Equinox approaches...shall we have a fall/winter commuter challenge again?

I will be commuting whenever I am healthy and it is not icy or snowy. My commuter is a road bike, so that is a safety concern. I was battling AWFUL migraines (had one tonight, but it was not that big of a deal) and didn't sleep for like 3 weeks. After doing a 25 mile charity ride on Sat and kick its butt I am really ready to get back into it BIG time. My car will be sad!

I love this weather and the cool mornings have been amazing to commute in. BIG BIG hill to get up, but not a big deal now that I sleep.

I just bought a headlight and blinky taillight. I don't ride at night, but I do ride at dawn/dusk, so that was another safety concern that got cleared up.

I just aquired a pair of snow goggles to fit over my (very strong) prescription eyeglasses, and a pair of Ortlieb waterproof panniers. So bring on the nasty weather! (Although as todays temps are in the unseasonably balmy 70's, maybe not until next week ;) )

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Originally Posted by girlsubobscura

I just aquired a pair of snow goggles to fit over my (very strong) prescription eyeglasses, and a pair of Ortlieb waterproof panniers. So bring on the nasty weather! (Although as todays temps are in the unseasonably balmy 70's, maybe not until next week ;) )

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Way to go! Just to warm you, after I bought my expensive rain gear one rainy fall, it was several weeks before I had a chance to use it. It seemed that every time it rained, by the time I got my rain gear on and walked outside the rain was drying up!

I concluded that Goretex has magical properties. It keeps the rain off the entire area you are biking through.

I dunno about this. I'll be in a different city soon.

Long story about this one but it will be a colder place.

OK, after several weeks of travel then under the weather-ness, I'm ready to be all in for the challenge. I'll collect everyone's goal under an "official" challenge thread!

Can I still join?

It's brutally cold where I live, but I refuse to buy a parking permit at the university where I study (it's a racket!).

My goal is to ride every day that it's warmer than -25C, walk when it's colder and/or really snowy, and only drive to campus 1x per week maximum. Depending on what type of winter we get, this may or may not be reasonable.

Post your goal and your progress here:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=40118