Well folks, the snow here has really put a damper on my commuting, I've been riding the cyclops in the basement for a week and a half. Last night I mounted my new Nokian studded tires and hope to be back in the saddle again Monday. I stopped riding because of the extreme cold caused the salt melted snow to freeze along the roadway and I didn't want to crash and get hit by a vehicle. I hope the studded tires work as well as others claim, I'm going on a test ride on Saturday and hopefully Monday we'll start the commute up again.