News Flash: Sun makes an appearance in Chicago!
12-04-19, 08:33 AM
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News Flash: Sun makes an appearance in Chicago!
I usually take a break at this point on the Greenbay Trail in north suburban Chicago. In summer its dense shade, a place to get out of the sun. Yesterday it was bright sunshine and...35 degrees. Felt really good though. Actually pushed it a little bit on the way home. And OMG the sun is out again this morning!
12-04-19, 11:21 AM
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You obviously need to take the rest of the day off (or as long as the sun is visible) to go for a sunny bike ride!
12-04-19, 11:37 AM
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I spent 6 years in Ann Arbor. When asked about the weather in winter on long distance phone calls, I would say cold and grey or just one cloud in the sky depending on the call. (That one cloud runs from west of Chicago to east of Buffalo, Lake Superior to southern Ohio. I've flown over it many times flying the Pacific northwest to Boston.)
My sophomore year in Ann Arbor, the record was set for fewest days of sun appearances for the month of January. 3. Nobody noticed until we heard it on the news.
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My sophomore year in Ann Arbor, the record was set for fewest days of sun appearances for the month of January. 3. Nobody noticed until we heard it on the news.
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12-05-19, 06:59 AM
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OK, I'll bite. Whazzup with having both barcons and downtube shift levers, and what looks like a spare cable taped to the handlebar? Preparing to convert from DT to barcons?
OK -- back to the original subject. San Diego got more rain than Seattle in November 2019.
OK -- back to the original subject. San Diego got more rain than Seattle in November 2019.
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12-05-19, 10:26 PM
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Yep. Swapped bars and stem. Making sure I liked the set up before commiting to them. Today I got the barcons going and removed downtube shifters.
12-07-19, 10:48 AM
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If done with the Sun could you send it our way, please. And ask it to rise further in the sky so its' rays have more strength.
For the record, a whole lot of cities in the lower48 get more rain and rainy days than Seattle.
Albeit, few (if any) get more overcast and misty days.
For the record, a whole lot of cities in the lower48 get more rain and rainy days than Seattle.
Albeit, few (if any) get more overcast and misty days.
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12-09-19, 06:10 AM
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News Flash: Sun makes an appearance in Chicago!
Shade and overcast (without rain) are certainly preferable to incessant sunshine on a hot summer day. I have previously posted about winter sunshine here in metro Boston.
One problem is that in the Winter the glaring low level sun occurs at more frequently inconvenient riding times.
For sun glare,
I usually take a break at this point on the Greenbay Trail in north suburban Chicago. In summer its dense shade, a place to get out of the sun. Yesterday it was bright sunshine and...35 degrees.
Felt really good though. Actually pushed it a little bit on the way home. And OMG the sun is out again this morning!
Felt really good though. Actually pushed it a little bit on the way home. And OMG the sun is out again this morning!
Sunlight is a foreign concept here in Michigan. Haven't seen it in weeks. Lucky you!
If done with the Sun could you send it our way, please. And ask it to rise further in the sky so its' rays have more strength.
For the record, a whole lot of cities in the lower48 get more rain and rainy days than Seattle.
Albeit, few (if any) get more overcast and misty days.
For the record, a whole lot of cities in the lower48 get more rain and rainy days than Seattle.
Albeit, few (if any) get more overcast and misty days.
One problem is that in the Winter the glaring low level sun occurs at more frequently inconvenient riding times.
In particular though, I rode about 4 miles this morning (2/27) at 13 ͦ F without discomfort. On my ride, I noted these two seemingly February-specific phenomena that I might consider harbingers of Spring:
…this morning [2/5/18, and 7:30 AM, 2/27/19] at about 7:30 to 7:45 AM on my southbound commute, the bright, low-lying Winter morning sun was directly at the level of my left hand rearview mirror, and the sun glare made it difficult to get a fix on that mirror
… On a northbound ride at 6:30 AM July 28, the glare of the low sun similarly obstructed my right hand mirror [I wear left and right]
I don't like them [photochromic prescription lenses], and I wear my non-tinted glasses when riding in bright sunlight. I never wore sunglasses anyways before I got them.
I find they diminish contrast on bright days. In particular when riding into the sun, I especially lose contrast when looking into my rearview mirror. I think it's because my pupils constrict even with the photochromes on, yet the lenses are already darkened.
My preference is for a billed baseball cap under my helmet.
I find they diminish contrast on bright days. In particular when riding into the sun, I especially lose contrast when looking into my rearview mirror. I think it's because my pupils constrict even with the photochromes on, yet the lenses are already darkened.
My preference is for a billed baseball cap under my helmet.
Last edited by Jim from Boston; 12-09-19 at 07:37 AM.
