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Mid February and an "historic" snowstorm passed thru. Of course it was followed by clear weather and
near ZERO temps for several days. I only managed a few local rides on the Scott hard-tail MTB. Even the Northeast Texas Trail was a mud-hole... underlying puddles beneath the snow. The whole weather "event" lasted over a week.
Riding has been way down all year ... so far. Cool and rainy weather in January, followed by a night or two of light snow was just a precursor to February weather. We ended up with about 8" of snow by February 18th and then the super freezing temps hit. Wind chill was well below O. How many layers is that?
The local road crews lack snowplows, so road graders were used. The downside to the use of graders was the center lane/shoulder reflective markers were trashed to the road edge. Not to be deterred, my first ride out was soon shortened by a tire cut (caused by a splintered reflective marker). Good thing for tubeless tires and Orange Endurance Sealant. Made it home is good-order.
March and April ahead are projected to be rainy, as usual.
- randorides
