How cold does it have to be to stop you?

[tulip]

Used to be about 20F when I was commuting, and I liked the challenge. These days, however, without the need to get on my bike in order to make a living, I find it hard to get out when it's below 50F. It hasn't gotten below that here yet during daylight hours (and I don't ride at night).

One of my favorite commuting memories was the day after a big snow. I had studded tires on my mountain bike and the bike path was empty while the road was jam packed with people in their cars. It took a long time because the MUP wasn't plowed and it had gotten icy and rutted, but it was so much fun! If you live with snow and ice, studded tires are a must if you want to ride all winter. Oddly, I think I would ride more if I lived in a place that has regular snow.

But I'm gonna try, really try, to ride every day that I can as long as it's no raining (I wear glasses). It's hard to find motivation sometimes, but I...can...do...it, I think.