Phamilton

Hey, thank you! Maybe for some seasoned riders my commute would be a breeze (unintentional pun) but for me it's been the biggest physical challenge of my life so far.

I don't have a plan but it has been on my mind a lot as we're approaching winter. Fortunately for our family, I am the only one with a lengthy commute - my wife works either .9 miles or 5 miles from home (couple locations) and the further location is on the bus route. My daughter is 1 mile from her school and when it's THAT bad, well, they close schools anyway.

I have a coworker who is looking to offload some mountain bikes he saved from the dump at a jobsite. I may get one or both of them and outfit them with studded tires.

I have a standing offer with another coworker/friend who lives within 2 miles of me to hitch a ride if needed. I have taken advantage of his kindness on 3 windy afternoons and one where I was just too sick to ride.

Oh, yeah - I almost forgot that I can work remotely if needed, just have to take the laptop home the evening before. :-)

I'm sure there are some folks here that deal with winters worse than ours - any Minnesota cyclists hanging around? I have read that Minneapolis has a pretty big cycling population, many of them year-round, but I don't know of any real person from there. Not to disparage any other good examples, Minneapolis is just the first city that came to mind, and the one I remind myself of when I'm feeling cold (when it's still above freezing here).