Another inch fell day before yesterday and there is 1-3 more predicted for tonight. There is no denying it any longer- Winter has arrived. And I'm cool with that (no pun intended). In fact yesterday I took a snowy bike ride on the local trails and it felt darn good to be out in the cold air, by breath leaving a trail of fog behind me. I like the crunch of snow beneath the tires and chill air. And I found one added advantage: you get a much better workout riding on snow. It must be the added rolling resistance because I found myself pedaling in the low gears most of the time, rarely coming out of my smallest chain ring.
This thought led me on to thinking about snow biking. And how on a snow-bike, like the Surly Pugsley, the best gearing set-up might be to skip the three chain rings on the front instead opting for a single small one. Keep the casette in the back to retain the granny gears and call it good. If I could only afford a Pugsley right now (or better yet a FatBack) I'd give my idea a shot.
(All of these thoughts seem to have manifested themselves last night into a dream featuring a dancing Surly Karate Monkey frame...very, very weird.)
The bizarre dream, I believe finds its routes in several nights of tossing and turning as I think about the renovations that need to be done to the cabin I just bought. Yep, closed on Monday for a nice little log cabin, work shop, and sauna on ten acres of land north of Fairbanks. I'll be putting my middling carpentry skills and check book to the test over the next couple of weeks as I work on the upgrades.
Mileage:
29 September: none
30 September: none, but a wicked strength workout.
1 October: 8 miles biking
October Totals:
Biking: 8 miles
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