Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
I got out for a two hour ride yesterday. It was in the 50s and sunny, finally. It's not the cold that keeps me in during the winter, it's the dark and gloom and the rain. It's been a very gloomy and rainy winter, and I don't ride in the gloom and the rain.
That's what gets me. I don't mind running on a grey day and, in fact, I quite like it. But for some reason, it feels really depressing on my bike. So, I use the winter to pursue other activities, and I enjoy the diversity that brings. Given that I've had some muscle imbalances develop over the past few years, which I think cycling has either caused or worsened, I think my body does, too. I'd love to include things like x-country skiing and snow shoeing, but we don't get enough snow and whatever snow we do get doesn't tend to stick around long enough to pursue such things.