I haven't been riding much but it isn't the temps, we keep getting just enough snow to keep all the side roads ice and snow packed with almost constant sustained winds of 15-20 MPH with gusts up to 40 MPH. I can handle the cold, I'll fight the wind, I'll venture out on snow in the right conditions but combine high winds with iffy surface conditions and severe wind chills and I'm bowing out. I went down a few days ago when we did get a halfway decent day with no wind and fortunately just bruised my pride a little. If it had been cold and windy, something happened where I couldn't get back up and my cel phone had failed me or been damaged it could have been very bad. We've had 2 weather related deaths of stranded motorists in the past month in my area, I don't plan to be number 3 and as badly as I want to ride I can't risk an injury that would cause me to miss work. Everybody be careful out there!
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