It definitely gets a little frosty out there when it is that cold but it is not too bad. Now since then I have used my car once when in town, and I have been loving it. I missed how much I like riding a bike and it really doesn't matter what kind of bike or where I am riding it I just love the freedom of riding.
Thursday I had a few errands to do around town so I packed up a bag and made it a day of riding around and seeing where I could ride the bike in town so I don't have to do as much on the rollers or hopefully I can get some workouts out side and not have to pick up a trainer. I was amazed at how easy it was to get around town, made it about 30km or so that day most of the paths are cleared enough to ride on and major roads are just fine to ride. as soon as you get to some side roads though t gets a little dicey. I also learned two things about riding around town. First the bridges crossing the elbow river are no longer there so it makes just using Google maps a little difficult for getting around, second that I can't wait until the summer when I can ride all the way around the reservoir. I had planed on riding around on Thursday but as soon as I got close to weasel head I had to turn around because they didn't have those paths cleared off enough for me to make it through on my bike.
Which brings me to my last thought after riding all week and going for a hike out in West Bragg I am seriously changing my mind about a fat bike. It really could be a great tool for both winter commuting, riding on days off, and just all out fun in the winter time. There would be no need to get studs on tires and having to worry about riding on pavement when it gets warmer out, and you wouldn't have to worry about it being a sketchy ride when it snows.
Well so far I am having fun getting back into riding, getting out on the skis to start getting back in the habit of training, so in a few weeks I can confidently start a real training program, I just can't wait.
