Edmonton winter rip around.

Today I went for a bike ride. The radio told me that it was 7 degrees celsius in Florida today; 'twas three degrees colder here. And what, like, three weeks or so ago we were the second coldest city on earth. Needless to say, waking up at 3:30pm to that news on the radio, I brushed my teeth and threw on my clipless pedals.

Winter city bike rides are interesting because, of course, there are no bike trails. With that loss comes the gain of crazy super-thin trails where people trudge paths through the snow on foot. These are always uneven, and if you fail to stay on the ten-inch-wide path, your front wheel digs into the deep snow, and you're overboard.

This was my second bike ride since breaking my arm in late summer. I can't quite straighten it all the way at the elbow, so it pairs up nicely with the opposite wrist which can't quite bend all the way.