Winter cycling/commuting experiences?

[Sal Atticum]

Marilyn Haggerty at the Grand Forks Herald is interested in people's experience with winter commuting.  Things like how often, what you ride, how many winters you've ridden, how many people you see, general stuff.  I'm sure she'd appreciate talking to more people than me.

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[sweatynready]

Marilyn,

On a particularly brisk morning in the early winter of 2008, I spotted something out of the corner of my eye while riding my bicycle to campus.

A crow was perched on the frosty ground, enjoying breakfast. Its breakfast happened to be a dead pigeon.

I watched that crow eat that pigeon for several moments before remounting my bike and pedaling to class.

You just don't get to see that in a car.

Love,

sweatynready

[Plantains]

hahahahahahahahhahaha

[chilean_luv]

lolz

It's nice riding in this really cold weather.
Especially on those late nights, zipping through town
No traffic to be seen and everything seems frozen into silence
The only thing I hear is my breath, freezing as it leaves my lips
Trailing behind me, showing where I've been
The smell of crisp cold
Tinged with the warmth of woodsmoke lingering in the air
Cheeks flushed, fingers and toes slightly numbed
Yet I remain warm from the effort of pedaling on
Those are the nights when I feel like I could ride forever.

[Meest]

http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/143151/group/Local%20News/

Apparently Matt went for the interview.   Good read.