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By: Intimid8er Oops! Maybe not! I was rudely wrenched out of my reverie this morning on my ride to work. The State D.O.T. is resurfacing a stretch of concrete (not macadam) highway along my route. They've ground down the surface for rain grooves. It makes for some tricky riding, but once you are used to it, it is okay. Some of the grooves are deeper than others and can influence your line of tr... more.

A short while ago I posted some tips on riding in the wet. This time it's going to be about riding in the cold. A lot of the same tips apply since when it's cold the tires are stiffer and have less grip on the asphalt. But for me the worst part is staying warm and comfortable. I'm in Canada and for some reason it seems the temperatures are much lower than what I remember from the previous years. I... more.

I don't know about you but for me, the mornings are certainly not warming up anymore. It's not cold yet but there is more and more morning dew and one of the problems it creates for me and my fullface helmet is that the visor tends to fog up, especially at traffic lights where there is no wind to clear it up. (more...)... more.

It doesn't happen to me often but yesterday it did... I got caught i the rain, without my rain gear, a few miles before getting home. When riding to work, I have a backpack to carry my stuff but also my packed rain gear if there are chances of rain during the day. As I said earlier, most of the time I'm lucky as I don't often get rained on during my 25 minutes commute to and from work. I ride my S... more.