it and decided to walk the last mile. Yikes!
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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on
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I'm still riding and plan to use Divvy this winter whenever things looks iffy weatherwise, or if there's slush that I wouldn't want to tackle with my own (thinner tire) bike or track into my living room with it.
Having said that, I did ride home yesterday afternoon unscathed but wimped out this morning and took the bus. Am undecided about this afternoon. Those Divvy bikes are heavy, and when there's a headwind on top of it, ugh.
Tim, this made me laugh in February and it's still funny today. This is now how I'm starting to feel about my Divvy fob, heckling me from my keychain.
Tim J. ~ 14 mi. said:...
The bike is mad I kept him out of the action by leaving him in the office over night. He's been heckling me all morning calling me frail, weak and delicate 'n stuff....
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Permalink Reply by Will on
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Wimped out last night but this morning was pretty much fine, a couple of slick spots getting to the LFT from Diversey. The curve at Oak Street all the way down to Illinois is still closed off (as of this morning), even though it's been salted and is fine to ride on, which is kind of annoying. I rode it anyway.
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Permalink Reply by Christine (5.0) on
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Biked all last winter; I shall bike all of this winter too :)
Although last winter I had lovely Milwaukee; this year my commute is Broadway-Clark-Wells and Dearborn-Clark-Broadway, so we'll see how that goes. With slightly-snowy weather the other day, some sections seemed unsafe.
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Permalink Reply by MK on
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Ha, me too! I took my left hand off the bars to check if I was clear to turn into the alley right before my place and whoops! Sheeeeesh. I fell, but not too hard.
No problems today :)
Lanterne Rouge said:I'm relieved to hear that I wasn't the only one who took a spill last night. I too made it within a mile of my place when I was claimed by the slick street. I re-mounted, noticing that my traction was still iffy, so I thought better of it and decided to walk the last mile. Yikes!
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Permalink Reply by Reba 4.0 mi on
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I'm so excited that it's cold enough to wear my goggles again! Luckily I worked from home yesterday -- just walking the dog was a death-defying act. This morning was fine, a few slick spots on Fulton near Odgen but nothing really bad.
Last year I did ok until I stopped riding for two weeks after Christmas. One week of taking the train/bus and I was spoiled/spooked. It was tough to get back to riding. For me, the key is to just keep going and not let the wind chill get to me.
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