Originally Posted by
arsprod
I tried that too but if it weren't for the weather this time of year I wouldn't have anything to write about! 30F this morning and most of the ice and snow are gone... except on the bridges. I expected them to still be icy, didn't want to ride the studded tire bike, and almost didn't ride at all but figured I would ride my regular commuter and walk across the bridges. Right, stop and get off and walk! There are 4 bridges on the MUP for my route. They were all horrible rutted ice and interesting to see the road leading to and from them stays icy as well. I didn't fall but scared the crap outta myself. The sun's out and supposed to get into the upper 30's so I'm expecting less terror going home.
More power to ya. I've ridden in sleet, but that was way before I moved to Southern California. I enjoy reading about people who do it regularly, however!
As opposed to yesterday morning, on last night's ride home and then this morning's, had good encounters with other commuters. Last night it was a doctor, who said that he sees three times as many bike accident patients as motorcyclist patients. We also lamented how virtually no one rides here, given our weather. He's only been out here three years, maybe he'll learn.
This morning, I had a good head of steam approaching Chinatown, but then noticed a cyclist on the side of the road with his wheel off. I stopped, and it was another commuter I'd met before. (Oddly, he works at a hospital, too ...) He had somehow
ripped a hole in his tire, and was looking for something to patch it with. Since I generally carry a small workshop in my pannier, I gave a him a piece of sandpaper that he thought would do the trick. It's always nice to help a fellow cyclist in need.