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Old 01-17-05, 11:16 PM
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skord
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Originally Posted by R600DuraAce
I think I will skip commuting tomorrow. The temp will be in the negative with 20+ mph of wind gust.
Weak. But then again, I'm a hardass.

There's one thing that makes the biggest difference between dying in the cold and being warm for me in temps like this, the combination of my Patagonia balaclava and Osprey windcap/helmet liner. I can do down to about -20F with my setup. Colder than that, and I'm not going to work anyway.

But back to the discussion... There's like 10 different grades of snow, not including slush types and the crap that's left over after a melt. The stuff I hate riding in the most is when the temps have been in and out of melting range and the cars have turned the snow and ice on the road into something the consistancy of sand. There's no traction at all and even if you manage to get going it will stop you in your tracks.
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