Harriet Wright, right, bids farewell to fellow Smith College junior Esther Solomon as they part ways on a 13ºF ride into downtown Northampton, Friday afternoon. The two commuters weren’t fazed by a wind chill that would approach zero on a typical 10-15 mph ride and, in fact, said they had ridden the previous midnight, with temps in the single digits.
Harriet Wright, right, bids farewell to fellow Smith College junior Esther Solomon as they part ways on a 13ºF ride into downtown Northampton, Friday afternoon. The two commuters weren’t fazed by a wind chill that would approach zero on a typical 10-15 mph ride and, in fact, said they had ridden the previous midnight, with temps in the single digits. Credit: STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN GUTTING

NORTHAMPTON — Smith College juniors and bike commuters Esther Solomon and Harriet Wright weren’t fazed by the frigid temps (13°F) on their ride into downtown Northampton on Friday. The two, who likely experienced a self-induced wind chill that would approach zero on a typical 10-15 mph ride, said they’d also taken a midnight ride the night before, when temperatures were only in the single digits.

Kevin Gutting can be reached at kgutting@gazettenet.com.