Fair Weather Cyclist?

[DirtDiva]

I'm a bit like limewave when it comes to riding in crap weather.

Mtb: bring it on!!!

Commute: well, it's still better than driving to work, innit?

Roadie: *whine*

[shootingstar]

Not interested in cycling when there's snow on the road. In Ontario I never cycled in winter. In Vancouver, our climate is mild enough that I do it winter, but less than warmer seasons. I will cycle approx. -5 C degrees or so. (Can't remember the Fareheit converter here, but that is below freezing.)

Don't mind light drizzle,..but unrelentess pouring rain, is just a drag.

Ok....we don't have a car.
So reality is, that ...grocery shopping is necessary and so if there's no other choice, will cycle in rain. Commuting, if at beginning, I have a choice will not cycle in steady reain, but will do it on return...after all, I have get home!

Will cycle in rain on bike trips of course. Often there's no other choice. Bike touring with loaded panniers on vacation, yes, happened often enough. For whatever reason, the trips I've cycled in Quebec I have memories of many hrs. of rain. I could never forget cycling 6 hrs. in continous rain in Quebec in the summer.

One thing for certain, as soon as it thunders...I get the hell of out the rain as fast as possible!!!! Lightning is terrifying on bike.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I won't ride if it's raining a lot. A drizzle doesn't bother me much.
I won't ride on snow or ice.
I have no problem riding in the cold down to about 25 degrees F....refreshing!
As long as the roads are clear I'll ride all winter.

[SnappyPix]

Deep respect to everyone who continues to battle on, despite the weather.
I used to commute in all weathers, but now work from home, so my hardy streak has fizzled out completely!

After one particularly nasty winter, spending more time on my backside than in the saddle, I gave up ice skating on 2 wheels and decided that snow and ice were no-go weather.

But the inch of snow on top of the thick oak leaves proved too much for my front tire. I fought the slippage as best I could, but twice the front wheel got away from me and I went body surfing on the ground. Oops! Live and learn. I'm putting some semi-knobbies on ASAP.

Not sure if it's true, but I always understood slicks to be better on snow and ice as there's more tyre contact with the ground than knobblies or treads.
I guess it depends how fresh or compacted the snow is.

[Tater]

I will pretty much ride in anything and have done so. Rain, sleet, snow...been there and done that. Last year I commuted from the 'burbs to downtown and had quite the variety of weather! I found that as long as I was dressed properly, I could handle the cold and wet; if I had fenders and studs, I could handle the cruddy roads and it worked out pretty well.

I am with Lisa and that as long as the roads are clear enough, I'll be out for some mileage.

[Dogmama]

Definitely not rain. I always get a nasty stuck in my tire. And I'm terrified of losing my brakes on the road.

Define cold. I live in Tucson. Anything under 50 degrees is frigid! I'll ride in it though because I'd rather freeze my butt than slog through a spinning class.

I'm dusting off the MTB - and like most of you - bring on the wet stuff! Nothing makes me feel younger than coming home covered in mud. Of course, we get ten inches of rain a year, so it's not an everyday thing.

[makbike]

Snow or rain a big NO! I won't ride in the dark either just to risky. Cold is a maybe. I'm trying to push myself to ride when it is 45 F or above - a new low temp threshold for me this season. I hate to be cold and my hands and feet just do not handle it well (had mild frostbite in college). I've tried the hand warmers/toe warmers. They keep my hands warm but do nothing for my feet. I'm going to try and ride tomorrow - high is forecast to be 48 F - all I can do is try. If I don't ride outside I'll give the fluid trainer a good work out for an hour or so. Either way I'll ride.