Today might qualify as the worst commuting day of the year....so far. I had to go to work an hour early at 3am. With the storm we had last night I had to leave about 20 mins earlier to anticipate some slow moving thru the snow. We were expecting a freezing rain/sleet/snow mix with 2-4”. Temp was about 25f. Starting out on the side streets, they were about 2” of wet heavy snow with ice underneath. With no tire tracks to ride down, it had the consistency of firm wet cement. There wasn’t a snowplow in sight once I got on the main road. They didn’t get out until much later in the morning. So I had to ride down the right tire track all the way to work, about 6 miles. When cars did come up behind I’d move into the shoulder. The whole road was like mashed potatoes. And by now it was snowing like crazy. Big wet flakes. I had overdressed and was overheating. I stopped to take the ear band off and opened up the vents on the jacket. I still sweated. But I cooled off some. I got to work on time, the extra 20 mins helped. I’ve ridden thru worse, but it being the first significant storm of the weird winter season that we’re having this year. I just wasn’t ready for something like that. But it got me in shape for the next one. Like all the other storms I’ve ridden in, I enjoyed the challenge. That’s what makes it fun.
Last edited by scoatw; 01-21-12 at 09:44 PM.