I do not have a car, so am often tempted to ride the bike when and where conditions are less than optimal. Over the years I have had enough close calls that when things get really bad I either take mass transit, a taxi, walk or stay put.
I want to enjoy cycling, not endure. On Dec 10, 7:00 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > I live in northern Vt, one ride below the 45th parallel. I'm 6 miles > down the road to the nearest shops and services. Sunset, this time of > year is around 4:30 and until the big lakes freeze over, the weather > tends to be cloudy and snowy. With the moon in its last quarter its > very dark, very early. > > It has snowed slowly and steadily through the week, leaving about 15" > of snow cover and the road shoulders with an inch or two of packed and > loose snow. The skies started to clear a bit yesterday and the temps > dropped , +14 at sundown and -10 by sunrise this morning. > > I headed into town at 5:00, in my car and drove down an unlit country > road, passing a nearly steady stream of commuters headed home up the > road. Suddenly I saw a very bright bicycle light coming up the road. > As I passed him (her?) I saw that the tail light was just avg. > > My first thought was, wow that takes some guts, but my second thought > was that's more risk than I would ever want to take on a bicycle, and > my third thought was I don't mind riding in the dark; I don't mind > riding in the cold; and I don't mind riding in the wet. But that much > cold, dark, wet and risk all at the same time is something I wouldn't > choose to do, unless it was absolutely necessary. > > What do you think? > > Michael > on a gloriously beautiful morning -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
