First Commute of the year. And it was on the bike.
Rode in over snow and ice. The bike path was frozen over in the bare sections and where there was snow it had been packed and frozen by the feet of people and dogs into an unridable lumpy slippery mess. Bike tire tracks crossing it here and there created nice tire sucking ruts. So I rode in the snow on the "shoulder" of the path.
Nice to be back on the bike. Wishing they'd plow the path after a snow so all I'd have to deal with is the ice, not the lumpy sketchy frozen snow. Might have to work on a plow to tow behind the bike for the next snow, if this stuff ever melts and clears away.
Even with the most sketchy of riding conditions (hard ice covering everything), the ride in was fantastic. Loved it. Maybe it will warm up enough to make the ride home less demanding. That would be nice.
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Awesome. It must feel great to have 35 whole minutes of riding logged for 2009.
;P
actually it was about an hour door to door...
i road slowly, savored it...
season doesn't really start till September/October...
time to have fun riding the bike w/o purpose for a while.
You're lucky... up here you'd have been on your arse before you left the driveway.
oh hell i slipped a few times but the toe spikes in the shoes saved me... honestly it is more of a good than lucky kinda of commuting mantra... can't count the number of time (well i probably can, 8 specifically) when I pushed down on the pedal only to have the rear wheel spin freely... zippp
very odd sensation to do that and stay upright and not go forward fast... but yeah it could have been worse. Much like we had last year with the inch or so of ice on the path. But an inch or a few mm, not much different.
should clear it up...
i slipped a few times walking down my "driveway" before getting on the bike
Get thee some studded tires!!!!
The two worst crashes I've had so far this year (one this AM, damn near broke my coc-sick) were walking down my front steps. Someone should salt those things.
Careful what you wish for, Last year folks petitioned to plow the Minuteman bike path. They actually did it, but didn't salt it, leaving the thing an unusable ice rink for a lot of the winter. This also screwed the XC Skiers...no good for anybody really.
I respectfully disagree re: the Minuteman - I ride on the Arlington portion every day and except for yesterday, ice has never been more than minimal. There is almost always room to ski on the edge of the trail. It's not perfect, but given the snow's only good for skiing for a limited time in most cases, I'm fine with it.
They don't salt it for environmental/abutter reasons - it's a fair compromise IMO.
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