Steve (and/or anyone who lives in Wintery Conditions)
I would be so scared to ride in icy and/or snowy conditions. I get antsy enough riding when the roads a wet from rain..or HECK..even wet from the sprinklers here!!!!
Here in Texas, particularly in the Northeast part of Texas where Dallas is...it usually only "snows" 2 or 3 times a year, and when it does..it's only about an inch...but it does ice usually a few more times than that. I know we are lucky that we really can ride all year long around here...so here is my question..
What do you do if you think conditions are ok to ride (like I see in so many of your pictures with snow capped mountains!!!) but then you come up on a nice patch of ice...or it starts snowing/sleeting while you are out on a ride???
I know the first answer would be "Amy, check the weather...don't ride if it's below freezing or there is a chance of precipitation..."....but there are always unexpected circumstances....if you run into ice, do you turn around and go back home?!?!?
I would be so scared to ride in icy and/or snowy conditions. I get antsy enough riding when the roads a wet from rain..or HECK..even wet from the sprinklers here!!!!
Here in Texas, particularly in the Northeast part of Texas where Dallas is...it usually only "snows" 2 or 3 times a year, and when it does..it's only about an inch...but it does ice usually a few more times than that. I know we are lucky that we really can ride all year long around here...so here is my question..
What do you do if you think conditions are ok to ride (like I see in so many of your pictures with snow capped mountains!!!) but then you come up on a nice patch of ice...or it starts snowing/sleeting while you are out on a ride???
I know the first answer would be "Amy, check the weather...don't ride if it's below freezing or there is a chance of precipitation..."....but there are always unexpected circumstances....if you run into ice, do you turn around and go back home?!?!?