Winter's cold weather is running late and the snow has forgot it's suppose to be covering the ground by now. But alas the cold weather is moving in with freezing temps rolling in for a few days. Now the trails are starting to freeze over and it's time to roll out the studded tires, and go play on the ice. So after work it was off to play in the woods.

just saw this. ice breaker! I can relate, went down during the start of a blizzard when I broke thru some pretty thick ice. but the void underneath just couldn't support my weight. I managed to hop off as I dumped the bike, but I kept a pic so I would remember the hazard (but I can not find it at the moment). this time of year I guess we are in limbo, meaning we need more consecutive days of hard freezing to have reliable ice. one of the reasons I fear my usual hangout down by our river, especially at night. good thing you know where you're going, meaning at night w/just a bike light. btw the beam pattern loks like just 1 light, how did you manage that?

also took a pic from the same day I dumped my bike, cuz my aggressive studded tires filled with packed fresh snow lifting the bike off the studs, losing traction


nice vid! keep 'em comin'!

found it, lol, never saw it coming

I had quite a few ice traps that I got thru enough before the back wheel starting breaking thru, but this one didn't play nice. I would have stayed up but as I put my foot down it slid out from me on the ice. I think I have the lights set close enough to make it look like one beam.

You would benefit owning a fat bike. Just sayin'

I know! been scanning the used bike market but nuthin' I can justify at the moment. I did upgrade from the hybrid tho & got a 29er. the key for me is finding trails to suit my bike, not the other way around. but I tend to push the envelope a bit. cuz if I never fail, I'm not trying hard enough, right?