ajkloss42
10-01-04, 12:57 PM
-084. It's easier to resist the temptation to ride through people's lawn when it's covered in deep snow. (Umm... chemlawn... so... hard... to... resist... tearing... up... grass...)
View Full Version : Top 100 Reasons To Ride In The Winter
ajkloss42
10-01-04, 12:58 PM
-083. Potholes and other road hazards are nicely filled in with compressed snow.
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 03:28 PM
Here you go NT.
99. Snow100. You don't have to put icecubes in your water bottle.
flakes flying past you makes you feel like you're going warp speed.
98 The atmosphere of a lightly snow coated trail!
97- You work harder and get a better workout in order to keep body temps up.
96- You think less about leg pain and more about the ice mustache you are sporting.
95- Numb nuts is superceded by Numb hands,feet,nose, lips, and ears.
94- When the temperature drops below 50 F and daylight savings kicks in the absence of rollerbladers, dog walkers, and casual cyclists combined with a drop in auto traffic makes it feel like local roads, trails, and paths have been turned back over to their rightful owner: me, the hard ass.
93- Longer periods of darkness let me spend more time blinking like an alien on my bike.
92 - you don't have to worry about bugs flying in your mouth as you ride.
91--Excuse to stop shaving.
90. Give the Public a break from staring at your pasty white bird legs.
89. I don't have to warm up the engine. It's all ready warm!
88. It hurts less falling in the snow. (And there are fewer people around to see you)
87. You don't sweat... unless you dress too much, that is.
86. There's too much snow/ice on the road to use the car.
85. Car traffic is stalled.
Rightful owner -- excellent! Which leads to #84...
84. Chicks dig a hard ass.
83. The looks and comments from all the slightly more sane people out there.
82. plenty of parking spots
81. Getting to look like the nija cyclist when sporting your black belaclava!
(you southern guys may not understand this one.
80. Looks of awe and wonder on coworkers faces when you walk in the door on time in a blizzard
.
79. Most bike thieves take the winter off
.
78. Not having to carry your bike up the stairs, since you can lock it up outside because of #79.
77. Getting to see what you'll look like when you get old and crotchety when the beard you grew because of #91 gets filled with ice and you ride by a car window or something that looks like a mirror.
78. You get to build a new bike.
77. More layers = less pain when you wreck.
76. Seeing other bikers on the road, confirming that you are not, in fact crazy
.
75. Seeing all those cars getting towed because they forgot to park somewhere else on the day their street was getting plowed.
74. Drafting a snow plow and having the freshest pavement around.
73. Laying the first set of tracks in fresh snow.
72. Having your boss tell you "You are insane" and not losing your job because of it.
71. You have a good reason to go to the LBS to get "more stuff". (As if you needed any more good reasons)
70. don't need to cool off when you get to work
69. don't stink the office out as well
68. no queue at the LBS when you stop off to get a spare part on the way (in fact it is as quiet as the grave)
67. feeling like a really elite-hardcore cyclist when the fairweather wimps are huddling in their cars/train
66. pretending to be a "Desert storm" veteran with goggles, helmet and balaclava
65. laughing at the guys still stood on the platform waiting for the train which is an hour late due to the signals being frozen (happens every year but still catches the train guys by surprise)
64. less chance of a head-on crash with morons cycling the wrong way down path
63. You're less likely to be sunburned (although it can still happen)
62. You're less likely to die of heat exhaustion (although it can still happen)
(61) The worried look on your riding buddy's faces when they find out your "still" riding 4-5 days a week
60. After Winter comes Spring (classics).
59. Eating as much pie as you want during the holidays.
58. You get to laugh at people in thier cars stuck in the snow as you ride past.
#57 Arriving at work on a -30C morning warm, while all of your auto drivin coworkers are frozen
.
#56 Saving roughly $3000 over the winter vs those who own and drive a car to work
#55 Starting next years racing season in tip top shape with excellent technical skills due to the challenge of keeping your bike's shiny side up all winter
54. The satisfaction at the end of the day, when you hang the bike up pull off the icicles hanging from your beard, and have a hearty after ride meal, cozying up with the Beastie Boys, or some Crystal Method.
