In the morning before going to work you probably grab your coffee, locate your keys and winter hat and warm up the car. For winter bike commuters, preparing for the day's journey to work is a little more complicated. VPR's Steve Zind talks with bike advocates and seasoned bike commuters about wind, weather, climate change, and studded bike snow-tires. Listen

Read Riding Through The Winter an article in the VT Bicycle & Pedestrian Coalition's newsletter (PDF 2mb).

To learn more about bike commuting go to these links:

www.icebike.com

"Bicycle Commuter's Guide"

We also talk to mystery writer Louise Penny about her new novel The Brutal Telling, and the fictional village on the Vermont-Quebec border where it takes place. Listen