Tried to bike commute today on my new fat bike but due to the rushed assembly on Wednesday night, I had only hand tightened the pedals and 1/3 into this morning's commute, the left pedal fell off. With an air temperature of -27C/-17F and windchill of -34C/-29F, after a couple of minutes of bare-handed fumbling with the cold, aluminum pedal (and, in part, realizing that without the pedal wrench, I wouldn't get it any tighter than before and I could end up trying to put it on again in another couple of kms), I called my wife for a pickup, took the bike home and got a ride to work.

I will never rush another assembly again (I have as much confidence in that statement as I do in New Year's Resolutions, LOL).

Next week, I promise!!