Originally Posted by
mcours2006
Thanks.
Actually, the ride home today with the snow falling was much more harrowing than the freezing rain. Riding on the right car tire track was no good. First of drivers tend to following the same track, and with fresh snow everywhere around they don't like to stray far from that track. A couple of closer passes, albeit at a slightly lower speed. Second, I had quite a few 'Oh *****'
moments when the bike slid, if only momentarily. Studded tires or not, on packed snow like that they're not much use. I found riding closer to the curb where there was fresh snow (about 4 cm) was better.
Again, if I woke up to this I would have taken the car.
I'm with you on the take a day off sentiment. Speaking of freezing rain, I took today off from the cyclecommute and took the train. The roads here look fairly clear but still have some ice here and there. I had to shovel the semi-hard slush off the sidewalk yesterday. So took off since I knew it wouldn't stay hot enough to clear up fully. Its all good. We will get plenty of ride time during the year.