Ride in was fine, 25º and 2 inches of fresh snow over the half inch packed base from the last few days. Got to the trail before the walkers churned it up too badly, so it was mostly smooth riding.

Most unpleasant ride home in a while; steady 20 mph winds with 50 mph gusts. Most of the ride is pretty sheltered, but after class I had some errands to run downtown, which is essentially a grid of wind tunnels. Was blown to a complete halt once, and between the car-churned, wind-blown snow and the wind itself I had a heck of a time keeping the bike in line. Hillcrest hill was an uphill spin through churned snow and 5 inch wind drifts, with a 20 mph cross wind (there was a tail wind at the bottom, which was the only reason I started up it, but the wind switched around about a quarter of the way up).

The last 3/4 mile down Forest Park was almost worth it, though; straight tailwind and freshly plowed and wind polished road. There's a little hill in the middle that I flew up in the top gear, wind gusts making my 55 lb. bike feel like a 15 lb. bike.

My grandma had a fuzzy saddle on her old three speed; I think it wanted to be like a sheepskin seat cover or something. As for poor lock jobs (you see a few on campus, and the inevitable stolen bike posters that result) I just shake head and happily park next to them; I feel more secure leaving my properly locked bike next to some easy pickings. If you leave a note, someone other than the owner might read it and "correct" the problem.