See, Steve, that's when you need a trike. Old timers in England speak of tying sections of rope at intervals around the driving wheel for "ribs" for traction in snow. Me, I hope we get some snow this year -- the last two or three have been very dry. I want to see if the trike is as good a bad weather rider as it is a grocery carrier. One cyclocross tire on the left rear and bob's yer uncle. Maybe.
Patrick Moore, who can corner faster on a coaster bicycle than on a trike (for now), but faster on a trike with 20 lb + of groceries than on a bike. On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Sun, 2011-10-23 at 09:46 -0700, kevin lindsey wrote: > > A question for those few fellow Rivendellers in northern Virginia: > > I'm currently commuting from Mount Vernon to Tyson's Corner on the > > Mount Vernon and W&OD bike trails. Is it possible to continue doing > > so all winter? Do the trails become icy and unmanageable? If so, > > when? Are they ever cleared of snow? > > The trails are never cleared from snow, other than by Mr. Sunshine. > Figure the worst spots can be blocked for as much as a week or even two > after a snow storm. While some might have fun riding through the soft > powder the day after the snow, after a few days of freeze and thaw > cycles those bicycle tracks are going to be come treacherous ice > grooves. > > There are some spots that are chronically worse than others; on the Mt. > Vernon Trail heading north to DC, some major trouble spots are the > overpasses near National Airport (bridges freeze first, remember?) and > the deeply shaded places where the trail goes under the Potomac bridges > near 14th St. > > > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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-bunch@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.
