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It's my first winter with the bike-ride-disease ;) And because of too
much snow I haven't biked in 10 days now.
I'm SO restless and pine for a ride on the road or a ride in the forest :(
Are you having the same problem?
I've started to fantasize about fat bikes (so I can ride in the snow)
or new road bikes, I can use when spring arrives again :D It could be expensive ;)
Beater bike with studded tires. So much fun to ride in the snow (ice, really) with studded tires. Almost makes me want to move somewhere snowy. Almost.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devold
Are there any trails the snowmobilers use near you?* They get pretty packed down and can be ridden. Unless they are really icy, you'll just need to let some air out of your tires.
*In some areas of the country the snowmobile trails are very heavily used and those would not be safe to ride on, I'm thinking of the more casually used ones.
I just wish we had some snow--I am ready for some skiing!!!!!
Sounds fun, but I'm too careful to play around like that :DQuote:
Originally Posted by tulip
We haven't got that much snow in our country. I'm careful because I haven't the best experience with riding in snow.Quote:
Originally Posted by missjean
You can have it all ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek-chick
I just want to use my x country skis!
I ride in cold weather, but not in snow. I look forward to the break.
I get horrible cabin fever in the winter. It tends to be rainy around here instead of snow. If it snowed I could cross country ski. Instead I put my bike on the trainer. I also joined a gym so I could swim. That seems to be helping. This Saturday is supposed to be partly cloudy with temps in the 40s. I should be able to ride then.
Me too. I have the trainer, but I hate it and would rather be outside. I don't ride if it's below freezing (or hovering around there and wet), so that limits a lot of my riding time. I'm also working during prime riding time this year (weekend afternoons), so relatively little riding for me. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by happyscientist
TIS THE SEASON
Now, is the time, if you have snow, to utilize it! Snow skiing, cross country, snow shoeing - to quote nike Just do it!
I am going totally and utterly nuts right now. I haven't ridden in two weeks, and it was 60 degrees today. Where was I? At work.
I'm glad to hear I ain't the only one going nuts without riding ;)
Today after work I took a chance and went to the forest with my Rockstar. The trail was covered with some melting snow and ice, but there were also some trails were I could ride in the side without ice and snow. It was a bit risky, because the bike was hard to handle without studded tires. Afterwards I biked to the lake.
BUT IT WAS F*CKING FANTASTIC TO RIDE MY ROCKSTAR AGAIN!
It's been 17 days since my last ride ;) I'm full of positive energy right now :D
Owwww, that hurts! Last time we saw 60 about a week ago it was raining cats and dogs...I felt the same :(.Quote:
Originally Posted by Owlie
Snowed today and the forecast looks grim for riding for the next 10 days, but I can't complain, it's winter in Michigan and any outdoor ride is a bonus till March or April. I used to enjoy the outdoors in winter downhill skiing, but that's a thing of the past with my knee issues. I use a trainer but mostly I hate it. It's nothing at all like outside riding but I force myself just to help keep up the stamina.
Devold, glad you got a ride in, winter can be mighty long...
Who's going to be the first to get a fat tire bike? I want one because they look fun and cool.
BikeWriter--the worst part of it is that I work at a bike shop!
Down here, we usually don't get enough snow to justify a fat bike, and there's not a lot of sand (our soil is mostly clay). One day, perhaps. I will be getting a CX bike, though, and I'll see if I can get a set of studded tires for it.