Two winters ago -30C supposedly set some kind of record - so of course I had to go out in it!! About 30 to 40 kms round trip - there was a blizzard and itvwas actuall kinda fun.

This last week or two we've had a cold snap with temperatures as low as -40C once the wind chill is thrown in. Told myself I should stay home but the roads were clear and ended up making the 15km hike downtown just about every day. With Sorel boots, ski goggles, a neoprene balaclava and studded tires - fingers were the only issue and mittens worked better than gloves. No issues but shifting was unreliable because the cable grese thickened up. Not much to do - without a light grease, condensation in cables will freeze up and then you have no gears - I'll take the slow-mo effect instead.

Braking was affected - I'm guessing cold rubber pads on cold metal rims just isn't a great combo, but plan ahead and brake in advance and no issues. What particularly surprised me was that the AAA and Lipo batteries I was using for front and rear lighting still worked like a charm.

But that was last week. Today its +8 and raining. I think terrorists have taken control of the weather!