Glad to see more Boise commuters in here. I read "Icy Boise commute" and feared the worst. Glad it was just a time/tire change issue, Sawtooth, and not a "man down" situation.
I didn't ride in on Tuesday (got up too late), but I rode in today, and there were definitely some shiny black sections that glared back at me. My normally sub-30-minute commute turned into a 40-minute parade-pace ride. My elbows are sore from pushing myself farther back in my saddle.
Next time I know there's been some precip and the thermometer reads 20, I'm riding the MTB conversion. Wider tires = better.
The weirdest part? Every road surface was frozen, except for the Mitchell hill just south of Chinden. They must've just coated it with de-icer, because that beast had a stream of water running down it. Going up that was like swimming a salmon run.
