Great Lakes - I've had it!

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Psimet2001

01-10-09, 10:30 AM

Snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow, snow.

I've had it. I've been in a crappy mood since waking. I was going to go down to MJH2's to ride the trainer for a bit to loosen up for tomorrow and I can't find the motivation to get dressed...let alone shovel the 10+ inches of snow out of the drive.

It is offical now. My LDS or whatever has finally kicked in and I officially hate winter now....again....whatever.

I didn't even get to go to Madison for the swap. Total fail.

makeinu

01-10-09, 11:09 AM

Waahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Mr. Eats Carbide doesn't like a little snow.

CyLowe97

01-10-09, 11:25 AM

It is offical now. My LDS or whatever has finally kicked in

You're a Mormon???

I shoveled the 10 inches of snow, dragged the kids up and down the street on a slet, and then watched them play with the neighbor kids on the piles of shoveled snow for a few hours. It's a good enough workout. Now it's nice to be inside where it's warm and the chili is simmering on the stove.

Get out there and shovel the stuff. Your anger will be well placed in displacing the snow. And you'll be getting something done. Then you can go door to door for the LDS. ;)

Oh yeah, I almost forgot...

http://williampio.com/images/Whambulance.gif

ilmooz

01-10-09, 12:05 PM

Are you trying to lay bad mojo on the ice cycling industry?

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 12:10 PM

Snow is shoveled now. Just sick of doing it. Instead of going to Cheeselandia for some sushi and old crappy bike barts that no one wants I got to shovel, and now I get to do personal books/budgeting, clean the office, work on CyLowe's bike, core workout(s) and possibly sled/x-country ski.

If this was summer I would be riding. All day.

f'n winter.

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 12:16 PM

Oh...and CyLowe....I wouldn't talk. I spun your drivetrain real quick the other night and it sounded like crap...so I take a look and I find this:

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3206/dsc05118em9.jpg

You routed the chain incorrectly through the rear derailleur and then rode it on the trainer for at least 45 minutes....*sigh*

CyLowe97

01-10-09, 12:21 PM

I'm not very bright.

Severian

01-10-09, 12:45 PM

WAH WAH WAAAAAAAH. (http://www.sadtrombone.com/)

Bad chain routing mate...

cyclpsycho

01-10-09, 01:37 PM

Whoa a little thin skinned aren't you. You know it's only January! We have at least two, maybe three, more months of this :eek:

So, HTFU brother!

DavidW56

01-10-09, 01:46 PM

We don't have ten inches of snow here in metro Detroit, yet. We've shoveled an inch or two three times so far, and it isn't stopping. But last night as I left the hardware store with a new bag of ice-melt, I met a man arriving on his bike to buy the same thing. So I had a gainful conversation about his winter bike set-up. I've got to try this.

MJH2

01-10-09, 01:57 PM

You need to suck it up, little man.

I did a little XC skiing last night (for the first time ever) up at a little lighted trail in Wisconsin. Just a little outside fix was enough to set me right for a while. You should try that.

Or get a little fiber in your diet. Might do a world of good.

StephenH

01-10-09, 02:07 PM

The roadies were out and dropping hammers this morning. Cold and windy here, but I think I saw more cyclists than I do when it's nice. Christmas bikes? New Year's Resolutions? Snowbirds? I don't know, but they were out.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z172/stephenhazelton/MiscBikePhotos/4013Proc.jpg

Oh- consider some snowshoes and a state park?

John Wilke

01-10-09, 02:13 PM

Time for a MTB ! I've ridden in fluff up to the hubs, deeper than that I just didn't have the power.

Don't fight it, man, winter will win every time. Come over to the dark side ... SKI !!

Am heading up to Sheboygan tomorrow for our first XC ski race of the year. Races in the AM, dog sleds in the afternoon. Woot !! :D

Severian

01-10-09, 03:00 PM

If you drop a hammer right now it WILL shatter just like that. Stupid Cold.

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 03:10 PM

I've got skis and planned on trying to get out at some point....meh.

Severian

01-10-09, 03:21 PM

If plans were fishes... errm... my cute didactic analogy falls apart at this point.. what I'm sayin' is:

Get out there trooper!

invwnut

01-10-09, 03:30 PM

You get the snow but I get the damn rain here in Indy. It makes for even a colder day...not to mention the freaking wind. I've bought a bunch of gear for winter and haven't gotten a chance to freeze my ass off yet. I feel for you......

