No pics, no Strava upload (yet) but today, I decided to cycle on the skating track that runs for about 1.1km/0.7mi along Ramsey Lake in town. I was on and off in about 10 minutes and only saw one dog walker walking in the snow beside the track so I didn't disturb anyone: I expected to see very few people, perhaps even none, so I assumed that I wouldn't disturb anyone and it was the case.

Of course, I had studded tires on and shortly after I got going, I put on the rear brake to test the traction and it was there but fairly light so I took it carefully. The ice was extremely smooth and hard, in some parts white and other parts, black. Pickups plow the snow off the track so I wasn't concerned about going through but it was a little eerie to be 100-200m/yd from the shore on the ice.

I won't ride back on the ice because there will be more people on it but I might try it again another morning. Perhaps some of the reason I had weak traction was because there was a bit of snow on my tires, next time, I'll brush off the snow so it is "bare" tire (and studs) on the ice.