I was thankful this week that it's been just cold and windy during this cycle, versus the snow followed by ice earlier this month. There was no way I could safely ride over the ice, but cold I can deal with.

What I really want is a few days of heavy rain to wash the sand off the road. I recently switched to Michelin Protek tires after getting a second flat from a rock shard through my Gatorskins. So far so good.