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I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on December 16, 2013 at 12:30pm

Wells southbound was pretty clear this morning all the way from Lincoln. With the buffered bike lanes in place I rode pretty much where I always ride: close to the left most striping.

Michelle Stenzel said:

I had a terrible experience trying to ride home early last week and have chickened out since then due to all the snow I still see on the streets. Can anyone advise whether Wells, Kinzie, Dearborn (all the way up to Chicago northbound) are generally rideable on a Divvy bike, as of this morning? I'm not afraid of a little bit of hard pack snow, but I don't like ice nor plowing through biggish snow piles, nor having to weave into the motor vehicle travel lane often.

Permalink Reply by Michelle S on December 16, 2013 at 12:40pm

Thanks, Lisa and Duppie. I guess I might work up the courage to try riding home this afternoon and wing it. The good thing is, I can always ditch the bike at a station and use other means if it gets to be too much of a hassle. 

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 17, 2013 at 9:16am

Permalink Reply by Duppie on December 17, 2013 at 10:38am

I checked this morning. He had done zero work. We need to have a conversation when I ride him home tonight. It's not going to be pretty.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Have you figured out how to get your bike to do some work while it is sitting there overnight?  Mine is quite recalcitrant.

Duppie said:

Same here. Ride this morning was not bad at all, but snow this afternoon means that I take public transit home, and maybe get to do some christmas shopping on the way home...

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

Yes, but if we get the snow that is forecast my bike will be spending the night at the office.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on December 17, 2013 at 11:13am

When I have to leave my bike at work, he has all the amenities. The garage is warm. There is a tire pump. He gets to nap the entire day. There are usually a few other bikes and a security guard to chat with so he doesn't get lonely. I come back the next day to find nothing has been accomplished. I find it very frustrating that I have to pick up right where I left off the afternoon before. :-(

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 17, 2013 at 6:51pm

My bike did absolutely nothing last night, as expected.  So home we went this evening.  Felt like a heat wave, and it was nice to ride after a blood pressure increasing afternoon.  

Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on December 17, 2013 at 8:25pm

Yep, and I'm grateful to all the drivers who didn't beep or menace me when I took the lane on Damen tonight.  I was avoiding the tire sucking slush in the bike lane. 

Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on December 17, 2013 at 8:37pm

Your line, Lisa, brings up an interesting memory and why I still bike. Two decades ago when I was unemployed, going through a divorce and moving to a new place all at the same time my bicycle rides were about the only thing that kept me together. Pounding pedals helped me work out the frustration, sweeping through a corner made me feel alive and the wind in my face helped wake me up to what was needed next. Sometimes bikes are more than nuts and bolts and tires and temperatures and clothing. Sometimes they just help you get you through the day.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

... and it was nice to ride after a blood pressure increasing afternoon.  

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on December 18, 2013 at 7:55am

Yes. Nice ride. Roads in fair shape. Next few days look interesting...

Gene, thanks for your post.  I agree.  Some people think I'm nuts for biking to work...I think they're the nutty ones...

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on December 18, 2013 at 8:34am

Yes.  And the plows had been through the Dearborn PBL last night.

Yes, Gene.  The second my foot pushed the pedal last night I was smiling again.

Permalink Reply by JMinHP on December 18, 2013 at 8:57am

It was a nice crisp ride in this morning. Temp was still in the mid-teens. I'm looking forward to seeing the 30s!

Permalink Reply by yai danche on December 18, 2013 at 9:41am

I tried to ride Divvy today, but got frustrated trying to change the gear.  I figured it was a grip twist, but couldn't get it to move.  N00b question: is 3 the highest resistance gear?  Anyways I gave up, docked it, and took the CTA.  

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