Tough ride in.

Rained last night and then the temp dropped to 31F, so the pavement had a good layer of ice on it. I rode the winter bike and the studded tires had no problems while the cars and trucks around me slid all over. Thankfully there were no close calls.

Brutal headwind. Not sure how fast the wind was blowing, but it was coming straight at me the whole way to work. My already crazy slow winter bike became even slower. I averaged about 9 mph for an 8 mile ride. By the time I arrived it felt like I had just ridden a century. Even dropping down into low gears had me mashing the pedals just to keep the bike moving at times against the gusts. Wound up getting to work nearly a half hour late.

I really, really hate riding my winter bike. But I really, really, really hate driving to work.