I love September and October. My best temperatures for riding are 45-65 and we don't have more wind (that's in the spring). It does rain at times near the end of October or beginning of November. But September is usually the best. I ride right up until the first snow, as long as it's not in the 20s. So, my extension of the season has only increased my love of the fall. But, this year, I pray for a snowy January and February, so I can x country ski a lot. We had no snow last year and I rode all through the winter. This had the effect of burning me out, and although I actually have less miles than the past 2 years, I really, really need that break. The nordic ski season is very short in southern New England and once March comes, I lose interest in going up north, because I want to get on my bike.