Post snow commute exploration

I finally got on the bike.  Watched the superprestige race first, so when i was out there I was all in the pro's flying through the sand visual as I was riding in the deep snow.

Of course I was going 1/8th their speed. But hey i was out there.

Where there were tracks from a truck, and then a quad, it wasn't a big deal.  Where there was only the uneven icy footprints of all the walkers, oh man did that suck.  Some of the snow was bottom bracket deep, some wasn't.  With the studded Marathon Winter tires on there I was good for grip, but man it was slow going.  38x25 or so just grinding the pedals around.

Tried to make an effort to move the plow piles a bit before the froze but I neglected to bring a small shovel with me so i had to make due with kicking it around.  Got enough at the key spots for a bike, trailer will be another story.

The ride to work on the 2nd will be interesting.  And slow.  And Long.  But hey who doesn't like to make things that are good last longer?  The white blue does handle the lumpy stuff pretty well, and the tires were gripping on the uneven ice. Just a matter of getting enough leg to last all the way in after a long hiatus.

I did snap a few images on the ride.  Had to start with the Snowtranny.  Liquor bottle nipples and a snowpenis with a pair of snow balls even.  Someone spent a bit of time on this...  probably has been knocked down but if it is still there on my ride in, I'll have to take another photo, the snowpenis is not super easy to see in the shots.

Between the shoveling and the bike ride I had a day with more activity than the previous week and a half.

here are the photos - they've been up on G+ for a day or so...  just making it to writing a bit here.  Still haven't tried the beans, has it been two days yet?  Maybe.

Probably going to start making some black eyed peas, I might be the only one eating them but hey, that's fine by me.  Gotta trim all the winter drinking fat off now.  Holidays are almost behind us...  no bike racing, no beer drinking.  Done.  Sad but accepted and moving on.  Just have to watch the coffee intake.

the photos

bike with the studded tires and the SnowTranny

Snowtranny must have been watching Chandler Delinks when figuring out the bike carry in CX, form is so wrong...

snow on the island

snowy lighthouse

sweet quad tracks.  make it easier to ride 

until the dude driving the quad couldn't keep on the path or in a straight line, the transitions on and off the pavement suck with the bike, couple inch lip is unsettling and hard to see/prepare for.

squantum club in the snow (and wind turbines)

yeah...  time for a nap or something...  of course i tried to fight a low/late caffeine headache with...  a cup of coffee so there's no chance in hell i'll fall asleep.

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