Does anyone else here find that riding has directly affected their driving habits? I was driving back from a funeral in Montreal yesterday with my sister, and we caught that storm right outside of Coburg. Immediately, I drop down to 75~80km/h while people are blasting by at 110~120, whilst unable to see the lanes! Lo and behold, tons of accidents: spinning out, landing in the ditch, etc... people should be forced to ride through Canadian winters on a bicycle to teach them some basic handling skills for poor road conditions. Jet is completely right: slow & steady.

I must acquire a cross frameset and winter boots asap. Boots must come first.