Didn't get to ride in this morning, had to de-ice the car then drive our son to the babysitter. I then dropped the wife off at work and drove myself in. Today would have been a difficult ride and much more time consuming than usual, there likely would have been some walking and a lot of slipping/sliding. It would have been hard to justify the time expediture-I was more than 2 hours late as it was.

Yesterday's ride home, however, was a lot of fun, I love riding in the snow. The trail conditions varied from: merely wet to slushy, to 3 to 4 inches of powdery snow (on the bridges). The touring tires that I recently mounted and expressed such displeasure in recently really proved their value yesterday. I was able to confidently maintain a 13 mph. average (roughly 80% of my typical avg. of 16 mph) which is much better than the comparable avg. speeds when using road tires (which would likely drop my 20 mph. avg to 50% or less in comparable conditions). They handled the snow as well as or better than some of the CX tires I've used in the past. While they're slow and awkward by road tire standards, they proved to be a good choice for foul weather conditions. So, I guess I'll keep them until March when I can switch back to road tires. I think I'll put my fenders back on the bike tonight, I think tomorrow's ride will be a mess one (slush, water, salt/sand).