Is Ice a concern on roads in the DFW area, like patches of black ice? I know there are one or two days where it is really icy which traditionally I stay home for. If it is too icy to ride I'm not taking my car out to play pinball with either.

This will be my first winter on a bike since I left Connecticut and my first winter to my new work location in Irving. In CT I had a dedicated Ice Bike with studded tires and all that but do I need to worry down here? On my last downhill which ends in a 90 degree turn there is a hotel which seems to leave it's sprinklers on regardless of weather and the whole street is covered in puddles of water. I'd hope they would turn them off eventually but they were on when it was in the high 30s recently but not cold enough to freeze.

I'm set for clothing. Arm/Knee/Leg warmers, underarmor cold gear for sub 40 (probably neccessary for Texas but I had it for CT), fleece vest for core warmth and wind front vest and some ziplocks for in between my shoes and smartwool socks