BP> 	Hello James,
 BP> 	Your discussion of racing in the snow can make a Texan feel
 BP> 	deprived - we can't even get that stuff on television.  It is
 BP> 	not always sunny and dry here and there was a lot of computing
 BP> 	going on in January, a wet and cold one for here.  Only about
 BP> 	one-half the days were rideable.
 BP> 	How can one get a bicycle going 110 km/hr in the snow?  That
 BP> 	would surely be exhiliarating.
 BP> 	Bob Pickett in Houston
  Hello Bob
  I guess I'm a bit lucky to live up here in Edmonton, AB, Canada.  We get 
plenty of snow in the winter, but the temps around this time of year are tad 
bit cold to make biking an everyday thing.  We have been getting temps around 
-35 C all the way up to -8 C last few days.  Sure wish I could go somewhere 
warm for a while :)
  Anyways, up here and in other places where there are mountains nearby 
(closet to me are about 3-4 hours away) tend to have lots of ski-hills, and 
thus some contests.  I'm not sure if you have TSN, but you may see this on 
there... What you do is get a mountain bike, fit it up with good studded 
tires and shocks (a down hill frame helps) and race it down a long sloping 
groomed track.  It's just like going down a steep hill, except for the fact 
that the hill is covered in snow and is more of a mountain.  Some riders have 
been clocked at 65 mph, which I think is about 110 Km/h.
  Hope this clears things up for you.  Keep an eye on whatever sports 
channels that you have down there, you may see it sometime.
  James Kirkland, Edmonton Alberta.
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