ride?

It's cold out there... It's either sunny and super windy or raining and calm out there. Today it's sunny and yes the gale force wind down the Columbia River Gorge. I hate it.

Tire is low. valves on my trike tires are shrader. yup my hand pump/floor pump is presta. Floor compressor has shrader, but its heavy and don't feel like getting it out. And all three tires need to be replaced since they are cracking...

I wonder if I can attach a harness on my pyreneese pup (she's full grown at just under 90 pounds) ride my trike like a buggy dog pulling not a horse :p

I'll think about it some more and contemplate the meaning of all this. Time for another cup of hot chocolate laced with habenero... good pick me up.

BTW, it is gorgeous, beautifully clear out there. And the view of snow covered Mt. Hood is poster picture perfect.

It's 14F here with a solid pack of ice and snow, only the truly intrepid will venture out on a bike today!

Sometimes the best way to enjoy the weather is to appreciate the view out the window while you stay warm and cozy and dry.

Forget riding, unless you are a sado. haha It's very cold today on Montreal. This morning when I left for work it was -26c. brrrr not counting the winchill. Will get warmer tomorrow though.

Last night, trying to sleep, we jumped a few times hearing the beams of our house crack from the cold. Dogs jumped, we jumped, they barked, we tell them to quiet. haha

So indoor training it is, unless you can find a good fat bike, when temperature feels better.

Our weather has been decent, but I signed up for some silly challenge to do 4 barre classes a week for the next 4 weeks and my legs and bootay are just not up to doing any riding after class...

I use these really cold weeks to concentrate on my other fitness activities. If there's a day that's 35+ with no wind and decent road conditions, I might go for a short ride, but generally, my outdoor riding ends in the middle of December and begins again at the beginning to middle of March. I substitute a hard step class for one hard ride, continue with my normal boot camp, and pray for snow so I can x country ski and snow shoe on weekends and maybe once during the week. So far, that's been twice so far, as we have had a snowless winter, pretty much. I also use my trainer at least once a week, and combine that with an occasional spin class. Each have their negatives for me, but I do a lot of intervals and one legged drills, which do help me in the early season.
I am really feeling out of sorts, due to the lack of snow. We will be traveling up north (where the snow is just so-so) for at least one, maybe 2 weekends at the end of the month/beginning of February. So looking forward to my nordic ski trip at the end of February, to the Methow Valley, WA.