Every year, I try to start the year off with a gravel ride, regardless of the weather. This year, we had entirely new conditions. I've ridden a fair bit of sub-zero, snowy gravel but never a full 50km in freezing rain. Our glasses iced up in the first km so we had to give up on those in a hurry. Despite the rain and -10 plus whatever windchill there was at 25-50km/h, it was a super enjoyable ride. Two of us were on semi slick 45s and the third was on race kings. Without electronic shifting, I don't believe that this ride would be possible as the cables would have iced up entirely, like our bike computers and everything else along for the ride. If you want to see some video, I'll post it in the comments as I can't post it in the body.
by Crokaine