Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] It's snowing! It's snowing!
From: John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2003 19:57:32 -0700
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Hi Ted,

Actually winter cycling is almost my preferred time to ride. Cars are 
going slower, it is obvious where you have to ride (right hand wheel 
track and I mean obvious to the cars) and the cars pass by wider 
margins. I use studded tyres and have better traction than the cars! 
The only time I do not ride is when there is a blizzard -- use to but I 
am getting old and lazy like you ;-) -- and when it is around freezing 
with freezing rain. This makes black ice which is extremely slippery. I 
am fine, remember the studded tires, but the cars are pointing every 
which way but the way they are headed. Damn, they shouldn't let those 
darn cars out on the road in winter, too dangerous!

John Collier

On Dec 8, 2003, at 5:00 PM, Ted Grant wrote:

> OK guys what am I missing here on biking at 30 below zero or even 
> zero! Heck
> I figure if we were supposed to ride bikes below freezing bikes 
> would've had
> "gas heaters" attached! ;-)

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