After four years of non-stop travel and being hosted by the best strangers-turned-friends, it was exciting to be the host instead of the host-ed. Most of our friends live within 5 minutes to two hours of our front door, so we tend to repeat our favorite adventures. The thought of having to come up with ‘new material’ was a little daunting at first and let’s face it, the Kehmeier winter activities are not necessarily mainstream.
Recently, I did something new for the first time. It’s been a long while coming, probably since my high school days. For whatever reason, it didn’t happen until last week. And it was well worth the wait; maybe even just the right time to start a fresh endeavor.
Being a master of multi-purpose gear, I’m always thinking of how much value I can get out of every item purchased. So when it came to extending my riding season through the winter, I knew I was going to have to bite the bullet on studded tires. It was either going to hurt my bank balance or suck up hours of my time. However, I figured that having reliable traction on snow and ice was better than looking like a three-legged cat trying to bury its own scat on a frozen pond.
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