Dec. 25

Today I stayed home, since it's Christmas.  I got outside to shovel after the plows went through again.  I brought my bike inside the house to thaw out.  You can see from the pictures it still had a lot of ice and snow on it from yesterday's ride!  My bike mechanic said to get the bike working again, it needs to dry out thoroughly in a warm room every once in a while.  My gears haven't worked for about a month, so maybe they'll work again, for a few days anyway.  I also oiled the chain, derailleurs, and brakes: