The Fat Guy In The Back
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Sioux Falls, SD
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Bikes: '81 Panasonic Sport, '02 Giant Boulder SE, '08 Felt S32, '10 Diamondback Insight RS, '10 Windsor Clockwork, '15 Kestrel Evoke 3.0, '19 Salsa Mukluk
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Consecutive bicycle work commute number 920:
Happy 1st day of spring!
We had temps in the 40s yesterday, but it rained all day. Around 5:00 the temp plummeted and the rain turned to snow. Woke up this morning to 13F temps with 2" of fresh snow.
The ride to work was slow and challenging. The heavy rain prior to the snow, combined with the freezing temps and car traffic turned everything into a frozen rutted mess. On top of that I had a 20 mph headwind, which meant I averaged about 6 mph for the commute. Thankfully I left the house early and arrived at my desk right at 8 AM.
I took a couple PSI out of my fat bike tires before I left the garage. Turned out to be a wise move, as the softer tires really improved grip on all the icy and snowy bumps.