New record day! Kinda sorta.

So my wife really gets nervous when I ride with the temp below zero. Last night on the ride home it was -11°F , and the temp was falling rapidly. By the time I went to bed it was about -20°F. Woke up this morning to -26°F with a wind chill somewhere south of -50°F. The coldest I'd ever ridden in previously was -14°F air temp, so I wanted to try and ride today. My wife wasn't enthused about this idea at all. So we compromised.

Due to the cold temps, the city bus system was waiving fares this week. So left the house and rode about a mile to a bus stop. When the bus arrived I threw my bike on the rack and took the bus downtown. Then I got off and rode the remaining 1/2 mile to the client location. I got to ride and my wife was satisfied with the compromise.

When I was riding, I was actually surprised that it really didn't feel noticeably colder than yesterday's ride, probably due to the wind dying down a bit. However, my goggles iced over and became useless almost immediately. I think it was less than 1/2 mile from home when I couldn't see a thing and had to pull them off. Also, it felt like the bike itself was giving me a lot more resistance than normal, like all the grease in the wheel bearings didn't want to move.

It's supposed to warm up to -13°F by 5 PM, so I'll probably just ride the whole way home versus taking the bus.