Not a happy camper ride. Alex was really slow & struggling through the snow. We never really figured out why, but I think his tire pressure was too high & the studded tires were offering too much resistance. We ended up taking a detour route, riding on SR522 and going so slow that I was trackstanding. You can definitely see where he and I parted ways and I put some speed on to get home.

I ended up getting a flat and dinging the rim on the wheel, so now I need to build a new wheel - I can ride on it, but it definitely needs to be rebuilt. I should be able to use a trick that I heard about once - you tape the two rims together, unlace the spokes on the first wheel, lace them on the second wheel and tighten them that way. If I do it right, it should cost me around $45 for a new wheel. The only other thing is if I want to switch out the hub. Right now it has a Surly 135mm hub, but that's the wrong size hub for the frame - it should be 130mm. I'll see if I can get a hub for cheap, if I can I'll switch out the hub too. Looks like I'll be building two wheels, not just one.

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