Where’s the winter cycling thread?

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You weren’t there, ya know. Only time I remember them closing the BK I worked at on 46th and Hiawatha.

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oh no it was just 3 days ago that I was proudly explaining two of our legendary winter storms I lived through to some new folk. I’m one of them

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We’ve got a big storm coming in later today. The winter storm warning was updated with even higher amounts of snow, 8-16" in the valley. If we get that much who even knows how long it will be before the trails to the office will be rideable again.

You guys, it’s 40 and sunny here. Stop bumming me out by talking about weather that’s gonna hit us here in a week. Jeez!

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they plow the MUP here. i just have nowhere to need to ride to…

It gets plowed, sometimes, but when and where seems to depend on which city that section of the trail is in / which side of the river it’s on, at least in my area. Like I seriously think the trail goes through 3-4 cities on just the 3-ish miles of trail between home and work. The city I live in seems to be particularly shitty about plowing anything in a park, which is how I access the trail.

What do you mean by it goes through 3 or 4 cities?

Near me, the river is a border between cities and the trail can alternate between which side, east or west, of the river it’s on. There’s also an area close by where the borders of four cities meet at the trail, so you can technically ride through three different cities in just a half mile or so.

These are separate cities within the suburban/exurban mess that’s the Salt Lake valley, not anything fancier than that.

Ah, I think we’re defining the word ‘city’ differently.

They did WHAT ?!

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'spose to snow here this week, maybe. At sea level. That’ll be a treat. By that, I mean, it’ll be death on a stick in the streets. I’m still gonna ride, but will avoid traffic at all costs.

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the wedge is closing at 7pm tomorrow! first time since 2018 (that wasn’t forced by curfews and killer cops)

40 degree temperature swing in the midatlantic from friday afternoon to saturday morning, high of 40f on saturday.

I forsee a day spent indoors, patiently explaining to my kid that actually bike repair is very interesting and fun, but that she’s only allowed to watch me do it.

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I’m so glad my wife drives like a grandma with excellent vision

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Yeah that was kinda rough but but still made it in easily. I think we got 8 or 9 inches overnight.

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We got all that in the form of rain.
I’d have much preferred snow.

14" total at my place as of yesterday evening, thankfully no more overnight.

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yowza!

Ermahgerd schools are cancelled!

Though the road report is that everything is a sheet of ice under the snow and there’s no snow clearing equipment here (because it snows once a year for a day or a few) and everyone is on all (no) season cheap tires anyways.

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