Wednesday of this week was a pretty snowy day in London Ontario, pushing the limits of my relatively skinny tires in the morning and exceeding them sometimes on the way home. I tweeted something after my ride/walk home on Wednesday evening:
At the time I had just arrived home having seen many smirks and even overhearing some mildly derisive comments, so you can understand. However, now that a little time has passed I have remembered someone who was much more positive about my winter cycling efforts:
I am a firm believer that somewhat wild looking dudes with snow and ice in their beards are more likely to speak deep truths than the rest of us. I mean, if you're not going to listen to this guy, who are you going to listen to?
Not actual "yeah, buddy" guy. I was unable to get a usable image from the video. I thought this might do instead. pic source
Thanks, bearded cycling brother. You get it, and that's enough for me.
R A N T W I C K 
6 comments:
When I lived where I could realistically commute all winter I got caught in a few storms where I should have walked instead. Other than that, though, it was just a matter of dressing for the cold and watching for sneaky patches of ice.
Up here in rural New England I don't push it. Narrowed roads, snowbanks and accumulated frozen substances take away too many options for a safe and responsible commute. Depending on precipitation I may succumb to temptation at some point...but it will be a bad sign for the winter economy if I am able to.
Bearded Guys are always more truthful..lol
So what is a relatively skinny tire (why DON'T you call them Tyree?)?
It is a studded 700 X 35c tire. Skinny compared to typical MTB or FAT winter bikes. I have no idea why Canadians don't use "tyre", seeing as we use several other British spellings. But we don't.
Trevor: Snow, Ice and somewhat wild look are also required. Your average indoor beardo isn't any more believable than the next guy.
35c sounds like fat tires to me. My cyclocross commute bike uses smooth 28c tires, even when I ride on gravel.
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