Originally Posted by
EKW in DC
Good thinking. I'd obviously thought about full-fingered gloves. Paired with flip over mittens, that could prove a very comfortable solution. I'll have to look into that. Thanks for the idea.
You're welcome. I wish that I could take credit for the idea, but like most good ideas, I gleaned it from someone else's experience. In this case it was SixtyFiver's. Read about it and many other great winter cycling tips on his blog here:
http://ravingbikefiend.com/?page_id=269
Originally Posted by
jdgesus
great this morning. forgot my belt about 1 mile in, so i turned back..
the sun had come up by the time i started again, and the rain stopped. lovely morning!
Beautiful pic! I think that's the first image of the Seattle skyline I've seen that didn't include the Space Needle (assuming that's Seattle, of course).
Originally Posted by
CptjohnC
Yeah -- That's what I was thinking. As I see it, the problem is that in most cases, a day or two after it snows most of it will be ice, and it could be there for a day or for several weeks, depending on the temps. This seems like a no win for those of us at the southernmost tip of the regular snow zone.
I put on the studs at the first signs of freezing temps, and I leave them on all winter. I run 700*35 Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires, and their conservative, non-aggressive design makes them liveable on days when there's little snow or ice. OTOH, having the studs there is insurance against unpredictable winter weather. When funds permit, I would like to build a bike with aggressive studded, knobby tires for deeper snow and crappy road conditions, but for now my setup handles the majority of my winter commuting needs.