I don't know. I have a new job in a different city now, but it's still a school, and they'll let you store pretty much whatever you want in your classroom as long as it's not breaking any actual rules. We're an alternative school specializing in the students who've been removed from the other schools in the district, so I like keeping my bike where I can see it. I just lean it against the wall behind my desk.
I like the studded tire idea . . . how much control does that give me, though, realistically, on ice and snow? I've never used studded tires, even on a car, so I don't know. Right now I'm pushing myself pretty hard to get through the commute in 35-40 minutes, and some of that I can't improve because it's time spent crossing a couple of wide, busy avenues. If I had to slow down a lot to stay safe on ice and snow, it'd take even longer, and I do have time pressure to consider. It takes me half an hour to drive from the lot where I leave my car to the babysitter's house. I have to get my youngest by 5 p.m., and I try to leave school by 3:30. So if it takes 45 minutes to do the ride, 30 minutes to drive, I've left myself fifteen minutes of wiggle room, minus whatever it takes to get out of the parking lot, get off the bike and get it onto the car, etc. If I have to patch a flat or something, my sitter will understand, but I can't make a habit of being late.
Anybody know whether I can even fit 700x32 tires on my OCR2? I have 700x28 Armadillos on it right now, which have served me well, but I don't see any studded tires in 28.
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