that riding through a foot of snow to get to work isn't as fun or romantic as it seems. Seriously, it took me 45 minutes to ride the 7 miles to get
to the trails. Once I got there I found between 4-12" of soft snow on them. The rest of the trip was 4 miles of hard peddling to average 3.4MPH. Yup, that is about an hour and 20 minutes to ride 4 miles with a total commute time of over 2 hours.
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| Winter "wonder" land. I wonder if this is fun. |
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I spend the whole ride wondering if I am crazy. Who would do this on purpose anyway?
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| These trees make for slow going, |
The front tire washes out for the 100th time and I'm walking up another hill. By the time I get to work my bike weighs an extra 10 lbs and so do my clothes.
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| Abominable Snow Bike |
Then I realize that I'm in the middle of nature. I've seen some deer and eagles on my ride. The only thing I am worrying about is how I'm going to maneuver the next rut or hill. By 8:00 I've got more exercise than most people get in a week or possibly a month. Maybe I'll never learn. But I do think I will be looking for a ride home tonight. I think I've had my fill for today.
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