if it's going to be cold then we might as well have some snow. there's nothing i hate more at this time of year and that's the bone chilling winds we get. when it snows it's not as windy and it's warmer, so that's why i like the snow :) we didn't get much last night, maybe an inch and that was it, but it was enough to get all slushy before midnight and then freeze a few hours later. it's kinda fun to ride around in IF you have the right tires. this winter my 'snow' bike is my surly traveler's check with nokian/suomi hakkapeliitta W240s. the 700x40c size is the widest they make for a cross tire but it's actually narrower, like 37c or so. and that's even when mounted on my wide mavic a719 rims. i wish suomi made it a bit wider, say 43-45c, and it'd be way better. as long as we don't get a ton of snow i'll be alright running these skinny tires. i'm running a 42x20 gear and it's perfect for these conditions. if it dumps a foot next week then i will seriously miss having a 29er. i used to ride a surly km with fat gazza extreme snow tires but i sold it quite a while ago with the plans to upgrade and just haven't gotten around to it yet. anyways, here's to january being almost done! :)
