[*BCM*] Winter cycling

[Jeffrey Taylor]

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I just posted a simlilar question at: 
http://www.livejournal.com/community/bostoncycling/33128.html

icebike.com is a good resource--I find the photograph of the cyclists at the 
south pole especially inpiring.

I've heard opposing viewpoints about tires:  skinny racing tires supposedly 
cut through deep snow to the road below, for example.

What's worse than the actual crud on the road, in my opinion, is the fact 
that the road itself becomes more narrow, with the cars parked further out 
into the driving lane.  Add that to the perpetual darkness and the fact that 
motorists don't drive any differently (any more carefully) in the winter or 
the darkness, and it gets pretty scary out there.  I'm in my hi-vis jacket, 
festooned with lights, taking my lane, and I still feel pretty scared.  I 
ride a lot less in winter for this reason--but in the safety of Critical 
Mass, it's much better.  I can't make it to the December ride (working 
alone, can't leave early) but I should be there in January, with about 10 
others.

-Jef

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