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View Poll Results: I prefer to ride when it is:

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  • Sunny and Cold (say 30F)

    17 18.28%
  • Misty and Mild (say 55F)

    17 18.28%
  • Neither...give me hot!

    38 40.86%
  • Either...I can take it!

    21 22.58%
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  1. #1
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    76

    bring on the heat

    Heat for me! I hate cold weather. We get it all in Missouri but I always prefer summer over winter.

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Calgary, Canada
    Posts
    280
    I'm happy as long as I don't have to fight against the wind.

    That said I currently don't do long rides if it's below -20 C. I'm planning to get some good winter tights and a balaclava at the end of season sales so that next year I can keep commuting year round. I don't mind the summer heat since I always have a bit of a breeze to cool me off.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Posts
    132
    Quote Originally Posted by mupedalpusher View Post
    Heat for me! I hate cold weather. We get it all in Missouri but I always prefer summer over winter.
    Same here, we get it all in Illinois. As a matter of fact, we had today off from school because of snow, sleet, slush, etc. The forcast for Sat/Sun overnight is -6 - I don't do well at - anything. I can't wait til I retire and can spend winters in a nice warm/hot climate.

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    Upstate of SC
    Posts
    197
    I'm a southern girl--I like heat and am fairly ok with humidity.

    Below 50 or sometimes warmer if windy and I just can't do it.

    Breathing hard in cold weather is one of my asthma triggers.
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  5. #5
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    somewhere between the Red & Rio Grande
    Posts
    5,297
    Born and raised in Central Texas. I don't plan on ever leaving so you can imagine what I think of cold. If it isn't at least 45 I won't go ride. If it below 55 I am generally not happy unless there is no wind. I am a cold weather weenie. I wear knickers and long sleeve jerseys until it hits 70.

    In the summer you will find me out and about in 90+ degree weather. Sleeveless jersey, SPF 50, a route to stop every 30 miles and I am ready for 60 miles or more!
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  6. #6
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    B.C.
    Posts
    11
    I can handle cool and misty - otherwise I'd rarely ride here on the Wet Coast - but I'd much much much rather sunny and cold. Or sunny and hot. Any sort of sunny is great...

 

 

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