Does anyone else miss winter biking?

Depends on the winter.

Sarah

Oh, riding in to work on a dry, clear morning, just below freezing, feeling your whole body warm up and start working, but not getting overheated, watching those gorgeous pre-dawn pastel colours... is wonderful!

I don't miss winter as such, but it definitely has great points.

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Originally Posted by Zen

I must echo this sentiment.

Too much laundry in the winter! I don't have last winters laundry put away yet!

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Zen - you make me laugh so much! I'm always behind on my laundry.....

I think it's just about spring down this way & have to say the "winter" in Perth has been marvelous. It's been a bit nippy at times in the mornings (ok 3C isn't that cold :o) but it warms up quickly enough so it's all ok.

We're a bit low on total rainfall :(

Ahhhh :)

I miss SPRING riding. Or Fall. Just very hot right now. Hate riding in the cold, I too have a trainer, us it winter & summer when weather is at its extremes. Yes, I am a fair weather cyclist.
K

I've only been riding for a year and last winter (if you want to call it that in Florida), I only rode about 5 times between December and February. It's not that I don't like it, i just don't have the clothes! As a new rider, getting all the gear really cleaned out my account. Then to buy tights, long sleeved jerseys (that I only need 3 months out of the year), full finger gloves, etc....? This year, however, I'm ready to continue training throughout the cold months. I can't imagine giving up riding for 3 months again--it's my lifeline to sanity. Particularly through the holidays.

I was just thinking how much I miss winter biking on my way home tonight. Hot, sweaty, too many kids/dogs/packs of tourists on the paths. I love the quiet, I love merino wool, biking by the light of my headlight...

Deb

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Originally Posted by PamNY

But it's not just the crowding: in winter, the people who are out are so cool, for the most part.

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Um, duh, in the winter the riders are not only cool but cold! :D Actually that's not true, staying cool enough is the trick in winter.

The thing is, I'd really miss the winter right now, because it's so hot, except that the memory of the cold riding is still very fresh in my mind. It wasn't very long ago at all.

I like being the elite hard core commuter cyclist in the cold, hot, rainy, and/or windy weather. But I sure enjoy the fair weather and miss it like a long lost friend when it's not here.

I've never ridden in the winter, so I can't say I miss winter biking, but I kind of do miss winter running right now! I'm sick of the heat; it really makes running harder for me and I do much better in cooler weather. I don't know how those of you in southern states do it...guess I'm just a hot-weather wimp. Looking forward to fall--that's my favorite time of year.

Winter riding??? That means being on the trainer and, no, I'm not looking forward to that. The days are getting shorter and it's depressing me:(

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Originally Posted by tulip

I don't like the lack of daylight in winter. Nor do I like cold toes. I do like Fall, though, with the crisp air.

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+1 to this :)

omg, I LOVE Fall :cool:

S.A.D. with shorter days, not so much :(

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Originally Posted by sarahkonamojo

Depends on the winter.

Sarah

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spoken like a true Coloradoan!! ;)
and I must agree - or even more so, depends on the day....

Absolutely, NOT!

I like the changing of the seasons...but that being said, I'm a summer person and am gonna hang on to it for all it's worth! Winter will be here soon enough!

Ugh, we had such a rainy spring and early summer this year, I'm dreading winter and the sun going down at 4:30pm. I love nice crisp Fall days, but too many of them are gray.