Originally Posted by
Leebo
TN, BwaaaHaaa. Was 14 F for my 18 miles commute to work Thursday am. Here in the Boston MA area we have had 110+ inches of snow in one MONTH!. Um. No whining allowed. Ever. Pedal or not. There is always bourbon too. At that temp the gatorade freezes.I need to invest in an insulated bottle. Off road is more challenging. Following some dedicated walking/snowshoe/xc ski tracks good. Slightly off track results in wheels sinking 1-3 feet down for a snow angel off trail, not good. There are no bad bike commutes, only poor clothing choices. Choose wisely. Pedal on.
Yeah, figured there would be posts like that. For me to purchase the clothing and equipment required for the type of winter weather Boston has had this year doesn't make sense for the ~2 weeks of sub-freezing temperatures we get here. We've had 3 or 4 (I've lost count) weather systems come through in the past 2 weeks dropping mostly ice, and then snow 2 days ago, which is HIGHLY unusual for this area. Kids have been out of school for 5 days out of the last 2 weeks, also highly unusual.