Beautiful sunrise this morning - view from the train (train window could do with a bit of a wash 🫣) #sunrise #redskyinthemorning #wintercommute #train

Beautiful sunrise this morning - view from the train (train window could do with a bit of a wash 🫣) #sunrise #redskyinthemorning #wintercommute #train

This was the one which really shook me though. This is a bus gate, and has clearly had a lot fewer vehicles through. The ruts are frozen solid, and what I didn't realise until I was already on it is that the black bits between the ruts are not the road surface, but solid ice. I may have sworn a bit as I skidded a little, but made it through upright. It was scary enough *walking* over it today.
#winterCommute #cycling

I didn't take any photos on the main roads. Where these are just roads generally they're completely clear. Where they have bike lanes generally the road is clear but the bike lane is only intermittently clear, and we tend to cycle just outside it, so as not to have to pull in and out repeatedly or encounter unexpected icy patches. This is not popular with some drivers. Close passes are normal. Occasionally people beep their horns. #winterCommute #cycling

So, this morning I walked the bits of route between school and the next main road which yesterday I cycled. And as I walked I took a few pictures to demonstrate. Lets start before that though, with our street.

This is a typical residential street in Cambridge (or just outside) 4 days after it snowed, when the temperature hasn't got above freezing for more than half an hour.

#winterCommute #cycling

Decided to get the bus tomorrow due to poor gritting, plus the –4C temp drop means potential black icy roads. I’m pretty sure my Brompton’s wee tyres will be fine on most roads, but a few cycle paths on some roads near the kerb aren’t gritted and are mostly full of leftover snow that is now just rock solid due to the freezing conditions.
I’m also apprehensive with the rush morning drivers. I already don’t trust them on a normal commute let alone an icy one. 🥶❄️🧊 #wintercycling #wintercommute

Anyone have a bike helmet they like for winter commuting when the temp is below freezing?

Right now I’m layering up under a Giro road helmet, which is fine but with limited visibility.

#BikeCommute #Bike #BikeHelmet #WinterCommute #Michigan