Happy Monday... Daily ride thread...

Had an errand to run downtown. Three options: 1. Ride bike, about 6.5 mi each way. 2. Take the El, about $3 and 30-40 min each way. 3. Drive, about $1 million to park (OK, about $17-).

You can guess what I did.

It was so damned cold and damp here, am I right, Brina, Fuji, Beta, Geonz??? By the temp alone, not that cold, but I got one block out and came back for fleece leggings, full-finger gloves, head band, and toe covers. I was fine with all that stuff, sweaty, of course by the end. Not a bad ride, although I continue to marvel that I can be riding into the wind going both ways! The best part was this one intersection, where Milwaukee ends at Des Plaines. It's a pain because it's uphill, around a corner, and more uphill over a bridge. But it's great because there's a chocolate factory right there, and the whole area smelled like bittersweet chocolate.

So I got in a 12.5 mile ride, and spent nothing on gas, parking, or the El. Sweet.