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Old 11-28-14 | 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Wanderer
Riding in the cold was never a problem for me. Doesn't take long to start making enuf heat to keep warmmmm.

But a couple crashes because of ice, one requiring 17 stitches in my face, changed my mind...... I do cold, but don't do snow and ice any longer...... I just move to the beast in the basement................ till Mar-Apr, once the snow flies.
Just this morning I posted about our Thanksgiving Day Ride with studded tires:

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
Last evening (Wednesday) there were many reports of slippery ice-covered streets and sidewalks in Norwood. So I looked out at about 7:00 AM on Thursday, and the rain had stopped, the streets were only wet, and the temp was above freezing, so mtalinm and I decided to ride, especially since we both had studded tires…

En route we even looked for patches of ice to test the studs
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