Took my new Trek Stache 5 out for it's first winter ride. I decided to get a bike a little better at handling the snow so I could get away from spending time on the indoor trainer. Man what a blast and can't wait to play out in the snow this winter.

Love winter riding, it's like biking a different planet. For me it's a break from road riding in the summer, just tractoring around and exploring! You seem to be located next to primo snow biking territory!!

How long is that sheltered trail towards the end? Getting out of the wind is key to a really good winter ride.

lake Dennison has 100+ miles of trails, and during the winter a lot of the roads and trails are groomed for the snowmobiles. This is a big snowmobile region so it also makes for some good riding.

I have plenty of sheltered trails that I can play on if I want to duck out of the wind. The one at the end is at least 5 miles, but other a far longer.

not so much about distance, but rather time, right?

I've been out the last 3 out of 4 days and am averaging about 2 1/2 hours per ride. It was harder today because I raced home from work and was able to roll out a tad over 2 hours before darkness came. Will be looking at several different lights for possible later rides.
My goal from the start was to do at least 2 hours each time out, but I'm having way to much fun. The weekday rides are without lights so a tad over 2 hours is good, hoping to be out longer as I regain my legs. I was off the bike for almost 40 days, so right now they are toast after my rides.

give them 48 hrs

I'll be on the treadmill Thursday for an hour of very brisk walking to keep-em moving.