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@nickyspaghetti
Shit, that luck did me no good.
That was officialy the worst commute I have ever had.
Fixed was not a problem, I even prefer it to freewheel. The problem was the thickness of the snow and the piss poor tyres.
The paths were not cleared and the snow was deep enough that my pedals dipped in it each stroke. Of course that leaves you blind to what is underneath.
On my mountain bike last year I felt comfortable on fresh snow. Today I was scared to shit every moment of 30km. I came off numerous times 3 times really badly. Nice bruised on my thumb and shoulder as a result.
Add to that the fact the my spd's were constantly clogged so I couldn't clip in and my feet were left trying to grip on icy pedals.......
Now I have to think about what I'm going to do tomorrow.
Wiggle says that they will have studded tyres in one week. Plus the european shipping that leaves me probably two weeks before I can get some decent tyres.