From snow to rain

Yesterday I got my first ride in the snow. I mounted the Nashbar Studded tires Sunday afternoon thinking that a chance of precip along with temps hovering around 34 degrees meant there was a good chance I'd need them, and like magic Monday morning there was snow. It only amounted to about 1/4 inch, but still it was a covering, and it gave men a chance to run over some nice patches to see how the traction of the tires would hold. The tires held up without a hitch, and much to my surprise I stayed extremely warm the whole way to work, that Columbia with the liner in it makes a 33 degree day feel like summer.

Today I wake up and see it's no longer snow, but rain that greets me for the morning ride. I have come to a decision, I like snow a lot better than rain, at least when the temp is below 40. Rain has a way of making me feel blah by the time I'm halfway to work, whereas the snow kept me cheery all the way in. I can only imagine how the ride will be when I'm greeted with "freezing" rain. Oh joy.

Turkey day is just over the horizon, and that in and of itself is good enough reason to make sure I stay on the pedals as much as possible, this set of holidays will not result in weight gain for me, and this spring I plan to be lighter than I was this summer, that's the goal anyway, and so far I'm doing a pretty good job of getting there, the true test for me is always the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so I'm coming into the hard part of the year.

well, short and sweet today, happy pedaling all.