GW south sidewalk reopened !

[lhuerta]

...phew, thot this day would never come. The north sidewalk stairs were getting old, chewing up my cleats and interrupting my PR across the bridge

http://www.panynj.gov/press-room/pre...adLine_id=2842

This is welcome news for the holidays. Now, I need to decide whether to go out this afternoon....currently 8 degree wind chill.

Lou

[tctyres]

Thank goodness!

Fwiw, the segments across the bridge are flagged as dangerous.

[lhuerta]

Originally Posted by tctyres

Thank goodness!

Fwiw, the segments across the bridge are flagged as dangerous.

....the in my post above, implied tongue-in-cheek.

Earphone wearing Strava chasers are my nemesis on the bridge....

[johnmdesigner]

I'm glad the path is open but the construction job is the worst I have ever seen.
All that poorly hung mesh will be covered with pigeon poop and feathers in no time. It really compliments the cable guards they installed years ago that have rusted out on the bottom because they were too cheap to make them out of stainless steel and too lazy to paint them.
Another PA slap in the face to what once was a beautiful bridge.

[velofinds]

I never thought I'd say this but I was beginning to miss New Jersey (I've been actively avoiding the bridge during the South path closure in favor of points east of the river).

[lhuerta]

The new netting on south sidewalk is quite utilitarian, not attractive at all, but appears it will meet its objectives. Hopefully the upcoming permanent fix will be a bit more visually appealing and drop the military jungle bunker look.

...was able to get in about 35 miles this afternoon. Froze my a@% off but it was refreshing...albeit, after about 20 miles couldn't get much water out of my frozen bottle.

[sales guy]

I wish I lived in the city again and had to take the subway/EL or ride in. I miss it.

[muz]

Originally Posted by lhuerta

...was able to get in about 35 miles this afternoon. Froze my a@% off but it was refreshing...albeit, after about 20 miles couldn't get much water out of my frozen bottle.

Rookie mistake... need to keep the bottle upside down in the cage.

[R3awak3n]

I commuted to work, citi biked in. It was freaking cold. Contemplating on doing the same ride in 45 minutes

[Bob Ross]

Originally Posted by muz

Rookie mistake... need to keep the bottle upside down in the cage.

[muz]

Absolutely serious. Used to ride in Minnesota winters. Water starts freezing from the top, and if the nozzle is a little frozen, no more water. Keep it upside down, and you still get water when half of it is solid.

[speedevil]

+! on the upside down bottle. Learned this cycling through northern IL winters. Now, down here in western Kentucky it's not as much of an issue.

[BikeNY]

Didn't realize the south walkway was closed, when did that happen? I rode it in September as part of a Bear Mountain Bridge GW bridge loop, was a great day.

And yes, he was serious about the upside down water bottles.

Edit: Also, the insulated water bottles from Camelbak and others do pretty well at keeping your water liquid for longer. And lastly, you have to remember to drink more often, even just a little bit, to keep the nozzle ice free.

[Bob Ross]

Cool, I learned something new! Gonna have to try the upside-down water bottle thing next time I ride...since, clearly winter has arrived.

[54ny77]

Winter riding = Camelback insulated bottles filled with HOT tap water and a splash of hot tea or something for a little flavor. At 30 degrees +/-, that's good for about an hour+ without freezing.

I hate cold winter, for the record.