The 40% chance of freezing rain they predicted yesterday turned into a 100% certainty for last night's ride home. Glad I rode the winter bike with studded tires.

This morning the ice was even thicker. When I was on the main thoroughfares it wasn't bad because the city had put down ice melt and the traffic was keeping things wet but not frozen. The back roads and MUP, however, where 90% of today's ride occurred was pretty treacherous. Temp wasn't bad at 23F and the breeze was light. I took my time and made it to work without incident.

About 1/2 mile from home it occurred to me that my feet didn't feel right. I looked down and realized out of habit I had put on my clipless shoes even though my winter bike has platform pedals. I was so focused on dealing with the ice that I hadn't noticed until this point. I didn't feel like backtracking across even more ice, so I just decided to live with it. The cleats kind of slid around on the platforms, but I survived.