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Old 12-13-05 | 12:40 PM
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Diamond
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From: Portland, OR

Bikes: Breezer Beltway (commuter), Co-Motion Deschutes, Specialized Tarmac, Salsa La Cruz (rain bike), Co-Motion Tandem

Exciting commute for me today. About halfway to work I see traffic backed up for 1/2 mile onto Roy Rogers road. As I get closer I see what about 1 cm sheet of ice across the road. It has been quite cool in Portland but I wasn't expecting that. Apparenlty I hit the worst ice in the county (http://www.katu.com/stories/81715.html). I ended up falling once at low speeds. No damage other than my pride. But it was somewhat taxing. It was so slick you could hardly stand. Studs would have been awesome but it ended in 3 miles and this is the first time I've seen such conditions. It was fun to pass go slow and still pass cars.

I stopped to take a few photos. Hopefully they will come through as attachments (first time using this)

-Scott
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