My ride was brisk this morning. It was my first time commuting in sub-freezing temperatures and it wasn't nearly as bad as I feared. There was ice on the car windows but I didn't encounter any on the road. The mixture of water and leaf goop must have a lower freezing point than just plain water. Even at 30F I still had to stop on the uphill portion of my ride and peel back some layers to stop sweating.

My bike rode just fine after its trip to the bike shop. When I had a flat tire last week I took it in for the free new bike checkup. I also picked up a spare tube so I can fix the flat myself next time and I had them put in a pair of tire liners to delay "the next time" for as long as possible.

The worst part of the ride for me was on my long downhill stretch. I read the thread yesterday about quick release hubs not being fastened properly and all I could think about was not having checked the hubs myself after the bike shop. The wheels stayed on, the guys at shop did their jobs well.