Riding in January

Tomorrow, on the first day of February, we are slated to have the next snowpocalypse. While, if the weather man’s track record is taken into account, it is very likely that there will be little snow accumulation, I wanted to make sure I got a good bike ride in today. If I have to spend the next two days behind a shovel, I hope I can have fine memories of a day of pedaling.  

My go-to bike for winter days (or honestly most days anymore) is my 2007 Raleigh One Way. While I think the heyday of the single/fixed gear bike has passed, I have so many miles on this bike I can’t imagine my life without it. I picked this bike up second hand, and have spent the last five years changing it into “my” commuter. I love the fixed gear for light slush and ice. If my rear wheel breaks free I know right away.

On the other hand, if the snow gets really deep the One Way can get bogged down and leave me wishing I had a few more gears to shift down… on the other, other hand I have more than once tried to pretend I meant to do a really sweet track-stand on the side of the road. It is a lot easier if your wheels are propped up with snow.