As per utility...

It's -19 C / -30 with the wind chill and snowing and I'm just heading out to do my Sunday night grocery shopping on my Kuwahara.

The fixed gear will offer some great control on what will be sketchy roads and I am in the kind of shape where carrying an extra 40 pounds doesn't really slow me down... the touring geometry on the bike really makes for a stable bike when the paniers are stuffed.