Only made it three blocks up to the corner store tonight...too cold to enjoy going much further (no snide comments from the cold weather list members...I moved here from Havre, MT where it's currently a balmy -2!). My winter bike is a RockCombo with fat 26" wheels and 700c fenders. Lots of clearance which you can see in this pic from our last big snow storm in 2008. Hope to get out for a bit tomorrow.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77502...@n00/3126870205/ Rob Markwardt Seattle On Nov 22, 7:50 pm, rcnute <rcn...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I had seven miles each way. Funnest commute > ever.http://www.flickr.com/photos/30684...@n08/sets/72157625324703389/ > > Ryan > > On Nov 22, 5:33 pm, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I had to ride in today what with the snow and everything - I don't get these > > chances much since I moved here from MN. I didn't take the Hilsen (not snow > > qualified), but did OK on the Riv'ified Miyata. The Big Apples did their > > job, but it was getting sketchy on the way home with the temps around 28F > > with 20 mph wind gusts and the melted snow rapidly turning to ice/crust. > > > I had to remove the front fender half way through the ride as it kept > > jamming with snow and I grew tired of the extra effort pushing with rubbing > > snow. I just about lost it going over a bridge the first time the fender > > got clumped/locked up. Kind of like slamming on the front brake. After > > that, I just kicked the tire/fender every few minutes to knock the build-up > > off. > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/sets/72157625324064593/with/519... > > > Overall, it added about 15 mins to my 10 mile commute, but I think I was > > going faster than most of the cars I saw on the road :) > > > Riv content - this set has some fall commute pics of the Hilsen... > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/5197783254/ > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/stonehog/5197783254/> > > > Brian > > Seattle, WA- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
