Mark has hit on one of my little obsessions. The darkness of December is really discouraging to me. As we get into the cold and snowy part of January and February, daylight starts to return. As a late riser, I've learned that sundown starts getting later while sunrise is still getting later, so the turning point in the evening is really December 14, not December 21.
See: http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications I have some byzantine charts on Word that I could send along to anyone who shares my obsession. Al Matano > I avoided hero status and did not get back on the bike until today. From > Glenway through to Division, I found the path to be agreeable. I have > forsaken my studs in favor of 38MM 650B low PSI tires and I've had zero > issues (and I go a wee bit faster). The light is wonderful, the sounds > delightful, and the air fresh. Beats driving. > The transitions across intersections is often fraught with terror if a > plow has come by, making an impenetrable pile (or there is a single tire > cut that is always an adventure to pass through). On the Bike BLVD > (Wilson) and other side streets, there are these latte colored areas of > snow muck that are show stoppers. What is that crap? Snow/sand/salt that > mixes together into some sort of special natural chemical goo? > Regardless, it all seems to work if one is patient... and speaking of > patience... that big old bright colored sky object seems to be hanging > around longer and longer at the end of each day. Wow... daylight on the > commute home? Priceless! > > On 2/4/2011 3:28 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> this morning, I rode the Cap City Trail in from Division St. to >> downtown. ?the path was plowed but there was a nice layer of hard pack >> snow. ?these are some of my favorite times to ride in winter, the sound >> and feel of the snow under my wheels is so nice. >> Tonight, on my ride home, the path was an ugly mess of salt and sand. ?I >> felt less in control of my bike than during my morning commute. >> ?Thankfully, I had fenders to protect me from the gross slush. >> I admit that I have a front studded tire, so ice and hard pack snow is >> not difficult to ride on, but I remember that even without such a tire, >> it was manageable. and the sound/feel was so nice. >> do others see it this way or do you prefer the salt/sand? ?if you agree, >> who would we contact to ask them to lay off the salt an sand? >> The snow is going to melt soon enough, we might as well enjoy it while >> it's here. >> John Wagnitz > > > -- > > Mark Evans > > *Follow the Wheels for Winners earn-a-bike program on FACEBOOK! (click > below)* > W4W FACEBOOK > <http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wheels-for-Winners/168983346461729> > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
