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Two of my favorite Christmas gifts
Posted by on January 10, 2011
I have not been motivated to do much outdoor riding this winter, but I received two Christmas gifts that may help get me motivated. Here I am giving them a quick driveway-length test ride: A company called Bar Mitts makes a product like the hand warmers shown; they come in versions specific for road drop [...]
News from the Columbus Dispatch
Posted by on January 24, 2009
Two articles of note in today’s Columbus Dispatch; the first is a brief note by reporter Spencer Hunt explaining a temporary sewer pipe running along the Olentangy Bike Trail. The second is from reporter Kathy Lynn Gray, who talks to a few area cyclists to find out how they deal with the cold weather.
Winter Bike Commuting Lesson of the Day
Posted by on January 13, 2009
This morning’s forecast called for a high today of 29 degrees, and a low of 5. I decided to ride to work after taking much abuse from fellow commuters for skipping out from riding on Monday. The temp was about 32 degrees when I left home, so the day started out even better than I [...]
Studded Tires are Awesome!
Posted by on December 4, 2008
Last Monday, after much deliberation, I ordered some Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded snow tires for my bike. I’ve always just used wide knobby mountain bike tires, and I figured if I was going to commute through the winter, I would need them. I was unsure if I did the right thing by ordering the tires, [...]
My Snow Bike
Posted by on November 21, 2008
Here are a couple of shots of the bike I put together for winter commuting; click on the photos to open the full-sized image in a new window. It’s based on a Diamondback Zetec Comp mountain bike that I originally bought back in early 2001. Since I’ll mostly be using this bike on the road [...]
It's Snowing!
Posted by on November 18, 2008
Alright, so Monday was not the horrendous multiple feet of snow that it could have been, but it did snow enough to make a interesting ride. If you haven’t commuted in cold temperatures, it’s a bit of trial and error when it comes to clothing. You have to be warm enough to stop at lights [...]
