In Which Winter Will Cause a Delay

On the way to campus, about 2 in the afternoon. Some snow at the corner of Collins and F, but not much.

CR Biker won’t get much biking time this week, I’m afraid. There’s snow bearing down on Iowa, with accumulating snow during the day Monday virtually a certainty.

On Saturday, a rainy wintery mix briefly turned to light snow overnight, and today there was a white glaze on the world. It turned cold—it was warm enough yesterday to briefly rain, but the temperature was 30 degrees colder today, in the teens, with a stiff wind.

Still, the sun was shining this afternoon when I needed to go to campus, so I did it—I rode. There was snow here and there, but much of the pavement was bare, and I gambled I would be OK on the Fancy Beast, my winter bike.

And I was. It was cold, but I was well dressed, and in fact felt rather a bit too warm on the ride to campus. I arrived in the afternoon and worked for several hours, and it was just starting to get dark as I headed home.

My bike all alone in bike rack at Regina Hall, MMU, above. A closer look at my snowy back tyre. Despite the snow, the trusty mountain bike didn't have a slip at all on the ride.

The temperature had dropped and the wind had picked up—I was riding into the face of it on the way home. I was still well dressed enough to be OK, but was definitely chilled when I reached my destination!

Well, we’ll see how many days it takes before the pavement seems ride worthy. At least I did sneak one chilly commute in before the big snow arrives.