SmokinMiles

01-10-09, 03:32 PM

Good time to have hepatitis. ha ha Too dang sick to shovel, can't do any exercise, just sit inside and watch snowplows. Fun!

SmokinMiles

01-10-09, 03:34 PM

I spent a ridiculous amount of money on racing snowshoes...the highest tech snowshoe one can hope to strap on and run with ease through the deepest of snow.....probably not a ghost of a chance I'll get to use them this year. grrrrrrrr On the upside, by spring I should feel better!

SmokinMiles

01-10-09, 03:36 PM

Whoa a little thin skinned aren't you. You know it's only January! We have at least two, maybe three, more months of this :eek:

So, HTFU brother!

I'm thinking the same....it's early. Just heard "they" think we're in for a worse winter than last year. As I said, "fun"

patester242002

01-10-09, 04:36 PM

Road Fan

01-10-09, 04:43 PM

Severian

01-10-09, 05:11 PM

Jose Perez

01-10-09, 05:30 PM

Instead of going to Cheeselandia for some sushi and old crappy bike barts that no one wants

Just got back. The place was literally overflowing with useless bike parts and the sushi was absolutely yummy (so was the japanese beer)

You missed out

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 05:32 PM

If it's this cold now...wait til midweek.

How does 10 to 15 below on Thursday morning or Friday morning feel to you? Looks like another bad crap of potholes coming once it thaws again if it ever does.

Downstate missed the snow but you folks like psi got probably 10 inches and we got maybe 3 - 4 inches at most down in Jofield.

That's what I heard...total crap. I am in no mood for anything below 0 at this point. f'n Chicago.

I work in Aurora and live in Elgin so there are tons of times were it's not bad at work, but I arrive home to find 6" or more.

Oh well...did yoga in the basement. heading out to shovel for the second time today.

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 05:35 PM

Just got back. The place was literally overflowing with useless bike parts and the sushi was absolutely yummy (so was the japanese beer)

You missed out

HAHA...yeah it usually is. I know if I would have went I would have been like "what a waste of a trip. If poor college cyclists are selling something then it's either totally used up or it's total crap."

I could have used some sushi and Sapporo though.

aham23

01-10-09, 05:36 PM

LDS. yoga in the basement. snow shoes. good thread. i did a brick workout today. a hour on the trainer then 30 minutes shoveling snow. later.

Wiswell

01-10-09, 05:47 PM

Snowshoe workout = just as good as biking for legs and aerobics, and new places to go. Walk up steep hill in 9 inches of snow, come down, repeat 4x. Just like hill intervals.

And yes, racing snowshoes do exist - smaller, with a tail. I've got a pair made locally in Lacrosse. Sorry you can't use yours this year Smokin'.

Don't think of it as that you can't go showshoeing, but that you instead can go cross country skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, etc.

cyclpsycho

01-10-09, 06:47 PM

Oh well...did yoda in the basement. heading out to shovel for the second time today.

:wtf:

Psimet2001

01-10-09, 07:35 PM

What...you never did yoda? Not even that one time...in college?

cyclpsycho

01-10-09, 07:48 PM

What...you never did yoda? Not even that one time...in college?

No, No, not Yoda. Kirk and I did the green chic :rolleyes:

http://blog.nj.com/whitty/2007/11/large_green.jpg

SmokinMiles

01-10-09, 09:38 PM

Racing snowshoes? Links or it didn't happen!

Here they are.....I've been out with them once....they're awesome...sigh...

http://www.backcountry.com/store/ATL0087/Atlas-Race-Snowshoe.html?CMP_ID=SH_FRO001&CMP_SKU=ATL0087&mv_pc=r126

Severian

01-10-09, 11:25 PM

huh... so they are.

John Wilke

01-11-09, 12:35 AM

70 racers in the 15k XC ski race in Wheaton Saturday.

http://picasaweb.google.com/john.wrycza/Ninordic2009#

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_A-xm6_PcU1E/SWkX-W8jwHI/AAAAAAAAyo8/s564PzvEwDg/s720/IMG_0431.JPG

Results: http://www.racetime.info/2009RESULTS/NINORDIC13O.HTM

More info: http://www.ninordic.com/

Road Fan

01-11-09, 09:40 AM

No, No, not Yoda. Kirk and I did the green chic :rolleyes:

http://blog.nj.com/whitty/2007/11/large_green.jpg

I always liked the green chick! Yoda, not so much.

