Would you prefer...

[Mr. Bloom]

...to ride when it is:


Sunny and cold (say 30F), or
Misty and mild (say 55F), or
Neither, or
Either


Your responses will be "public"

[Veronica]

I like mid 70s to mid 80s and a light breeze. I do well in the heat, so even 90s are okay.

V.

[Brandy]

Anything but heat. I wilt. Like a delicate flower.

http://www.nataliedee.com/100507/delicate-flower.jpg

[VeloVT]

jeez, it was a toss up between "either, I can take it" or "neither, give me hot!". Give me hot won out :D.

[Melalvai]

Either, I can take it.
But that warm spell was sure nice yesterday.

Here comes the snow.

[Mr. SR500]

That is easy. Like Sun, Like Cool, Don't like wet!

[DirtDiva]

I said "either", because I like to pretend I'm dead 'ard, but what I really want is a tailwind in every direction! :p

[Drtgirl]

I'll take sunny and cold any day (I live in Seattle).

[snapdragen]

If it gets above 70-75 I wilt.

[Brandy]

If it gets above 70-75 I wilt.

We'll make the beginnings of a nice bouquet of delicate flowers snap! :p

[OakLeaf]

If it gets below 65 I'm shivering.

[firenze11]

I love the heat and I really don't mind being active in it. Summers are never hot enough for me up here.

[Starfish]

I'm more west and more rainy than Seattle, but I do MUCH better in 90+ degree weather than I do in 50 degrees. Give me hot, dry weather, especially for working out!!

[KnottedYet]

I grew up in the rain, and I'm so happy on those gray misty days! I like sun, too, but more than 3 days in a row of sun and I get agitated.

[HoosierGiant]

I'm one of those people who isn't warm unless it's at least 75 degrees. I'm in heaven when the temp tops 90!!

[salsabike]

I grew up in the rain, and I'm so happy on those gray misty days! I like sun, too, but more than 3 days in a row of sun and I get agitated.

How funny! Me too. I start complaining when we have a straight week of sun. And I grew up in NY, where the summers are hot and humid. Pacific NW weather and I are positively MADE for each other. I love the weather here.

[jesvetmed]

Being a true Washingtonian (the state!), I cannot take the heat... more than 70 and I'm by a fan and have a cool one in my hand!

[evangundy]

I grew up in Central Alberta, but much prefer the PNW weather (Portland). Add me to that bouquet that wilts in the heat. I'm ok up to 80 if humid, up to 90 or 95 if dry. I don't like hot & humid. Sunny & cold is good but so is damp & mild.

Edna

[mupedalpusher]

Heat for me! I hate cold weather. We get it all in Missouri but I always prefer summer over winter.

[kat_h]

I'm happy as long as I don't have to fight against the wind.

That said I currently don't do long rides if it's below -20 C. I'm planning to get some good winter tights and a balaclava at the end of season sales so that next year I can keep commuting year round. I don't mind the summer heat since I always have a bit of a breeze to cool me off.

[lph]

Oh, sunny and cold for me, hands down!

I disntegrate in the heat, and I hate damp weather. I keep thinking all this damp winter weather we're having is just a minor glitch in the system, and we'll be back to dry and cold any day now. I'm afraid I'm wrong...

[Tuckervill]

I don't like being outside in extreme heat (90-100 F, which it often gets to here), but 80s don't bother me much. So I don't like hot, and I definitely don't like it below 30 F, so that leaves me Misty and Mild, which are the exact conditions of the 8 lighthouse ride in Maine last year. I thought it would be miserable but it was actually quite nice, especially with the women I met who let me ride with them.

Karen

[Bron]

Another "delicate blossom" here, ha ha ha, I'm trying to to laugh at the thought of describing myself like that. Anyway, cold and sunny, no question about it.

[Crankin]

I really don't like any of those choices, but I chose mild and misty. 55 degrees is probably my favorite temperature; I like the 55-70 range. However, I don't like riding in rain or mistiness and I would not deliberately start a ride if it was raining. I ride in temperatures down to about 37, but it has to be sunny if it's that cold. I don't like extreme heat, either. It feels too hot to me when it gets above 82 or so. Now I have ridden up to about 98, but it really bothers me.

[Jo-n-NY]

I didn't choose either....warm or even hot, beats out cold or wet damp weather for me. 70 degrees or above with sunshine and I am a happy rider :)

~ JoAnn

[7rider]

We'll make the beginnings of a nice bouquet of delicate flowers snap! :p

I'd like to get into that bouquet, too.
Can't stand the heat (and the humidity! Blech!) :(
I'd prefer sunny and 60's to 70's myself.

[sundial]

I like it cool and sunny. If it's hot, that means humidity and I start melting. :p

[bmccasland]

My brain said either, but my lungs voted sunny and hot. This winter I managed to experience an asthma attack caused by sucking in cold air. Not to be repeated, so now I'm waiting for warm weather to get back on my bike.

[Melalvai]

I can't find the link now, but recently Mo Bike Fed had a survey called "Are you a winter cyclist?" There were 2 questions. 1) What is the lowest temperature you are comfortable biking in? 2) How many times have you cycled in the past month?

The answers were all-or-none. Either 40F, or no lower limit for lowest temp. Either too many to count, or not at all for number of times on your bike in the last month.

