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Old 11-23-07 | 12:47 AM
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chephy
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From: Toronto, ON
Originally Posted by aMull
Didn't bike today did you? It's pretty bad out there.
I did too! Actually, it wasn't bad at all. I spent most of my commute on Bathurst St, and it was basically just wet pavement. I did encounter some snow on smaller streets, but the aggressive knobbies on my winter bike dealt with it just fine. We definitely didn't get the predicted 15-20 cm of snow. More like 1-2, I'd say.

"Winter bike? What winter bike?" asks the reader who recalls my complaint of having nothing to ride in the snow. Yep, I did manage to put together a winter bike for this ride. I had this Miele chromoly bike that needed some work, but I fixed it up in a couple of hours (it needed less repair than I thought), and it worked for me... more or less. The shifters didn't perform so well in the cold and the chain fell off at one point (need to adjust the front derailleur), but it did get me there and back safely and on time. Gee, I forgot how much more energy is required to drag those soft knobbies along though!

The drivers were kind of bad today. I don't know if it's the weather or what, but I had three drivers nearly left-hook me (I mean, REALLY nearly)... and my light's pretty bright.
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