Today's commute was 17F and snowy with2" of powder and an underlayer of ice.
It was the first snow and ice ride with the studded snow tires since I converted my winter bike to drop-bars.
It worked beautifully.
The main motivation was that straight bars were hurting my 57-year-old hands, while my drop-bar bikes were not.
I was a little worried about kick-back in icy ruts, since the wide, straight bars provided lots of control for that, but that turned out to not be an issue.
I nailed the clothing and layers, not too cold, not too hot.
God, I love bike commuting!
