Originally Posted by
tjspiel
You know it's been cold when 0° feels warm but I enjoyed my commute anyway. I left my big ice fishing mitts at home and will also be able to do without the goggles for the ride back. Still, it's not like summer when I can throw on a shirt and shorts and be ready but all in good time.
Only problem now is what was firm hardpack has been softened by salt and it's harder to ride through.
Here in Chicago, we got all the snow on Saturday and Sunday, when it was just below freezing. Then it got cold sunday night. Riding on Sunday was a pain, with all the snow, but it was at least soft. Monday and Tuesday, all that churned snow was rock hard. It was rough riding where there wasn't enough auto traffic to break it down. Today, it's back to being soft enough to ride through. I don't miss the cold, at all.