winter cycling
Yesterday’s cold sunshine was replaced with icy fog that gave me an ice cream headache as I cycled to work. I’m still getting the hang of bike commuting in these temps; in Wellington I took the bus or walked when temps dropped below 10C, simply because I couldn’t safely use my brakes with hands that cold. Here, I’m not required to hoon down hills into the wind, so there’s no reason not to bike. Biking is for everyone! This morning I stopped at a light next to a woman with a jacketed greyhound wrapped in a woollen blanket in her wicker bike basket. Very cute, and a bit shivery.