[*BCM*] riding bikes in the snow

[lfpeters]

I will try and find the e-mail from a couple years ago that describes
the experience.  All you need to know is that it is do-able, but messy
for your clothes/boots.  Saturday's ride in Brookline was treacherous
due to the incomplete plowing, they must be out of practice.

The Mass happens, but at a much smaller scale.  It is a real crap-shoot
on whether it is actually fun.  Last New Years Eve, maybe 15-20 bikes
showed for a wet, windy, but oddly warm evening.


----- Original Message Follows -----
> I've always rode my bike in winter months but avoided ever riding in
> the snow.  I'm going to try riding in the snow this winter.  Does
> anyone have any advice or comments on this?
> 
> Also: does critical mass (even a small small critical mass) happen in
> snowy cold months?  I've been riding in the mass since spring 2005,
> but I regrettably missed the November ride because I was out of town
> visiting family.
> 
> I've looked at these two sites:
> 
> http://www.icebike.org/
> http://www.bicyclinglife.com/Recreation/wintercycling.htm
> 
> A bike courier I knew said he had special brakes on his bike for
> winter use.  Disk brakes I think.  And of course there are special
> studded tires. What do people advise as goes modifications to one's
> bike for winter cycling?
> 
> Rob
> 
> 
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