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Forum: Commuting
09-22-23, 11:17 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,492
Posted By Steely Dan

Like most who do it (I suspect), I'm no fan of...

Like most who do it (I suspect), I'm no fan of the costume change.

But every time I've tried wearing my work clothes for a bike commute it just has not worked out for me. I am just an...
Forum: Commuting
08-04-23, 04:55 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 957
Posted By Steely Dan

I just got back from the ride home. What a...

I just got back from the ride home.

What a freaking fantastic way to end the workday!

I feel high. I've needed this so badly.

I'm convinced that there is no better overall health medicine in...
Forum: Commuting
08-04-23, 01:03 PM
Replies: 15,693
Views: 12,355,146
Posted By Steely Dan

Had to post a shot of my old pony on her first...

Had to post a shot of my old pony on her first day of commuting duty in over 3 years, at home in her new office.

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https://i.postimg.cc/htF7KTDx/PXL-20230804-185738426-2.jpg...
Forum: Commuting
08-04-23, 11:17 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 957
Posted By Steely Dan

I'm back, baby!

After a very stupid 3 year hiatus of being trapped in WFH hell (I HATED WFH, it nearly cost me my sanity), I finally got back on the saddle this morning and rode my bike to my 100% in-office job...
Forum: Commuting
04-23-20, 08:34 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 4,383
Posted By Steely Dan

Since getting laid off last month, I do a 16 mile...

Since getting laid off last month, I do a 16 mile ride that 80% mimics my old commute route several days a week.

Why do I mimic most of my old route? It's the closest continuous off street path to...
Forum: Commuting
03-13-20, 08:22 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 6,346
Posted By Steely Dan

A Stupidly Expensive Lesson Of Stupidity

I've only been doing this bike commuting thing for a dozen years now.

And yet I still made an EXTREMELY costly and stupid mistake yesterday.

My pannier was apparently not properly affixed to my...
Forum: Commuting
02-26-20, 10:48 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,520
Posted By Steely Dan

It could be worse...... I could be in a spin class

commuting this morning straight into a 20 mph wind, gusting to 25 mph, at my 12 o'clock, driving the falling snow right into my face, on an unplowed/unsalted MUP with ~1.5" of heavy, wet snow, i was...
Forum: Commuting
01-28-20, 02:05 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 6,324
Posted By Steely Dan

i didn't ride studs this morning either because...

i didn't ride studs this morning either because it looked like things were pretty dry. i had to roll over a couple of small frozen melt-water puddles on the MUP, but all good.

however, i did see a...
Forum: Commuting
01-07-20, 10:31 AM
Replies: 614
Views: 132,278
Posted By Steely Dan

another glorious January morning for a bike...

another glorious January morning for a bike commute here in chicago!

35 degrees, plenty of sun, light and favorable winds, dry, nary a trace of residue snow/ice/slush/etc.

man, a guy could...
Forum: Commuting
12-30-19, 05:02 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,961
Posted By Steely Dan

i already did this morning! yeah, there were...

i already did this morning!

yeah, there were flurries in the air, but the ground was still much too warm, even on the bridge, for anything to stick.
Forum: Commuting
12-30-19, 09:35 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 6,961
Posted By Steely Dan

the wait is finally over. after eagerly...

the wait is finally over.

after eagerly watching the construction progress over the past 9 months, the bridge is officially open as of this morning (12/30)!!!

my daily commutes up and down the...
Forum: Commuting
12-23-19, 08:54 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,739
Posted By Steely Dan

as i've done for the past 12 years, i rode my...

as i've done for the past 12 years, i rode my bike to work every work day unless i had a compelling reason not to.

the kids are both another year older and we're still a one-car family, so the...
Forum: Commuting
12-04-19, 10:14 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 2,849
Posted By Steely Dan

having twice been struck by motor vehicles while...

having twice been struck by motor vehicles while bike commuting, my wife already worries enough as it is.

she sure as hell doesn't need to hear about the close calls.
Forum: Commuting
12-03-19, 03:32 PM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 123,891
Posted By Steely Dan

the bad: a razor blade in the street put a big...

the bad: a razor blade in the street put a big old gash in my rear tire this morning. instant blow-out. tire more or less destroyed. a shame because the tire is only a couple of months old.

the...
Forum: Commuting
09-24-19, 08:23 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,564
Posted By Steely Dan

For the first time in 12 years, I had a riding companion on this morning's commute

throughout my entire bike commuting career, i've always been a solo-rider.

not for any real particular reason, it's just the way it's always been.

then this morning, my wife asked if she could...
Forum: Commuting
08-30-19, 10:33 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 16,100
Posted By Steely Dan

For winter riding in Chicago, with all of its...

