I'm going to give a go to winter riding this year, my first attempt. I'm asking for studded tires for Christmas--for my hard tail mountain bike. There's a gravel road race in March that I really want to do, so winter training will be a must.

I'm thinking of taking off my clipless pedals and putting on flat pedals with toe clips so that I can wear warm shoes/boots when I ride. I'm also going to order a really large box of toe-warmers.