>>1969318Who needs brakes when you can just stop pedaling and let the snow packing up your wheels bring you to a gradual stop? I hope you keep an empty bottle at least in your lower cage though - it would be a shame for such a nice one to get bumped or snagged and twisted out of shape.
Meanwhile in California: after several days of torrential rain it's nice out again. Even the well drained dirt is sloppy, but not a big deal on a ride that was mostly on pavement.