Here's the best reason in the world to get out there and ride in the
winter:

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "David P." <dav3e@...>
> Date: December 5, 2007 11:59:16 AM AST
> To: ICEBIKE@...
>
> We got about 4" of snow yesterday and traffic was bumper-to-bumper and
> barely moving as everyone tried to get out of downtown Saint Paul
> after work. Just as I was getting ready to leave the office I got a
> call from a friend. His first words were "did you bike today?" I
> hesitated before admitting that I had, thinking I was going to get a
> lecture on how bad the roads were and how I shouldn't try to bike
> home. Instead he said "man, you're lucky! I've been sitting in
> traffic for over 1/2 hr, and I've only gone about 2 miles. Some guy
> on a bike passed me about 20 minutes ago and I'm sure he's home by
> now."

John A. Ardelli
http://pedalingprince.blogspot.com
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/vofv/