BS> We're now having temps. in the 0 - 19 degree F. range (whatever that
 BS> works  out to in C?)  Got cowardly today and drove to work, but,
 BS> since parking is  $4 per day, I'm going to have to bite the bullet
 BS> and bike Tuesday.
Thats pretty cold.  I think it would be somewhere around minus 25-30 C. 
Parking never is cheap is it?  Makes me wish I had heated handlebars :).
 BS> When the temp gets into this range, I've been having an on and off
 BS> again  problem with my shifters-- they seem to get "mushy"-- that is,
 BS> they seem to  have trouble sensing that I am trying to shift, and
 BS> when they do, instead of clicking (they are "Rapid Fire" style), they
 BS> sort of ooze from one extreme to the other.  What's annoying is that,
 BS> when I finally get to someplace light (the joys of a 6a.m. starting
 BS> time at work!), I frequently find that I am in some strange gear
 BS> combination-- such as in the smallest gear in front and the largest
 BS> in back, or vice-a-versa.  I can't imagine that this is doing my
 BS> chain any good!  Any low (or, better still, no) cost solutions?
Hmm... I' don't always get that problem, but it has happened to me before.  I 
find that if you shift constantly up and down for a min or two that they 
tighten up.  I'm not to sure myself why this happens, but it may have 
something to do with the lubricant maybe.  I'm sure someone will read this 
message and solve this problem for us.  The problem I get is moisture that 
gets into my shocks.  In the winter they freeze, and sometimes my brakes 
freeze while I'm riding as well.  This of cource leads to some rather ackward 
problems when you can't stop.  I don't bike to work, so I bring my bike 
inside of my house to "defrost before I ride it.  And while I'm riding I pump 
the brakes and shift everyonce and a while to keep things working and warm.
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