Great commute home. Nice afternoon, about 48F. Some wind gusts every now and then that my panniers would act like parachutes on and almost stop me dead on my tracks. But overall my commute route is so nice and beautiful that I don't mind that much.

Need to go out and get a rain/wind breaker and some middle layers. Some snow expected this weekend.

Ah! About my morning commute, all the weight on my bike is on the seat (me) and the panniers (both sides) and trunk (about 20-30 lbs of laptop, clothes, food, and other stuff), so the front of the bike is very light in comparison... so there's not a lot of traction on the front tire. I doubt if I will ever endo; my back is just too heavy. My bike has Nimbus Armadillos 700x38 and I'm concerned about their handling in cold/wet roads. My bike (Gary Fischer Kaitai 29") has a front suspension fork so I can't put a front rack and panniers to add some weight. Is it time to put stud tires? What should I do?

GreenAnvil