Ok...Even I didn't ride today.

....but you have to love a springtime snow storm!

For those who dare to ride...we salute you!

To rip off the AC/DC themed title.....did you ride today!?  Depending on when you commute, you could have had some very different conditions.  I believe it started snowing about 7:20 at my house in the old northwest and it continued to get stronger the entire commute.  So basically, we went from this (yesterday morning):

To this (in 24 hours):

Not too bad when I left the house.

By the time I got downtown it was picking up.

I didn't snap any pics on Mill St. this morning.....I was a bit worried about drivers unintentionally using my bike lane (and there were some).  It was really coming down by the time I crossed the top of the airport on Mill! 

And with respect to the title.....I did see two other riders out there this morning!  And wifey reported seeing three riders on her drive in!  So hats off to everyone who got out the door this morning!

p.s.  The new fenders on the salsa were fantastic...since absolutely no one cares!!

Tires and Fenders and Weather.....What's your Combo?

I talked about my fender failure yesterday.  I didn't get motivated to solve my own issues until I saw the fresh snow on the ground this morning.  Fortunately, wifey is almost always up early (like 5 am) to head out the door for a run.  Yep, outdoors by 5:45 for 6 miles in fact. 

Anyway, this usually gets me out of bed earlier than I would naturally rise.  So today it was time to address the issues of fenders and tires.  And yes...coffee is definitely involved!

Yesterdays attempt lead to a bad bead seating and a tire wobble...and I completely gave up on getting the rear fender on.

It might not look any different...but now the bead is set correctly and there's no wobble.

Now with snow on the ground I glanced over at the studded tires.....

Hmmm....should I have thrown these on?  They are great when snow and ice are actually on the ground.....but with wet roads they are actually a bit slick.  And they roll like molasses!

Decision made....sticking with the regular tires until it really gets to snowing.  And I even had enough time to get the rear fender mounted!