In Which We Watch The Big Moon Biking

Monday, Nov. 11--a garden at MMU. Not exactly a biking day.

Biking season is on hold. I usually call off biking for two weather conditions: Rain or snow.

Snow has been the theme this week—that and bitter cold. It’s November, but an Arctic air mass has moved into North America and we’re white and cold. Honestly, without the snow, I still would be biking—there is a reason I own long underwear, but we’re getting close to that rarest of lines when even I would say it’s just too darn cold.

The snow is pretty. But snow fell Sunday night into Monday, and it’s been very cold since. Normally in winter in Cedar Rapids, it takes about two days for the pavement to get back rideable condition. The snow plows have to make a pass on the residential streets I ride on, and a day of sunshine with temperatures at least in the 20s is needed to really dry out the pavement.

That means that this week, I would have a shot at riding maybe by Wednesday or Thursday.

Except that snow is in the forecast for Wednesday.

It’s looking like this week may be a complete loss for biking for CR Biker. Well, weeks like this happen in Iowa in winter.

Except usually in January. And right now, it is still fall. Shucks.

I remember the light of summer, and as the season turns dark and cold too soon, I miss it. Want to cheer up? How about a whimsical UK indie band singing about “your light” while riding bicycles?