My commute was 25 miles each way, 1400 feet (426m) of ascent each way, with no transit option. Last winter, a surprise blizzard rolled in during the week. My ride home took me 2.5 hours, rather than my usual 1:40, but I managed to stay upright the whole ride despite riding on slicks. Fixies and foul weather, better together!
That’s an awesome picture. Did all the ice built up on the spokes affect things?
Thanks! Not nearly as much as I would have suspected. Sure, the rim brakes were useless, but that’s a non-issue on a fixie. There was absolutely no touching the front brake in those conditions anyway. And the drivetrain just grinds up whatever gets in there. I expected at least one fender to get packed up, but I suspect the slicks also made a nothing burger of that.