Snowblowing, shoveling, done those. Should I pedal, or do yoda (damn you guys got me doing it now! YOGA

Scummer

01-11-09, 12:14 PM

I'm ready for it. Swapped my Look pedals for egg beaters and got me some Lake MXZ302.
Also mounted some fenders.
Took my baby out for a couple of miles today. Almost wiped out a few times on some ice, but nothing my bike couldn't handle.
This year I will not get on the rollers! I refuse!!!!

Here is my Winter setup:
http://images.geekazoids.net/trekwinter.jpg

Thomas

John Wilke

01-11-09, 02:25 PM

Off topic: Three Illinois skiers in the top 20 (100+ total) in todays XC ski race at Greenbush.

http://peloton-pix.smugmug.com/photos/453040304_ta7Ho-M.jpg

petflunky

01-11-09, 02:30 PM

Heh. I had to work yesterday. 35 mph in, work 6 hours, 35 mph home. Bleh. Snowblowed when I got home. I'm not a big fan of shovels. However, snowblowing is my winter sport. Fire that big knarly thing up and do everybody's sidewalk! I figure that was my Saturday workout. :lol:

Today, I got tired of reading about bicycling (been surfing bf for a couple of hours) and decided to go for a ride. :winter2: I took it easy, and did probably no more than a mile, but it felt good. Exercise for the day: DONE!

edit: Snowblowed this morning as well. Exercised twice today!

Wanderer

01-11-09, 03:07 PM

I ran two gallons of gas thru the snowblower, plus the shovel work, amounted to about 12 hours playing in the snow yesterday.

Sure was nice waking up to clean driveways and sidewalks this morning.

p.s. We got more in North Aurora, than you did upriver.............

voldemort

01-11-09, 09:40 PM

If it's gonna be cold, I'd just as soon have snow on the ground. And I'm a little whacked...I actually enjoy shoveling, for the exercise. At least it gets me outside and doing something. Broke out the snowshoes for an hour yesterday. I'd forgotten how much I enjoy doing that. Looks like they may get a lot of use in the near future. No thaw in the forecast. Not really into cross country skiing, but might have to fit in a weekend trip to WI for some downhill.

Severian

01-11-09, 11:00 PM

My wife is amazed when I choose to go out and shovel by myself..... yet she complains when she has to shovel by herself, which I don't understand.

patester242002

01-12-09, 12:57 PM

Looks like more hell for us tonight into tomorrow...stupid fricken blizzard warning in effect. Everything will be shut down tomorrow morning. grrr.

rsyb

01-12-09, 01:06 PM

Once again only an inch or two down here. But, the last couple of times we have had ice! One quarter inch during one of those storms. I'd take the snow any day.

Cycling Jester

01-12-09, 01:35 PM

God - I'm tired of all this snow and cold weather. I can't wait to be able to ride outside. I'm dying to try out my new dualpurpose bike. :roflmao2:

Psimet2001

01-12-09, 02:10 PM

Looks like more hell for us tonight into tomorrow...stupid fricken blizzard warning in effect. Everything will be shut down tomorrow morning. grrr.

:D - this is me smiling....can't you tell??:twitchy::notamused:

sal

01-12-09, 02:49 PM

I'm across Lake Michigan from you here in the lake effect snow belt near Grand Rapids Michigan. Our winter average snowfall is about 73 inches. We are already at 75 ish inches.

So let me see...remove the front wheel and bungee cord and zip tie the snowblower to the fork....and then begin pedalling down the driveway...no no no....start the snowblower first.....then begin pedalling down the driveway!!!!

Psimet2001

01-12-09, 03:43 PM

Severian

01-12-09, 07:08 PM

Oh and, it could be worse... you could be in Iowa.

Psimet2001

01-12-09, 07:41 PM

Man we're getting clobbred now. I hate driving home in this stuff mainly because as I head North the worse it gets. That and people STILL don't know how to drive in this stuff. They ride the brakes all the way down hills only to spin out as they try to climb up the opposing hill.

Can't tell you how many SUVs with 4WD I went flying past. Ahhh....snow tires.

John Wilke

01-13-09, 08:10 AM

Ahhh....snow tires.

:thumb: