I'm in the same situation, w/no car. but, it's 16 miles to work with no public transportation available, and I don't want to take a taxi. Of course now it's dark when I leave at night. I use reflective gear and lights, and it's all back roads, and it would not be dangerous at all if it weren't for all the damn cars, most of which are speeding. yes, I am a self-righteous car hater. This summer's catastrophe (now all but forgotten by the public) in the gulf of mexico in particular threw a switch in me. personally, I like riding in the cold. OK this morning's 11F was a bit nipple-y but if you dress smart it's no different than riding a bike.
On Dec 10, 8:13 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > 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.
