On a statistical basis, apparently January 30 is the coldest day of the year in Toronto. For the last couple of years, the city has run a “coldest day of the year ride“. Unlike years past, this time I couldn’t make it, but it was very warm at just below zero around noon. By quitting time, it was still a balmy -3°C, but at least the snow made it feel like winter.
Here I am on the railpath. The studded tires run wonderfully quiet on the fresh snow.
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If I use flash, it looks more like a blizzard.
Aren’t you supposed to switch over to skis for that stuff? Looks like fun Jun but not as fun as XC skiing! Here’s a few pics I took of my brother Jeff and some friends while we were out in the same storm that hit us on Sunday:
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PS: The nice thing about XC skiing for cyclists is you balance out your muscles, build up some upper body strength and push your heart more than cycling. Case in point: one of America’s most successful sports clubs, the Wolverines Sport Club based in Detroit, MI, had 3 sports on it’s team logo: bicycling, ice skating and XC skiing. Their legendary coach, Mike Walden, made every club member compete in all three sports and ended up producing a bunch of national and even a couple world champions in the different sports! “Catch the Wind” is a great documentary about the history of the WSC if you’re bored some night this winter and want to learn more.