My first winter commute is over and I made it in one piece. -5C/22F today and the roads were pretty nice despite the first snow of the season on Friday. I was impressed that even the bike paths were plowed! I spent the weekend installing screws in a set of 27" Tioga Bloodhounds for todays ride. It was interesting, cornering at speed is a bit of a challenge but I didn't slip on any ice, even when I got cocky and intentionally rode over the ice. My rear fender has some clearance issues that I need to take care of today. The brake bridge is a little too close and a couple of screws rub the fender mount.

I kicked my front fender while trackstanding at a light today too... I'm glad I built that front fender out of an old tire, a plastic one would have shattered. I straightened out the wire beads and put the fender stays back together and kept riding.

My clothing choices were great, the Costco base layer top fit a little loose, even after I took my friends advice and went down one size to a medium, but it was nice and warm. I could have used a face mask, but I couldn't find the one I used to take snowboarding. It's probably packed with my snowboard.