First snow biking ever

Obviously I was not the only one commuting through the park today! I was very glad others had gone before me so I didn't ride off the path. Observations and lessons learned: + way easier (and more fun) to ride through virgin powder than the compacted stuff + very quiet - very slow - very cold - need better gloves or mittens - should pour hot water over gear hub before leaving read more

If you want to deter someone from riding their bicycle in Pittsburgh in the winter, show than this article in the Post-Gazette . Sure, there is plenty of good advice but it seems unduly geared towards specialized winter gear, frightening people about the cold and then kills the whole deal with this quote from Barry Jeffries of Dirty Harry's Bicycles in Verona: "If you don't have suitable clothing for winter riding, you can outfit yourself for about $450" Poppycock! If someone told me it...

After I rode home from work (only slid out and crashed my bike once, yay!), Stephanie & Ruxton brought their kids over for some snowy fun. We tried to make a snowman, but it was too powdery, so instead we improvised a sleigh using a snowboard and some rope, and Ruxton gave the boys rides around the front yard. We may have to invest in a sled. Report from day two of snow biking: I managed to wear enough clothes this morning to not freeze (even though it was colder than yesterday......

There is a 2 inch layer of snow on the ground. It might disappear by this afternoon but since it is currently snowing, I am going to have to doubt that. It is also kind of dark outside but it might just be because the sun isn't up yet. I think it will be up soon and then the snow will really look pretty. John said he might bike to work but it is really dangerous when you can't see the potholes or the curb. If the streets were plowed it might be feasible. Got to go, walking to work takes longer...

I biked to the petstore to get cat food today: yay! It was sunny, not too cold, and I only had to go through a couple piles of snow/most the way was rel. dry cement ... it felt really good to bike.

Cozy day. After yoga I took kookoo to snack, including clever gingerbread frosted cookie, and just a lot of my sorry dry humpin. I just missed her during the blizzard. That was my big excuse for touching her face and saying it's pretty, palming her large head with two hands, melon; smelling girl, a hundred warm non-kisses face-to-face, how can i stop? see, she is not seeing me. i need to hump elsewhere. but she also missed me so i was pretty lucky. rode bike through snow storm twice. such bliss...