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Forum: Commuting
12-03-19, 03:32 PM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
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
11-27-19, 09:13 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

yesterday was all rain, rain, rain. i got a flat...

yesterday was all rain, rain, rain. i got a flat on my ride home.

few things in this world are more fun that fixing a flat on a dark chilly november night in the rain. yee-haw.




today is...
Forum: Commuting
11-13-19, 11:52 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

the MUP i ride on passes through 3 different...

the MUP i ride on passes through 3 different municipalities, all of whom are responsible for their sections of the path. the city of chicago and the suburb of lincolnwood had plowed and salted their...
Forum: Commuting
11-13-19, 09:15 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

17° for my ride into work this morning, with a 17...

17° for my ride into work this morning, with a 17 mph south wind dropping the windchill down to 3°.

fortunately, roughly 75% of my morning route is due north, so that was a nice ripping tailwind...
Forum: Commuting
09-23-19, 08:01 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

my first official fall morning bike commute of...

my first official fall morning bike commute of 2019 is in the books and what a gem it was!

60 degrees, 54 degree dew point, sunny blue skies.

the 12 mph WNW wind at my 10 o'clock wasn't...
Forum: Commuting
07-22-19, 08:56 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

gorgeous ride this morning. 67° with a 57° dew...

gorgeous ride this morning. 67° with a 57° dew point.

topping out today around 73° with humidity staying low.

that's about as nice of a july day as one can reasonably expect in chicago.
Forum: Commuting
07-12-19, 08:55 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

^ yikes, glad to hear that both bike and body...

^ yikes, glad to hear that both bike and body sound mostly ok. be sure to thank your guardian angel.


here in chicago we had a ridiculously gorgeous morning for a bike commute in july

67°, 55°...
Forum: Commuting
06-13-19, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

^ similar story here in chicago. 52, light...

^ similar story here in chicago.

52, light rain, with an 18 mph north wind blowing straight into my face for the ride into work this morning. that N wind penalized me an extra 8 minutes.

that's...
Forum: Commuting
05-01-19, 09:32 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

between a spring break trip to hawaii, then a...

between a spring break trip to hawaii, then a savage gout attack last week, and then torrential rains the past two days, it's been 2.5 weeks since my last bike commute.

but that all changed this...
Forum: Commuting
04-24-19, 09:37 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

i've been off the bike all week because of a gout...

i've been off the bike all week because of a gout attack that struck over the weekend.

and it's been utterly gorgeous riding weather here in chicago. super-bummed.

fingers crossed for a friday...
Forum: Commuting
04-12-19, 07:54 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

46 degrees, unlimited sunshine, relatively dry...

46 degrees, unlimited sunshine, relatively dry air even though we had storms last night, and an 18mph SW wind (that's mostly a tailwind for me).

those SW winds are supposed to intensify as the day...
Forum: Commuting
03-28-19, 09:05 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

it helps that 6 of my 8 miles are on a very...

it helps that 6 of my 8 miles are on a very lightly-used MUP with long uninterrupted stretches where i can "open up the throttle", so to speak.

i have one 2 mile stretch that doesn't have a single...
Forum: Commuting
03-28-19, 08:25 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

51 degrees, mostly sunny, with a fun 12 mph SSW...

51 degrees, mostly sunny, with a fun 12 mph SSW tailwind this morning.

did my 8 mile commute in 30 minutes, which is about as fast as i can do it.

oh if only every commute could be this...
Forum: Commuting
03-14-19, 07:43 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

holy warm front batman! it was 57 degrees...

holy warm front batman!

it was 57 degrees this morning with a 20 mph S wind (80% of my morning bike commute is due north), so i was FLYING up the bike path with an absolutely ripping tailwind...
Forum: Commuting
03-07-19, 09:22 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

still cold AF. 18 degrees with an 8 mph...

still cold AF.

18 degrees with an 8 mph headwind dropping the windchill to 9.

march can be such an aggravating month in chicago.
Forum: Commuting
03-01-19, 11:24 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

my weather app said a 2mph NNE wind before i left...

my weather app said a 2mph NNE wind before i left this morning (80% of my morning route is due north).

"nice, light winds today" i thought to myself.


LIES!!!!!
Forum: Commuting
02-21-19, 12:05 PM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

we got a hard freeze last night (down into the...

we got a hard freeze last night (down into the teens) and all of the gloppy/slushy/sleety/snowy mess on the path last night was a complete ice festival this morning.

i got to have a little...
Forum: Commuting
02-20-19, 09:47 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

holy freezing rain, batman! i probably made...

holy freezing rain, batman!

i probably made the wrong call this morning and rode into work.

after 8 miles of it, me and my bicycle were fully encased in a layer of ice.

icicles were forming...
Forum: Commuting
01-15-19, 11:35 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

yep, the long term forecast has us staying at or...

yep, the long term forecast has us staying at or below freezing for the next two weeks at least, so it looks like i'm gonna be on my winter beast for a while.

not the end of the world, but those...
Forum: Commuting
01-14-19, 08:58 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

we got about 3" of snow over the weekend. streets...

we got about 3" of snow over the weekend. streets were all plowed/salted, but i can never be too sure about conditions on the MUP that makes up 75% of my route.

i rode my studded tire winter beast...
Forum: Commuting
01-09-19, 09:02 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

so, winter decided to finally happen in chicago. ...

so, winter decided to finally happen in chicago.

20 degrees with a whipping 18 mph NW wind dropping wind chills down to 5 degrees for my ride in this morning.

80% of my morning bike commute is...
Forum: Commuting
01-07-19, 02:39 PM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

43 degrees and light rain for this mornning's...

43 degrees and light rain for this mornning's ride, with a whipping 20 mph tailwind.

rain is supposed stop just before i head home.

that would be nice.
Forum: Commuting
01-02-19, 09:51 AM
Replies: 1,854
Views: 126,497
Posted By Steely Dan

not a bad start to '19 in chicago. 30...

not a bad start to '19 in chicago.

30 degrees, light SW wind, heavy over cast.

there was more icy residue on the bike path than i had anticipated.

i should have been on my studded-tire...
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