It snowed a bit Thursday night. I had to pull the mountain bike back out after riding the road bike for a while. The roads were plowed for the most part, but the side roads weren't too great, nor were the shoulders on the main roads. I rode 12.8 miles on Friday bundled up due to the freezing temps and heavy winds. I also rode 9.8 miles today. Sadly my tires are pretty bald, but surprisingly i was able to keep it upright throughout the rides. The soft snow was really my only problem cuz i had to really fight it. My mountain bike really slowed me down, but i was glad i had it and not the road bike. Overall it wasn't bad, but i think i'll keep it to shorter distances for the most part while there's snow on the roads.

I don't think the snow or ice cares that your tires are bald or knobby. The effect would be the same. The rule of thumb on ice w/o studded tires is "No fancy moves." This also means no steering.... which is somewhat tricky on a turn.

12.8 miles is a good distance in cold weather. When I go that far, my feet are usually hurling insults back to me.

If I were you riding in that kind of weather I'd consider getting some studs. You'll feel more confident riding in anything the weather throws at you.

snow is fun. sometimes I think riding in the snow is more fun than having dry roads

so we are having a mini blizzard, just rode back from my friends dorm to my own in about 4in of snow on my road bike.

it was incredibly fun, i felt like if i lost focus for a second i would be on the ground. thank God for the wider tires and my bike being a fixed. Looking forward to tomorrow when the snow would have gotten even more time to accumulate.

Bikes work best and go fastest spring, summer and fall, but the most zen like experiences I have ever had on a bike were during rides in the snow.

here is some pics from a ride we did a few days ago

Nice ride, nice tunes. Thanks Les

Nice fatbike slowpoke! A lot of folk outside probably don't know what those are.

Nice. :-)

Glad you enjoyed it. I didn't mean that particular ride was zen like, but it was definately a good time. The Zen rides were generally found on snowmobile trails that had turned as hard as pavement. You could climb hills you didn't think were possible on snow, fun rollers, awesome banked turns, amazingly fun fast descents. Sections of trail literally made me grin and laugh.