[spokewench]

Misty and 55 is fine - I will ride in that all day long. I used to ride in the 30 degree cold and sunny, but I just can't do it anymore as I have gotten older (have Renauds in my hands; arthritis in my back, and just no motivation to ride in the cold); I love hot, the hotter the better! But I don't live in high humidity country.

spoke

[silver]

I could handle misty and mild, but I can handle hot, Hot and Hotter (I think I've ridden in temps as high as 100)

Sure there's limit where it's just too hot to be safe.

I really just don't enjoy riding in temps below 30 to 35 degrees.

[GLC1968]

You know...I can handle pretty much anything, depending on the length and difficulty of the ride. I've ridden in temps well above 100 degrees, and well below freezing...rain, sun, whatever, BUT, of the options given, I prefer cold and sunny.

Ultimately, the 40's through the 60's and sunny is perfect riding weather for me and I find that I can go for hours and hours and hours under those conditions. Extreme heat, cold or wet usually forces me to shorten the ride, and nobody wants that! ;)

[limewave]

I voted for either, but that's only mountain biking. It has to be sunny and hot for me to get on my road bike.

[Starfish]

Others have mentioned this, but for me, the humidity has a lot to do with it. The hottest temps I've ridden in (between 60-80 hilly miles/day on a tour) were consecutive days of 105 degrees F. But, the air was dry, and I loved it, when others were dropping like flies.

I also love cold, dry weather. As long as humidity is low, I'm fine with very cold temps.

But, in our 80+ humidity, even 60 feels freezing to me on the bike.

[chickwhorips]

All about the cold! You can put layers on to stay warm, you can only take so many off to get cool and not get pulled over by the cops or park rangers.

I went for the cold and sunny. Anything over 60F is to hot for me anymore. I have no idea how I survived in Arizona. :eek:

[roadie gal]

Give me below 75 degrees and I'm happy. It could be cold and I'm still happy. Once it gets about 75 I start to get cranky. Above 85, I'm downright miserable, and everyone around me knows it.

[brok]

Heat for me! I hate cold weather. We get it all in Missouri but I always prefer summer over winter.

Same here, we get it all in Illinois. As a matter of fact, we had today off from school because of snow, sleet, slush, etc. The forcast for Sat/Sun overnight is -6 - I don't do well at - anything. I can't wait til I retire and can spend winters in a nice warm/hot climate.

[SlowButSteady]

I'm a southern girl--I like heat and am fairly ok with humidity.

Below 50 or sometimes warmer if windy and I just can't do it.

Breathing hard in cold weather is one of my asthma triggers.

[Aggie_Ama]

Born and raised in Central Texas. I don't plan on ever leaving so you can imagine what I think of cold. :p If it isn't at least 45 I won't go ride. If it below 55 I am generally not happy unless there is no wind. I am a cold weather weenie. :D I wear knickers and long sleeve jerseys until it hits 70.

In the summer you will find me out and about in 90+ degree weather. Sleeveless jersey, SPF 50, a route to stop every 30 miles and I am ready for 60 miles or more!

[Nansel]

I can handle cool and misty - otherwise I'd rarely ride here on the Wet Coast - but I'd much much much rather sunny and cold. Or sunny and hot. Any sort of sunny is great...

[RoadRaven]

I'd prefer mild temps rather than cold ones, so I voted 55'.

Although I would prefer either to hot.

That said, my fave temp to bike in is somewhere between 18'C - 25'C which I think is about 60-65'F

[MomOnBike]

How about cool and sunny with no humidity? I could ride all day in that, and well into the night. (OK, no sun, but work with me here.)

Another delicate flower for that bouquet. Heat makes me wilt, and humidity makes me cranky.

I don't feel quite alive unless I have to work a bit to stay warm.

[farrellcollie]

I chose sunny and cold - which I don't really like - I prefer heat. but I wear glasses and misty/rainy does not work at all for me . I commute in winter/summer except when going to court or when it is wet.

[CR400]

Ok,I voted either. Because I have been out on bone chilling days in the single digits to high teens. While on the other end of the spectrum it is 95 but the heat index is 105. Or my all time least favorite 45-50 with a steady rain, brrr. Physically I am much faster and feel better at temps above 90. My average in January on a clear road day is a only 12 to 13mph. Now get me in the heat of July and they are 16-18mph depending on the amount of vert. Flat out can be in the low 20's.

[emily_in_nc]

Warm for me -- 65 to 90. Don't care for the blistering, humid heat we get here in the southeast in mid-July, though I've certainly ridden in it. Anything below about 60 and I just wimp out. I like hiking and running in cooler weather, though. Anything above 75 degrees for those activities is pretty much intolerable since you don't create a breeze as you do cycling.

Emily

[Geonz]

and what about - either (of the first two) - they are both GREAT!!! It ain't "taking it" ... boy, I'd be grateful for 30 degrees...

[Jolt]

I'd have to say none of those sound all that good, but because I really don't like to ride in wet conditions and am not a fan of hot weather, I picked sunny and cold. I actually love to run in the "sunny and 30 degrees" (or even colder!) kind of conditions but on the bike it tends to be hard to keep hands and feet warm (particularly since I have Raynaud's) especially if dealing with stop-and-go around town like most of my riding is.