Sunday, I ran most of my afternoon errands by bike. Turns out, I like biking in the cold weather…mostly. I layered up, wore gloves, and biking around warmed me up. I got a little over-zealous and decided to ride to work today. Bad idea. It was ten degrees colder, and that’s all it took.
I love baclava! But what's it got to do with cycling?
My cute new pair of texting gloves with the fingertips cut out were useless. I had a nice chill by the time I got the Manhattan bridge, where winds were so cold and fierce I had to pedal to go downhill. I was frozen by the time I got to work. Thankfully, we have a gym in my office adn I thawed out before I got to my desk. I’m likely lucky I didn’t get frostbite in my fingertips (is that a real thing or just something our parents said could happen?).
You should probably google “winter cycling” before you try it. I sure didn’t. I didn’t bike home today, but I’m stubborn enough to try again tomorrow.
Can’t wait to try this in the snow. I’ve got mountain bike tires, why not. Happy cycling!
Coming soon: I post about cycling in the snow and how bad an idea that was.
