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 894:
-14F this morning with a -35F wind chill. For the safety of pedestrians, our current mayor waives bus fees when the wind chill goes below -30F so people have the option to ride regardless of financial ability.
So I left the house and rode 1.2 miles to the bus stop. My goggles had completely iced over in that short amount of time, but I'm guessing because most of the ride was up a steep hill and I wasn't moving very fast to generate any ventilation draft.
I hopped on the bus for free, and rode downtown. Then I rode the remaining .5 miles to the client's office. I had taken my old winter bike because the fat bike won't fit on the bus rack. The tires felt like they had frozen completely solid. There was very little cushion over the bumps.