Now that I know how to watch my tire temps, and I know to avoid making any sharp or "friction-demanding" maneuvers until the tires have had a chance to warm and soften, I actually feel pretty comfortable crossing short ice and snow patches, riding confidently, and keeping my mind focused on the road and hazards and, well, basically staying upright.
Road to a coffee shop today for the first part of my work morning, and the one aspect that riding in winter cannot easily avoid - the COLD of the wind blowing across your body at 60+ miles per hour.
That wind chill just bites through my many layers and my winter gloves and nips at my bones after any longer amount of time spent riding. So, even though the asphalt isn't ice-covered and the flakes aren't flying, just the bitter bite of winter keeps my rides necessarily shorter than I'd like.
Still, it's nice to be out riding in March in Minnesota!
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