One word: Friction!
I just posted an article about friction shifting over on Blue Collar Mountain Biking, another Crooked Cog Network site. If you are commuting through snowy, slushy, or just plain cold weather, it might help you out.
You can check it out here.

A weekly question to hopefully inspire and motivate. So how was your commute today?
There was no commute for me today. While the significant other is out of town it is my job to take care of our two dogs, one of them is only 6 months old and can’t last inside as [...]

As you might of seen from the comments from our post earlier in the week some people ride in rather cold weather!
What was the weather like on your commute? What is the coldest you have ridden or commuted in? How did you dress to keep warm and dry?
Share your stories!

Awhile back our sister-site, Twenty Nine Inches, started their classifieds marketplace so you can offload your big wheeled stuff.
Now there’s two more places to sell your stuff in the Crooked Cog Network:
The Commute by Bike Marketplace to sell your old commuter gear.
The Blue Collar MTB Marketplace to get ride of your mountain bike [...]

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When it comes to commuting and urban riding there are lots of options for what to wear and in many cases the choice has to be made between fashion and function. While I’m sure full-body spandex will come back into fashion, it doesn’t seem to be happening [...]