Today was my first snow and ice commute ever. I haven't commuted in the snow in almost 10 years since I ditched my Nobbies in favor of street tires. Now that I have multiple bikes I bought studded snow tires. I know I posted over the weekend about my first snow and ice rides on the studded snow tires, but today was the first official snow and ice commute, including riding home after dark, with lights and reflective gear etc. I was able to ride up steep icy streets with some cars failing to gain traction around me. My average speed was almost half my normal pace. It wasn't any more difficult it just took almost twice as long. There were only a couple of times in each direction where the back wheel began to slide to the side, but three of those times it caught and hooked up and only once did I have to put a foot down to avoid wiping out at least in my estimation. Also this weekend and today I road in 15f degree weather. I actually rode down to 12 last winter after 10 years with 23f as my low temperature threshold. So unless something extraordinary happens, I won't bother you all with any more on this...I've just been so excited.