I finally got my cyclocross bike this weekend. It's a Felt F1X. The LBS had to order it in so I have to wait a week or so to get it. The weather warmed up this weekend and I was actually able to take it out for a test ride before I bought it. It felt great. It was a lot more stretched out than my road bike but the bike shop took care of that with a few adjustments. I'm excited to get out and ride it some more.
After the weather was in the 40s and 50s this weekend, we had a 40 degree temperature swing from yesterday and it is now in the teens and blizzard like conditions outside. I'm not a sissy when it comes to the cold and am not against riding outside in it. I am however not a fan of wrecking, especially my new bike. Omaha ignores their bike paths when it comes to plowing them. There are patches of ice that cover the trail making it dangerous for anything other than walking. So I'll wait until it is safe outside to ride. Plus until daylight savings comes I can't ride after work and my weekends are booked solid.. Excuses, excuses, I know.
I've seen some other blogs talking about commuting to work in this type of weather. The problem I have is that Omaha is not commuter friendly. I've tried to look at different routes that I could take to get to work and all roads lead to no where. There is one possibility but in order for that to work the city has to finish a connector trail. That trail is not slated to be done until 2009, but since they did no work on it this year so it will probably be 2010 now.
The Dude
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