Typically, when it's all snowy and cold in Omaha, the biggest deterrent to riding outside is getting out of the neighborhoods and onto the open roads. What should be an easy five or 10 minutes often ends up being a snow-clogged, messy and dangerous ride.
Once I'm out, however, all is well.
That's pretty much how it went yesterday. I ended up riding west on Fort Street (the wider, three-lane part) to get to 144th. From there I headed north to Ida and then finally out of town. Pretty much every side street was sketchy sketchy sketchy.
I ended up with a pretty solid ride, though I might have been a bit overdressed. Wind chill was allegedly 21 or so when I left, but I warmed up pretty quick. Once again, the combination of Bontrager RXL booties and toe warmers was spot-on. It's pretty amazing jumping into the shower and not cringing when hot water hits your feet.
Oh ... the day's weapon of choice: Orange Crush. It's back and it's heavy — 20 pounds. A perfect training bike.
2 comments:
Please post a picture of your frozen beard.
frozen beards are not playthings grown for your entertainment.
also, they're dumb.
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