Snowy windy wintery day on the Glacial Drumlin Trail

Today I went out on the Glacial Drumlin trail for a couple hour bike ride.

It was really windy ....and about 32 degrees till it started to snow!

It was that kind of snow with the wind when it hurts your face when riding into a fierce head wind and when the snow built up on the trail it got to be a workout....

Always fun to get out on a bike in late February.....


KMB

The Gates Pedal System

If you check out a pic of my new 9:Zero:7 fat bike I added a Gates pedal system to the bike.

The pedals are wide platforms made out of a plastic resin over metal and that plastic pedal base works well over a metal pedal base to insulate against cold.....I know it sounds crazy but it does make a big difference when the temps really drop.

The gates pedal system was about 50 dollars over at Back Yard Bikes out of LaGrange WI and has a velcro strap system that really holds the foot in place almost as good as a clipless pedal.....but the down side is that they are a little tricky getting the feet into them with a full hiking boot...

Overall I think that these pedals are awesome and work really well however there is a new boot out now for extreme winter temps made by 45North for clipless pedal systems.....next season for me on those.....but for now these pedals are just great for thick comfy warm hiking boots....

I know many a fat biker that just ride platform pedals with no clips or clipless and that is an option in deep snow conditions but for me with the little snow that we have had in Wisconsin these Gates pedals are wonderful and of course there is a huge  buzz over that 45North killer winter boot for clipless pedals....


The KMB

Beautiful day and a kewl new bike.....

A bit of slogging through some sticky wet snow

Ride to Lapham peak

I hooked up with this plowed bike trail going towards Lapham peak which is a cool Wisconsin State park... This is a connector trail off of the fantastic Glacial Drumlin Trail keeping cyclists off the very busy Waukesha county roads. The weather was fantastic approaching 40 degrees with lots of snow melt yet the trail was awesome!!