#yegbike commute: -10°C is still cold, especially with a chilly northeast wind. Surfaces have icy melt patches throughout, not terrible but studded tires ease the mind.
Traffic medium light, mostly well behaved. Not many people about.
A medium winter ride, but it does go on.
#earworm ‘How Do You Sleep’, John Lennon

#yegbike commute, pm update: enough snow fell through the day that drifts and uncleared paths can be downright skittery, requiring mountain bike trail skills. Some minor roads are beautiful snowpack, some medium roads quite brown sugar mushy. Main roads are okay in the tracks, but any intersection or curve require mindful caution.
Back at work, I had the ladies who enjoy my unofficial hymn sing study the #earworm of the day, 'In The Bleak Midwinter'. They really listened to it as there was an actual snowstorm right outside the large windows. They really like the song, and want to sing it at hymn sing now. Luckily we have a real hymn singing piano player for that, I'll just have to find her the sheet music. I can pick out the tune, but my piano playing makes it sound like a jazz/blues number.
Here is a version that showed me the song - a lady playing it along with a bunch of ghosts only she can see and hear.
https://youtu.be/iZ-tYofndFY

#yegbike commute; cold at -12°C with slight northeasterly wind. Some snow - maybe a few centimetres, light and fluffy. Riding through the mostly uncleared MUPS was not an issue at all, some mush buildup at intersections on the roads.
Traffic light and well behaved, not many people about.
The snow really quietens things down, mostly a serene ride.
#earworm ‘In The Bleak Midwintet’, old hymn.

#yegbike commute: merely cool at -5°C with basically no wind. Surfaces are almost all bare pavement, just a few minor icy patches on shady spots. Almost nothing to complain about- there is gravel around. But we have a gravel bike for that!
Traffic medium weekday light, a few people in the paths. Inner city medium busy, 3 campfires in Boyle Street area, but they seem to have gotten better fuel.
Really not much to complain about. This week is looking to be fantastic riding conditions.
#earworm ‘Werewolves In London/Sweet Home Alabama’

#yegbike commute: pleasantly cool at -6°, again with no wind. Surfaces are surprisingly dry, the summer gravel bike gets another week. Heavy fog this morning, making a pleasantly spooky ride. That and a slight frost has the few vehicles drive almost carefully. Only a few dog walkers out and about, inner city was pretty quiet.
Another great riding morning.
#earworm ‘Werewolves Of London’, Warren Zevon

#yegbike commute: lovely cool temperature of -4° with no wind.
Maybe an inch of snow overnight, more like 2cm. Covers the paths nicely, the slightest bit of slog on ordinary gravel tires. Some footprints to be avoided, but quite rideable.
Main roads mushy and slushy, medium roads with good snowpack. Some ice developing at intersections, nothing terrible as yet.
Traffic light, not many people about, the snow quietens everything down for a lovely serene ride.
I think this is the last day for the summer gravel bike, from here on it’s back to the studded winter beater as temperatures cool overnight.
#earworm ‘You Really Got A Hold On Me’, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles