Top 100 Reasons To Ride In The Winter

[Turbonium]

.30 forgeting to dress up and arriving at work(school) all frosty red.

[temp1]

.29 winter is beautiful.

[Portis]

.28

THere is something cool about knowing everyone else is inside getting fat and out of shape.

[hooligan]

.27

Because if you die, at least you know that it's because your fingers fell off due to frost bite and it was ineveitable that you would hit that car.

[Gojohnnygo.]

.26 Because the heart of a winter cyclist beats to a different rhythm.

[Gojohnnygo.]

.25 The feeling that you get on a steep descent and realize that your brakes have frozen up! :eek: :eek:

[capsicum]

.24 Cold weather increases fat the burning part of the metabolism, a lot.
I don't know how it works, but thats what studies show.

[Smoothie104]

.23 Because on race day, everyone has the will to win, but victory favors those with the will to prepare.

[Gojohnnygo.]

.22 When I show up at the crit on monday, A few locals will be saying thats the guy I see riding year round for the past 4 years. Dam he smoked me on his mountain bike 3 weeks ago. Then the whispering will start.

[Daily Commute]

.21 Winter riding forces you to learn how to talk very good care of your bike, or it just rusts away.

[Gojohnnygo.]

.20 It's 24 degrees outside in early December and your still wearing shorts.

[Gojohnnygo.]

:D .19 If the tour de France was held in January. We all would have a chance to win.

[differentdaves]

52, you are alive!

[differentdaves]

sorry that should have been number 18! i dont know how that happened but i suspect it was my fault

[norssseman]

Savavely cold Winter weather is very invigorating! Especially when followed by a
soak in a hot tub jacuzzi..

[HereNT]

sorry that should have been number 18! i dont know how that happened but i suspect it was my fault

Not 18, 0.18 - we passed number 1 awhile ago :)

.17 - You can claim that you're drinking that shot of Whiskey to warm yourself up.

[Baz]

0.16 - An endo into a snowbank. What a beautiful thing.

[Portis]

.15

Yellow Snow??

[Zin]

.14

True appriciation for the spring thaw!

.13

The feeling of accomplishment after spring arrives that you didn't let mother nature stop you!

[Gojohnnygo.]

0.16 - An endo into a snowbank. What a beautiful thing.


.12 Making snow angles in the snow after you do an endo. Then everybody watching just stares and says he must be out of his mind. :D

[Gojohnnygo.]

.15

Yellow Snow??


.11 Realizing that you refilled your water bottle with yellow snow 2 hours ago. :eek:

[Gojohnnygo.]

One for the cagers

.10 On the darkest, coldest and snowiest nights you see us, you look in awe and wonder who is that behind that mask?

[Gojohnnygo.]

.9 We ride FULL TIME not part time 24/7/365. :D

[Gojohnnygo.]

.8 When its sub zero out your life centers around your bike.

Do I have this do I have that. Did I put the studded tires on last night? Where in the hell are my wool socks?

[greenbreezer]

Okay guys and gals, don't hate me because I live in California.....

.7 I get to wear my long-sleeve jerseys at least 2 months out of the year!

[obscenesimian]

.6 It's not 90 degrees at 6 am anymore.
.7 Clydesdales don't lather in the winter.

[HereNT]

Forgive me if I repeat anything. Someone should really put these all into one post and make it a sticky...

.5 "I'm not a slow rider, I'm avoiding windchill"
.4 The contrast between the black trail and the white snow makes drunken Jedi night riding SO much easier.
.3 6 inches of snow makes trackstands easier.
.2 You don't have to wait until spring to try out your new Christmas bicycle.
.1 You don't need to clean up at work because sweaty long johns are harder to smell than sweaty skin.
0 It's fun, dammit!

Now who's going to take this into the sub-zero posts? GoJohnnyGo? I know you have more :)

[Juha]

Forgive me if I repeat anything. Someone should really put these all into one post and make it a sticky...

With the way this thread gets bumped up, there's no need to sticky it... :D

--J

[Gojohnnygo.]

Now who's going to take this into the sub-zero posts? GoJohnnyGo? I know you have more :)



-099 Its the stripe you get up your back when riding many miles threw slop, oil, sand and salt with out fenders. After years of this, You think of it as a gold medal of winter riding.

