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Old 01-14-26 | 11:46 AM
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From: SE Wisconsin, USA

Bikes: Trek: Domane AL3, Checkpoint SL7; Priority Apollo 11, ZiZZO Forte + eBikes

Interesting commute this morning. We had a surprise snow last night. I woke up and saw an inch or so on the lawn and the wind was howling. 23 mph gusting to 40+ mph. Temp wasn't too bad, about 19, but the wind really added a bite; so near 0 with the windchill.

I bundled up, cleared the driveway, and deflated the tires on my eFatty. Here was a proper chance to try out the studded tires! They worked great. The only sketchy part was on the way to the dentist mid-morning: There was a stretch on the sidewalk where 3" of snow had drifted and I had to lean into the wind to keep straight, and the tires started to slip.

Here it is outside the dentist's office:
Sketchy lock job through the spokes, but bike thieves seem to lose their appetite in this weather. ;-)
Sketchy lock job through the spokes, but bike thieves seem to lose their appetite in this weather. ;-) Also, the front has a through axle with a keyed handle required.
You can see by the state of the downtube that I could use a mud flap for the front fender...
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