The weather here has had drastic changes from record highs in late February to wintry blizzards with rain to snow in April. Fifty degree temperature changes from daytime highs to nighttime lows are no longer uncommon. This past Monday we received 7 inches of very heavy wet snow. It melted when it touched the warmer …
I’ve been riding in temperatures in the 30s F and 40s F with higher than normal winds of 15 to 25 mph. Head winds are rarely enjoyable. The other day I was out during rain with gusts to 30 mph. On the way out there was a glorious headwind that pushed me along at record …
It was cold with very strong winds but I decided to not use the car as part of my One Less Car ideology and rode on my trusty steed commuter bicycle the only 1.1 miles in eight minutes against wind gusts to 40 mph and an icy windchill of -3 F. These shorter trips or …
Since mid-January, the City of Madison has been unpacking its presentation of 8 possible train station sites in Madison. But most importantly to residents the final location will only become fully operational with a train arriving and departing in 2031. Below is a response from the study team. Hello, It may be possible to shorten …
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It was a quieter and smoother ride this morning along Lake Monona and around Monona Bay in Madison, WI. Prior to the ride, I checked the forecast for the next two weeks and was pleased to see no snow or bitter cold. With this in mind, I started my early spring riding by swapping out …
Today I thoroughly enjoyed a lunch ride on my Fuji Absolute 1.7 bicycle along the shores of Lake Monona, Wingra Creek and Monona Bay in Madison, WI. Temperatures here have risen into the 40s F with clouds and fog. I feel tip-top after being outside on the bicycle enjoying a lunch ride again. I feel …
I commute by bicycle year-round to intersections near schools. I am a crossing guard. So when I noticed all of the students’ bicycles parked in snow banks and locked up to parking signs, I became concerned and wondered why the bike racks had not been cleared of snow. I decided to approach maintenance about it …
I had a good year bicycling in 2023. The main highlight included riding my bicycle, a Fuji Absolute 1.7, to my place of employment. I also pulled a Burley d’Lite trailer with equipment each day that I worked. As a commuter for several years, I have been able to save money from minimizing a car …
Run winter studded tires for safety and peace of mind on scattered snow and ice. We received an inch or so of snow throughout the day yesterday. It was just enough for bicycles and pedestrians to pack it down on paths where it froze over night into dangerous ruts. Less than 2 inches of snow …
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Riding my rides for errands as well as to my place of employment, I continue to strengthen the green prism of my ride that is a different, parallel world where I explore places unexplored by me that are ignored by or unreachable by cars, including trails, paths, parks and country roads. On the eve of …