On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 10:50 -0700, NickBull wrote: > I've ridden to work every day for nearly four years, so I've gotta > keep the streak going. I prefer to just ride in on the snow. It > makes for a fun change; good practice in balance and bike-handling.
all very well and good when it /is/ snow - but when it turns into ice with tire ruts and footsteps frozen in, with a nice glaze of melt on top, it's not so much fun (he said, describing the Mount Vernon Bike Trail a day or two after the snow) > The alternatives are driving (yuck), or taking the metro (where > everyone seems to have a cold--and then I get a cold three to five > days later). Do like the Chinese tourist I saw in Wind Cave earlier in the week. Wear a face mask. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
