I’d do that, but my fastest bike is technically my gravel bike. Maybe some Runny Arse tires in a narrower widthway would be a good investment.
I just run more pressure in 42s on rollers. I use the 700c tire off sups bike for the trainer
You’ve got the wrong rollers.
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Is it winter yet? It was 50 and rainy today. I caught a brief hole in the massive storm that got me most of the way to work, leaving me only a little damp.
Two years ago at this time I was moving into my new house in 10Freedom/-12Metric.
I can’t tell which I prefer with my 20 minute commute, but cold is generally preferable to rain, the longer you’re out in it.
I’ll take cold over rain any day.
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Rain is worst weather
Had the rare clear night in Seattle and cold weather means surprise black ice this morning.
Rode out of the driveway, turned right, fishtailed 180 and went right back up the driveway.
Almost crashed 3 other times in my neighborhood. Glad I was riding on platform pedals cuz had to put a foot down many times.
Had to decide between busy auto road that kept me pointed straight or less busy side streets with lots of mini roundabouts at every intersection. Remembered last year when I opted for side streets thinking less sliding under moving vehicles but ended up on my ass a bunch because roundabouts required too much steering.
Made the right choice this time and went about half speed on the busy road.
Felt bad for all those people that were trying to do their first winter bike commute today since we have officially entered the “Period of Maximum Constraint” with a huge piece of downtown auto infrastructure closing over the weekend.
I dunno how ya’ll do it in real winterland. U da real MVP.
It’s harder in places that have intermittent real winter (snow, ice, slush, frozen hellwinds off the lake) than places where it’s predictable. It snowed an inch in richmond va over the weekend, and now everything’s all fucked up til Tuesday at least. the city can clear main roads, kinda, but not if there’s a lot of snow or it’s cold after it snows. Winter winter cities plan for salt / sand trucks and plowing and all that.
Portland was the same back in teh day. The 36 hours of acutal winter meant everyone was fishtailing constantly until the weather got back to a nice 45 degrees and drizzling.
I would rather have snow than this constant rain we have had all winter. It has pretty much been right above freezing and wet all season 
I’ll take rain any day. Rain == no ice. If I still lived in Indiana I’d probably just invest in studded tires though.
Worst weather.
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Seattle Powdercoat compiled all the bike crashes on this bend of the Burke Gilman Trail.
Apparently they usually toss out salt this time of year but RR tracks are still slippery.
NuTarck apparently doesn’t like this link
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set playback to 2x + this playing in another tab: https://youtu.be/ZnHmskwqCCQ
I looked exactly like those people this summer when flooding covered the greenway with the slickest mud imaginable. My attempt to calmly roll through it lasted 2 seconds before I fishtailed and ate shit. Had to ride the remaining 8 miles home like this:
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What’s wrong with your face?
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He’s a real square
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I’ve been rocking Runny Arse tires and they work as good as anything I’ve used in my 3~4 years of North Dakotermuting.
It’s been kinda dry though, but we have had lots of melty days this winter mixed with lots of salt.
Doesn’t work for me at all, but I ate shit there hard a few years ago.
winter looks warm there
It might hit 40 deg a few times a year