hmmm it seems this winter will be cold! I still can't believe the below 32F temps in Dallas, TX. I wonder how the bike commuters over there are doing.

Anyway, I still haven't had the pleasure of riding in snow (not just snowing, but snow accumulated on the ground). Sounds fun!

whoa nelly. i just cleaned my chain and derailleur cogs for the first time since our 'cold' snap. i didn't think there was actually that much sand or salt out there, compared with regular weather, but i've just changed my mind. talk about filth! no wonder everything felt so slow and sticky last week. now i'm hoping that cleaning the drivetrain will fix the sticking and chattering, and let me off from having to try and adjust the shifting. don't really want to go back to the bike kitchen that 'showed' me how to replace my brake pads a few weeks ago.

it hasn't rained here for something like two weeks. there's actual sunlight out there! this is very very disturbing. what if i've lost all my rain-riding chops, and the first really cold, hard-raining day that we get i just curl up and whimper like a salted snail? the trouble with being cold and wet all the time for five months of the year is that sure, it builds character - so long as it never lets up. you just get kind of resigned to it. but the moment it stops . . .

So....

i go away for a month and miss all the commuting in snow in Vancouver !

Florida was terrible this time of year, there was no snow, no freezing rain, no hills, and i needed 2 water bottles because of the mid 80's temps......

Must be nice, it is 35F (2C) in Burnaby/Vancouver tonight. My one bottle of water almost turned to slush on the way home from work tonight....

Tomorrow's forecast high is 43F (6C)

whooo. break out the . . . um . . . what is it people break out when the weather turns warm again?

sunblock