As some of you know we here in Nashville got a little snow. I have been waiting for it all winter long. I have a mountain bike all rigged with studded tires just to commute to work.

The snow came, all 6 or 8 inches of it which is an enormous amount for us. It was still coming down when I left for work. This was my first ride in the snow and I could not stay upright. At least it was hard to stay upright. I started to get a little use to it but had to call it quits when I found my MUP was not plowed at all. I turned around and road back home. It was about three miles total.

Driving to work I reached down town Nashville. I ran into a man riding a bicycle which was not meant for snow, talking on a cell phone with one hand, and the other hand on his handle bars. I rolled down my window and asked how do you do it? His response was it took practice and he road off.

Practice in the snow is something we will not get much of here. I assume like most people here he was from somewhere else. I am just wondering how do you guys and girls ride in this stuff? It was fresh snow so it was not packed so maybe that has something to do with it but really is there a secret or what? How long does it take to get it down like that guy?