Hello, my name is Silver and I'm a bike-aholic....

[li10up]

On the bright side, the days will start to get longer beginning December 22nd. I remember getting snow one year in PA on April 15th...that's one thing I don't miss about living in the northeast - the long cooold winters! One snowstorm a year would be perfect.

[Mr. SR500]

Silver,

Me too, off the bike for too long now. Got a cold, getting fat, roads are still wet with some ice and leaves so bad for riding. Time to get out the rollers and trainer.

You gotta check out these rollers:



http://www.insideride.com/

I want one so bad, but $800 - OUCH and we still don't have a !#@ Wii.

Time to ride will be soon...

[Meaux]

[QUOTE=silver;269422] My last ride was a lovely 107.5 ride on November 27.
/QUOTE]

I don't even want to talk about when my last ride was or how long it was. The weather here hasn't been cold, but it's been SUPER muggy. I hate riding when it's muggy outside, I feel like I'm breathing through a wet rag. I pray for dryer, cooler days!! (I feel your pain about they calloused behind...I almost dread being on that bike again now.) I hear the siren's song of my bike...and she doesn't want to be on the trainer.

[Triskeliongirl]

I hear you on the clothes. I recently orderd a bunch of stuff from the terry sale, TE, and sierra, and just recently boxed up and sent back what didn't fit. There is a lot of inconsistency, even within a brand, and since I lost weight I also found often the smalls fit me in width but not length, and I am shorter than you so I can imagine the problem you are having.

I have now tried a lot of stuff on since I had to replace my wardrobe after losing 35 lbs. I can highly recommend the shebeest dristyle tights and long sleeve jerseys I got recently from sierra (at great prices too, just subscribe to their email list and they will send you 20% off coupons). Both run long in the smalls, in fact the sleeves on the small jerseys are so long I am sitting here with the cuff rolled up about 2 inches! Another good way to go is to simply get some arm and leg warmers. I like the PI ones, very warm. Got the arm warmers in X-small and they still come almost up to my armpits, but the leg warmers only come in unisex small which may be too wide on your leg, but you'll have to try them on. Castelli makes one that are tall and skinny (I mail ordered and returned these from performance, too tall in a unisex small for me but very skinny fitting). I also just love my craft rain jacket from TE. This fit me better in the M (european size 38 if that helps), but I am a little wider than you so probably the S would be good for you. Its good not just for rain, its a great layering piece that is warmer than just a nylon shell. Another great piece is a balaclava, I hae one I got years ago from terry. If you are a cold wimp, wearing pieces you can easily take off as you warm up is a good strategy.

Good luck, just GO SHOPPING and you can do this!