Cold is tolerable. I have ridden in sub-zero temps. Like the rest of you, I use very bright (B&M and Schmidt) lights.
The heavy wet snows we frequently get in Chicago are what get me off the bike. To much snow shrinks the streets and impacts stop and turning - mine and the cars. Almost as bad, Chicago likes to achieve critical mass with the road salt. I have to spend 20 minutes cleaning the bike on my cold back porch before taking it into my apartment. On Dec 10, 8:16 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