53. Turning down a ride on a pristine night, with a full moon. "But, it's colder than **** out." "I know, I want to ride."
52. It makes you feel like an Earthling that is perfectally equiped to survive in the difficult environment that is winter as opposed to those aliens forced to experience (or endure) winter vicariously in their climate controlled pods, and you know they will never really understand the contentment and strength derived from functioning first hand in the harsh yet beautiful and majestic winter.
51. It somehow justifies keeping your legs shaved all year round.
50. Justifies that third Singlespeed - The Rusty Scupper
99. Snow100. You don't have to put icecubes in your water bottle.
flakes flying past you makes you feel like you're going warp speed.
98 The atmosphere of a lightly snow coated trail!
97- You work harder and get a better workout in order to keep body temps up.
96- You think less about leg pain and more about the ice mustache you are sporting.
95- Numb nuts is superceded by Numb hands,feet,nose, lips, and ears.
94- When the temperature drops below 50 F and daylight savings kicks in the absence of rollerbladers, dog walkers, and casual cyclists combined with a drop in auto traffic makes it feel like local roads, trails, and paths have been turned back over to their rightful owner: me, the hard ass.
93- Longer periods of darkness let me spend more time blinking like an alien on my bike.
92 - you don't have to worry about bugs flying in your mouth as you ride.
91--Excuse to stop shaving.
90. Give the Public a break from staring at your pasty white bird legs.
89. I don't have to warm up the engine. It's all ready warm!
88. It hurts less falling in the snow. (And there are fewer people around to see you)
87. You don't sweat... unless you dress too much, that is.
86. There's too much snow/ice on the road to use the car.
85. Car traffic is stalled.
Rightful owner -- excellent! Which leads to #84...
84. Chicks dig a hard ass.
83. The looks and comments from all the slightly more sane people out there.
82. plenty of parking spots
81. Getting to look like the nija cyclist when sporting your black belaclava!
(you southern guys may not understand this one.
80. Looks of awe and wonder on coworkers faces when you walk in the door on time in a blizzard
.
79. Most bike thieves take the winter off
.
78. Not having to carry your bike up the stairs, since you can lock it up outside because of #79.
77. Getting to see what you'll look like when you get old and crotchety when the beard you grew because of #91 gets filled with ice and you ride by a car window or something that looks like a mirror.
78. You get to build a new bike.
77. More layers = less pain when you wreck.
76. Seeing other bikers on the road, confirming that you are not, in fact crazy
.
75. Seeing all those cars getting towed because they forgot to park somewhere else on the day their street was getting plowed.
74. Drafting a snow plow and having the freshest pavement around.
73. Laying the first set of tracks in fresh snow.
72. Having your boss tell you "You are insane" and not losing your job because of it.
71. You have a good reason to go to the LBS to get "more stuff". (As if you needed any more good reasons)
70. don't need to cool off when you get to work
69. don't stink the office out as well
68. no queue at the LBS when you stop off to get a spare part on the way (in fact it is as quiet as the grave)
67. feeling like a really elite-hardcore cyclist when the fairweather wimps are huddling in their cars/train
66. pretending to be a "Desert storm" veteran with goggles, helmet and balaclava
65. laughing at the guys still stood on the platform waiting for the train which is an hour late due to the signals being frozen (happens every year but still catches the train guys by surprise)
64. less chance of a head-on crash with morons cycling the wrong way down path
63. You're less likely to be sunburned (although it can still happen)
62. You're less likely to die of heat exhaustion (although it can still happen)
(61) The worried look on your riding buddy's faces when they find out your "still" riding 4-5 days a week
60. After Winter comes Spring (classics).
59. Eating as much pie as you want during the holidays.
58. You get to laugh at people in thier cars stuck in the snow as you ride past.
#57 Arriving at work on a -30C morning warm, while all of your auto drivin coworkers are frozen
.
#56 Saving roughly $3000 over the winter vs those who own and drive a car to work
#55 Starting next years racing season in tip top shape with excellent technical skills due to the challenge of keeping your bike's shiny side up all winter
54. The satisfaction at the end of the day, when you hang the bike up pull off the icicles hanging from your beard, and have a hearty after ride meal, cozying up with the Beastie Boys, or some Crystal Method.
