I didn't check the weather forecast for today so it was my usual road bike with the skinny tires. Nice dry ride to work. Here in Southern Ontario we got quite a bit of snow during the day today, so needless to say by quitting time the roads were well-covered with more than just a dusting. Riding was out of the question, not only because of the snow, but the darkness. Would have made the commute more than a little dangerous. So I opted to run the 18-km back home. It took just about 100 minutes, or about twice the normal commute time on my bike, but it felt much more comfortable.

In hindsight though, even if I knew it was going to snow and had brought my winter cross bike with the 35-mm studs I still would not have been comfortable riding under these conditions. It's one thing riding early in the morning when traffic is sparse, but the afternoon rush hour, paired with the lack of daylight and the treacherous road conditions, would have been a good recipe for disaster.

Thanks for reading.