For winter riding in Chicago, with all of its vicious freeze/thaw-induced black ice and other treacherous hazards, studs are absolutely vital, IMO.

Fortunately, it doesn't have to be one or the...
Forum: Commuting
07-24-19, 11:46 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,581
Posted By Steely Dan

i don't have any spectacular scenery to roll past...

i don't have any spectacular scenery to roll past (chicago doesn't really do scenery), but at least i have a pleasant enough 6 miles along a greenway/linear sculpture park that makes up the middle...
Forum: Commuting
07-19-19, 07:50 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,960
Posted By Steely Dan

i did it! despite my injury of stupidity, i rode...

i did it! despite my injury of stupidity, i rode to work for the first time this week!

it didn't exactly feel awesome on my burn wound, but the pain was tolerable (i pre-gamed with some...
Forum: Commuting
07-15-19, 09:12 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,960
Posted By Steely Dan

Injuries of stupidity that have kept you off the bike

we were at a friends house for a backyard BBQ over the weekend.

in one of my trademark moments of monumental stupidity, i transferred red hot burning coals in a starter chimney from my friends...
Forum: Commuting
07-12-19, 07:53 AM
Replies: 112
Views: 18,037
Posted By Steely Dan

i've been a 4-season bike commuter in chicago for...

i've been a 4-season bike commuter in chicago for over 11 years now (i'm 43).

my one-way distance has varied between 4.6 and 15.2 miles. currently i'm at 8.0 miles.

i'm fairly dedicated, but...
Forum: Commuting
07-10-19, 01:19 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 8,304
Posted By Steely Dan

If you can't ride in cold rain, you can't ride in...

If you can't ride in cold rain, you can't ride in Chicago (City Motto: Holy F*<k it's cold)


;)
Forum: Commuting
07-01-19, 11:13 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,302
Posted By Steely Dan

i go about 1.1 miles out of my way to catch an...

i go about 1.1 miles out of my way to catch an MUP that keeps me off-street for 75% of my commute.

and another 12% of my route (the final mile into downtown evanston) is on a protected bike lane....
Forum: Commuting
06-28-19, 02:09 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,256
Posted By Steely Dan

my commute is only 8 miles one-way, so i don't...

my commute is only 8 miles one-way, so i don't travel with water.

i down a pint before i leave and then hydrate as needed when i arrive at work/home.
Forum: Commuting
06-13-19, 01:15 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,364
Posted By Steely Dan

sense or death eventually sink their teeth into...

sense or death eventually sink their teeth into all of us, one way or the other.
Forum: Commuting
06-11-19, 08:03 AM
Replies: 182
Views: 24,409
Posted By Steely Dan

nothing puts a grin on my face while bike...

nothing puts a grin on my face while bike commuting like a ripping tailwind.

it's like riding an e-bike without having to purchase one.

it's too bad those 20+ mph winds exactly at your six...
Forum: Commuting
06-09-15, 02:08 PM
Replies: 170
Views: 17,841
Posted By Steely Dan

yep. i pay a lot of attention to the weather...

yep. i pay a lot of attention to the weather forecast. it informs my decision of which bike to ride on any given day.

sometimes it's my regular commuter bike, a CX with with fenders, rack and...
Forum: Commuting
10-07-11, 04:17 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 8,959
Posted By Steely Dan

it can be true, if you've got mirror smooth...

it can be true, if you've got mirror smooth surfaces to ride on, then max pressure will give you the best performance from a rolling resistance standpoint (though i wouldn't want to ever have to make...
11-08-10, 03:51 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 89,124
Posted By Steely Dan

standard truing price at chicago shops seems to...

standard truing price at chicago shops seems to be 25 bucks.



depending on how severely your wheel is out of true, you could undo the brake on the wheel that is wobbling and ride the bike...
09-29-10, 02:35 PM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,295
Posted By Steely Dan

i really like the feelign of being stretched out...

i really like the feelign of being stretched out on a bike as well. it's not because upright riding causes me back problems, i just find that a stretched and down posture is really comfortable (it's...
09-29-10, 10:19 AM
Replies: 71
Views: 10,295
Posted By Steely Dan

meh, after 4 months of commuting 30 miles per day...

meh, after 4 months of commuting 30 miles per day around town on my drop bar road bike, i can honestly say that the hunched over aero position is completely comfortable for me and inflicts no back...
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