12°F but the wind was at 0 mph. Wind that calm is rarer than a Sasquatch sighting here in South Dakota.

I took a gamble and rode the hybrid without studs today, even though there's still plenty of ice on the pavement. For the most part I was able to just ride around the patches, but there were a few long sections where I had no choice but to cross the ice. I kept it upright, so all was good. My routes today have me going around 21 miles and I really didn't feel like fighting the winter bike that distance so I opted to take the risk. I figured that over 21 miles I'll save myself about 1/2 an hour of riding by taking the faster bike. Indeed, the first 8 mile stretch from home to our office was more than 10 minutes quicker on the hybrid.