Was surprised yesterday when I saw that there was supposed to be freezing precipitation overnight with possibly icy roads Anne a two hour delay for work, but welcomed the news, especially the delay. Got a little extra sleep and when I woke up mounted the new studded tires I got fire Christmas.

At least on my route I feel the winter weather aspect was a little overstated, but I did come across some slushy ice on a couple overpasses on the MUP, so I feel that my tire swap was justified... Besides I figured I could pro badly make the trip with my regular tires. I think I was mostly just looking for an excuse to ride on my new Nokian tires. :-) It was nice to have the peace of mind of the studded tires on patches I couldn't tell from a distance if they were just wet pavement it maybe black ice. Those tires do make some noise though. I'll be taking them off after tonight's commute probably, since temps are supposed to be in the 40s and 50s The rest of the week.

Uneventful ride in otherwise except for navigating through an obnoxious school group getting off buses and taking up the entire pathway for quite a distance near the Washington Monument.