and here I thought it was just me. yes, Atlanta is not the snowy wonderland that many of you enjoy but it's dark, grey, rainy, messy and those hills have grown this winter, I swear. Definitely this last week for some reason. Must be the winter depression settling in. come on spring!

there should be closed bike carriers like they have for skis.


on a separate but related note

I washed the salt off my bike on a day that was almost 50 degrees and then when I rode it on a day in the teens the rear der cable was frozen to the rear der cable housing. I had to do a nightime roadside field repair in the snow. it took a good 15 minutes to free it up and get it adjusted right. not amused.

We have around 60-70cm snow, and it came down too quickly. Road maintenance has got a lot of catching up to do, they're running out of men, equipment and places to dump the snow they remove from roads, sidewalks and MUPs. Also, sidewalks and MUPs are not high on their priority at this point. I have not commuted by bike for a couple of days now. It's great fun and good exercise to work my way through the semi-loose stuff, but a couple of days ago my commute took nearly 3 hours (31 km round trip). I cannot spend that kind of time on the road every day, not right now. The streets have been cleared since then, so maybe I'll give it a go tomorrow.

--J

For me, the solution was to stop riding for 2 weeks back in December. It sucked so bad that now I only drive if I really need to for some reason.

That's one of the reasons I don't put water on my bike in the winter, regardless of how dirty it gets. Every time I've done that in the past, I have cables freeze up.

When it happens, I don't bother trying to repair. I can make my commute in 3rd gear or whatever gear it's in in less extra time than it would take me to stop and try to fix it.

Nothing like watching a cager get a ticket to make your day ! :D