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@Sammy_Dodger
Wow. The concept of something so mind-bogglingly hard leaves little space to even appreciate the Ti bike porn! His fortitude and motivation are awe-inspiring. That head-tube picture is put in stark perspective on the blog:
"The dynamics of 40 below make things that much more interesting on a bicycle. For starters, even grease with a lower freezing point starts to thicken, which makes everything from the crank to derailleurs to the hub turn that much slower. Headsets freeze, making it hard to turn handlebars. The rubber in tires hardens and cracks. Tubes start to lose air, and if the temperature drops much more, they begin to come apart at the seams"
I'll never bitch about a windy, wet commute again!