cold weather clothes?

[nuthatch]

(Okay, and I stepped on the scale... I need to get back under 150... )

And don't be afraid of below freezing! It's not that different. If you went from 50 to 35, you can also go from 35 to 20. Layers, Layers, Layers :-)

You've inspired me to ride on Friday, Geonz. That's the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's Winter Bike to Work Day. Layers and lots of lights! (I need to get below 150, too. I sure don't want to haul it around this summer! )

[CorsairMac]

WOOOHOOO NUTTIEE!!!!! I'm so excited to hear you're gonna try a winter commute - ya'll gonna have to give me an update!!

Geonz: uggghhh on the freezing rain! It was supposed to snow here yesterday but I decided to ride anyway and it turned out to be a beautiful, sunny day. Ok...Cold and very windy - but beautiful nonetheless!

So here was my morning commute thought of the day:

Wonder how these drivers feel when they see me all bundled up on my bike riding to work, and see me again at the next red light, and see me again at the next red light etc etc and realize THEY aren't getting to work driving in their car any faster than I am riding my bike!


CMac loves these little commuting thoughts of the day - when it's 14 out, sometimes that is ALL that keeps me going! lol

[nuthatch]

Aww, Corsair, it's just one day!

I'm planning to start back up cycle commuting full time when the sun is above the horizon at 5:15 p.m. I'm just not a night cyclist - I get too scared!!

[CorsairMac]

Aww, Corsair, it's just one day!

I'm planning to start back up cycle commuting full time when the sun is above the horizon at 5:15 p.m. I'm just not a night cyclist - I get too scared!!

Just checked the weather and todays sunset is 5:19 - so there ya go!

(ain't I the helpful one!)

[nuthatch]

All right, all right!! When there's still enough light that the cars can tell the difference between me and the shoulder of the road - I was thinking mid-February???

[CorsairMac]

hmmm - sunset today is 5:21



I mean - just in case you needed to know that!

[DeniseGoldberg]

hmmm - sunset today is 5:21

You apparently are on the right side of your time zone. Here in the Boston area, sunset today is at 4:40...

I thought this was fun (even though it's really off topic), so... if anyone is interested, you can see sunrise and sunset times for your location at this US Naval Observatory page: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html

You can lookup times in the United States by location name, or worldwide by longitude/latitude.

--- Denise