Bike in shop, not sure how long, as they are rebuilding wheel with brand new set of spokes they had to order. I ride year round. Yes, last time it was interesting in the -5 weather to see my 100% phone battery last 25 minutes, the fog on my glasses freeze, and the grippy rubber on my crocs become hard as rock. One day it was 55 overnight till 11 am then as soon as 11 rolled around, it sank 57 degrees to -3 by 8 pm. The polar vortex is not a "weather channel term". It's actually a phenomenon where the Arctic jet stream gets a loop in it poking South. This dumps frigid Arctic air into areas normally moderated by the Gulf Stream & warm air off the Gulf of Mexico that move north.

I'm ready for any winter weather aside from ice or deep snow down to about -10. After that I'm not sure how my hub will work plus the electric grid did not like the cold & we had frequent sporadic voltage dips that made the lights dim etc. if there's no power I gotta be home to tend the kerosene heaters.

- Andy