Originally Posted by
FrankHudson
Hypno Toad, I've been watching the blizzardy snow out the window at work today too, but I'm telling myself it'll be nicer by the time I get off work. Won't be a long old-man's ride for me today, and I have stuff I want to do with my family.
I remember those slush-ice-ball things from past winters when I was a regular winter commuter. Takes just the right conditions, but the stuff will stick like glue.
I swear, there was no snow in the forecast. I planned to take my classic steel frame road bike out today, but that's clearly not happening to the cleanest/nicest bike in my collection!
The funny thing with the ice-balls, they'd ring on the frame. The rear wheel is wide enough and the chain stay is close enough that these ice chunks would make this odd noise. It took me a few miles to figure out what was making that noise. And shockingly, the ice didn't just break up when it hit the frame. I expect this has happened past winters, but my old 26er had more clearance and it was really that ringing noise that got me to take a closer look today.