Having been feeling poorly most of October and November with a nasty chest cold my time recently has been occupied putting away my "Summer Things" and there hasn't been much time for riding. The next four weeks will be dedicated to family commitments so I have been and will continue to be relying on my commuting for my "Cycling Fix".

We were supposed to get a dusting of snow Friday night so on Friday afternoon I mounted my Winter Wheels with the studded snows for Saturday's 04:00 a.m. commute to work. The snow never came but it was just below freezing with a 22 mph head-wind gusting to 29mph!! The snow has yet to arrive this season, but it will come. With an annual average snowfall of just over 100 inches there'll be plenty to go around.

I ride differently in the cold weather than during the rest of the year. Having frozen my ears when in my late teens I'm quite mindfull and aware of cold and wind chill. In the cold weather I ride slowly, painfully slowly..like about 10 mph. I still get to where I'm going and I still enjoy the ride but I doubt that anyone would want to ride along with me at that slow of a pace!!