Don't get much snow here really in the UK (which is just as well as it only takes about a centimetre to fall and the entire country comes to a standstill) but I love the cold clear crisp winter mornings. Watching the watery sun rise, mist and cloud inversions in the fields on the way to work. The warm air hitting you as you get into work and everyone thinking you must be mad.
Having porridge for breakfast!
Keeping fitness levels up ready for next spring. If your currently riding a tractor then when you get your bike back to sleekness you'll be flying.
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11-05-2006, 11:57 PM #1
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11-06-2006, 01:36 AM #2
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*sigh* spring is a long way away...
Porridge. Must make porridge tomorrow. Thanks
Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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11-06-2006, 04:55 AM #3
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I, too, had the same thought today.....but for a different reason. Here in Houston, we don't see much snow (if at all!) but I neglected to recharge my light last night, and about 3 miles after leaving the house....no more light
Lucky for me I have been riding to work for about one month now, so I knew where I was going! I will remember to charge the light after each use.
BTW, I went to the UK in April and had porridge. BEST EVER!
I love riding to work, even with the cold wind off the Bayou, it just wakes me up and I always start my day with a positive attitude!
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11-06-2006, 05:00 AM #4
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Don't forget that your lights serve not one but two purposes - your ability to see the road, and the ability of cars to see you. I hope that your commute home today (sans light) will be before darkness falls.
Originally Posted by Toni
...I neglected to recharge my light last night, and about 3 miles after leaving the house....no more light Lucky for me I have been riding to work for about one month now, so I knew where I was going! I will remember to charge the light after each use.
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11-06-2006, 06:04 AM #5
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I come in early just for that reason, so I can leave before darkness falls.
It was only after I read the thread about commuting in the dark that I made the decision only to ride to work when I know I can leave before the sun sets.
In the morning (at 5:30 am) there are very few cars and I am on a bike path for the majority of my commute. But in the evening there are tons of cars, so I decided not to jeopardize my life by riding home in the dark.
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