[Gojohnnygo.]

The minus sign is a new look it gives you that SUBZERO feeling. :eek:

[Gojohnnygo.]

-098 When your buds cheer you on as they pass you in there car. Hey,You know exactly what they are talking about
They are saying to themselves are you going to ride with this crazy MF this spring? No I think i'll wait until August.

[jayroc]

-97 you can ride past all the losers who are waiting for a tow truck to boost them, because they forgot to plug their cars in.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-97 you can ride past all the losers who are waiting for a tow truck to boost them, because they forgot to plug their cars in.

-096 When you ride past your X girlfriends house and she is waiting for a tow truck and say I'm sorry I can't help you.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-095 10F-20F degrees feels warm to us come spring!

[HereNT]

With the way this thread gets bumped up, there's no need to sticky it... :D

--J

I was thinking of a compilation thread with all the posts in one post, so someone could read through them all without it taking 6 or 7 pages...

GoJohnnyGo = thanks for taking us subzero! We'll be getting into the 30s here this week - subzero won't be far behind!

[catatonic]

-094 Two things....the girlies will all look at the "psycho winter riding guy", and two...I can assure you that any rider out there not wearing a thick jacket will have hardcore nippage going on....put those two together and you might just have a conversation sparker..even though it will possibly be something like 'jesus, get inside before you get pneumonia" :p

[Gojohnnygo.]

-094 Two things....the girlies will all look at the "psycho winter riding guy", and two...I can assure you that any rider out there not wearing a thick jacket will have hardcore nippage going on....put those two together and you might just have a conversation sparker..even though it will possibly be something like 'jesus, get inside before you get pneumonia" :p

-093 Thats almost the same way I met my girlfriend.(no talking about nipples) She had past by me several times on sub-zero days and 80+ days on her way home. She had always wondered who I was. Then we meet at the country store. We start to talk. I get her phone# and a date on friday night.(2 years ago) She moved in 9 months ago and I'm planning on popping the big question come christmas eve.

Yes, She does ride, but shes only a three seasons rider.( I'm working on her)

[Gojohnnygo.]

-092 The smell of a sugar shack boiling maple syrup on a late February day.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-092 Its the first mile or so that can be are the hardest.

[timmhaan]

-091 getting sick from riding around in the cold, then getting a day off work to recoup! :)

[Gojohnnygo.]

-090 Never under estimate the last 15 miles of a long sub-zero ride. They can become life threating.

It doesn't sound like a top reason to ride, but its all about the CHALLENGE.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-089 You no longer fear black ice on your commute. You know the road you can sense the dangerous spots ahead. You know whether its going to be slick, very slick or right down dangerous.

This is not something to try if you are a newbie. Take your time it will come.

[catatonic]

-094 Thats almost the same way I met my girlfriend.(no talking about nipples)


aww man! :(


:p

[Juha]

-088 (in reference to -089) You forget your fear for black ice, so mother nature sweeps the front tyre off from under you, reminding you of who's in charge. Never EVER assume you know route conditions by heart. Conditions can change quickly.

--J

[Gojohnnygo.]

-088 (in reference to -089) You forget your fear for black ice, so mother nature sweeps the front tyre off from under you, reminding you of who's in charge. Never EVER assume you know route conditions by heart. Conditions can change quickly.

--J

Juha, Has just put a cruse on me. :D Knock on wood! I need to slow down.

Thanks for the wake up call. I was getting a bit cocky about my winter riding skills.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-087 Come late march you realize you haven't been in a vehicle sense september. You shutter about the though of it and get the cold shivers just thinking about it.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-086 When riding thur winter you save money on your heating bill! I always keep my house right around 60F. That way its not a big shock when I walk out the door.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-085 When you show up at a very early spring race only wearing a jersey and shorts.

Everyone else are wearing arm, leg warmers full length gloves and ect. They all think your nuts but thats what you are thinking about them. :D

[Gojohnnygo.]

aww man! :(


:p


That came later when lying on the couch with her. :D

I hope she never reads this! :eek:

[Juha]

Juha, Has just put a cruse on me. :D Knock on wood!

Consider the curse lifted, it was nothing personal. Just something that tends to happen to me often. I always hesitate to participate in "how many miles since your last flat tyre" -threads - I feel I am jinxing myself in a major way. :D

--J