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Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Today felt like the coldest day this week, ran right up to the edge of what my gear can handle.

The glove arrangement that changed the game for me a few years ago is cheap as hell and comes from the Army Surplus store. I wear the wool inserts for 5-finger gloves under the wool inserts for trigger-finger mittens pictured here. This week I've quadrupled up--two pair of gloves under two pair of mittens. My fingers were in better shape this morning than my toes were!

Regarding the cold hands - I ride with Louis Garneau lobster gloves and they are insanely warm. I've never had cold hands while riding with these on and I commute nearly every day. The lobster design helps keep your fingers warm by placing them near each other while also wrapping each finger in thinsulate material. They are warmer than mittens yet allow for more dexterity due to the lobster design. Highly recommend a pair. Worth the cost.

http://www.amazon.com/Louis-Garneau-Super-Shield-Gloves/dp/B00B901GTY

Just me and coyotes making fresh tracks while everyone sleeps.

Neat pic, Dave.

I took a pass today. My ride home Thursday was a bit tense. Nothing major happened, but thank goodness for the LFT and Chicago Park District. If I had to ride all the way home on surface streets, I would have been a wreck.

I rode today again and I'm still trying out different garment combinations to not be too hot. Also, how do you keep your bike clean? I might have to the it to a self serve car wash.

I did! And didn't realize how bad it was until I was out on LFT all by my lonesome. Was passed by exactly two bikes on my commute, but unfortunately got splattered with rock salt being thrown from a park district truck. :( Ah, the indignities of winter riding. Had my choice of showers at MCC to make up for it, though!

Today Folding Thunder rolls over 5000 miles on the odometer, two years of commuting to the Scientific Instrument Shop at UIC (old picture without snow and studded tires).

Finally, I got back on my bike.  What a relief, even though it is a sloppy mess out there.  Hoping the sun actually does appear today and dry some of it up.

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