Glad you have had a chance to enjoy winter. I got out in it today, man what a great ride, all the way with a westerly wind a -23 windchill, my beard stuck to the balakava. The chemical toe warmers worked great, and the extra layers on the legs was a blessing. Now it's warmed up for the ride home, the westerly wind will push me home, and at 10F it's only going to be -3 on the ride home. I was hoping for some real cold so I could get a shot of me at a bank thermometer, pointing or something.
As to the freeze up of bike parts, I ride fixed so it's a blast, there's no deraillures to freeze up, no brake cables to hassle with, you just go.
I LOVE THIS STUFF!!