Sigh, my commuting streak is at an end, 31 consecutive school days. I rode home against a 60 gusting to 80km/h windy, -1C, ice pellets and slush / snow on the roads. Same sort of wind tomorrow, only colder so I'm taking the bus. Average speed on the way back 14.5km/h, 64 minutes for 15.5km (exactly twice as long as my fastest time for the route). By the end the v-brakes were pretty gummed up with ice, so going fast wouldn't have been advisable anyway.

There was some drifting snow and ruts that got me wobbling pretty good along with a few 70km/h crosswind gusts. Other than some deep / wet dense snow, the studded tires were great. I took the MUP for a while to avoid cars, but the snow got very deep in a few areas so I gave up on it. Once I was back on the road the cars weren't bad for the most part. Except a few that insisted on following the ruts in the road even though they intersected my path in the curb lane.

On the plus side I seemed to nail the clothing selection for today. Other than my cheeks I wasn't cold at all, nor sweating much. I need to find a better balaclava.

My bike computer says I only burned 167 Cal, after all that work I can't even treat myself to icecream I should be back biking Thursday / Friday.