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Old 09-04-12 | 08:35 AM
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Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk

I notice that below 40 degrees (Farenheit) that my average speed drops about 1 mph for every 10 degree temperature drop, even though it feels like I'm working just as hard. Compound this with the 4 - 5 mph loss incurred by switching to my winter bike with studded tires, and my 7.5 mile commute time doubles from about 1/2 hour (summer) to 1 hour (winter). And this is assuming plowed roads. If I'm fighting a fresh snowfall things get even slower.
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