53. Turning down a ride on a pristine night, with a full moon. "But, it's colder than **** out." "I know, I want to ride."
52. It makes you feel like an Earthling that is perfectally equiped to survive in the difficult environment that is winter as opposed to those aliens forced to experience (or endure) winter vicariously in their climate controlled pods, and you know they will never really understand the contentment and strength derived from functioning first hand in the harsh yet beautiful and majestic winter.
51. It somehow justifies keeping your legs shaved all year round.
50. Justifies that third Singlespeed - The Rusty Scupper
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 03:30 PM
49. Provides use for all the hacked parts you never knew what to do with...
48. You ride faster than your breath.
47. People are in awe that you ride when it's 20 degrees outside, making you look tough as nails.
46. there is nothing on tv
45. you don't own a car so you have to.
44. waiting for spring sucks
43. You don't want to wear out the car prematurely.
42. It's too cold to drive. (Actually, for Winter trips shorter than 25-30 km, I tend to get cold if I have to sit in a car.)
41. You have to chip your *#@ off the seat. People just shake their heads.
40. Be a tough man or woman and wear your tight shorts and jerseys and laugh at those people walking down the streets with their heavy winter coats, while you are warm as you pedal away.
39. Your insurance doesn't go up if you crash your bike on a icy road.
38. The cold finally gets to you, and it is just what crazy folks do in the middle of winter.
37. You justify it with the excuse you're doing for the advancement of sience, by field testing Nashbar's winter catalog, even though Nashbar never contacted you.
36. Lakes aren't just for riding around any more, now you can ride on them too! (probably make practicing skidding a lot more fun, too)
35. Just because I can
34. Justifies your right to laugh loudly and obnoxiously in the face of anybody who complains about "freezing while scraping the ice off their car windows".
33.Because the first moments of "lung burn" makes you feel alive.
32. Because it only snows here once a year.
31. No worries about punk kids putting water in your gas tank and then freezing.
30. Justifies your studed tire purchase.
29. giving the "good bike" a break while you ride the winter beater
.
28. Getting to listen to your triathlon/road buddies complain about how boring riding the trainer is all winter.
27. Get to stop shaving legs, snow doesn't give road rash.
26. Getting to roll my bike tires across the bosses car and then walk into work asking "who's lexus was that?"
25. Not having to scrape your windows before you can drive home. (I can't believe no one else thought of this one)
24. Because I love when I can feel my nose hairs crystalize! Aaaaahhhhh!
23. More than likely dogs will be inside, and you won't be chased.
22. The silence of a sub-freezing morning when the only sound to be heard is your breathing and tires on the snow pack.
21. Go out really early christmas morning put bells on your bike and kids will think its santa.
20. You are guaranteed to encounter less road rage.
19. Cars are four seasons, so why not bikes?!
18. Being able to whip a snowball at the car that just cut you off.
17. Being able to whip a frozen water bottle at the car that just cut you off.
16. Exprimenting with homemade studded tires on the local lake.
( Then patching 3 or 4 flats because the screws were too long)
15 Heat can be removed faster and the air is denser so you can work your muscles much harder for better strength and lactate training.
14 Its wet but your warm (winter here is 30sF-50sF wet, with about a couple weeks of snow and or teens-20s) so you walk in to your destination steaming.
13 It smells cleaner, not dusty, pure smells like woodsmoke or faint diesel exaust(I like it in moderation so what), not a general mish mash of thick nasty air.
12 Most fools are in hiding.
11. The house is full of relatives visiting for the Holidays.
10 your homeless and there's nothing else to do.
9. Riding through the woods, along a river, across fresh powder in moonlight. NOTHING is better.
8. Passing fair-weather roadies in February and March, because 1) their legs are still creaky; or 2) they have to dismount to get across icy patches your studded tires eat for breakfast.
7. Because life is more fun when people think you're crazy.
6. It helps justify the number of bikes you have in the garage (But Honey, I need 2 more bikes set up for winter - the other ones are summer bkes!!!)
5. Because you can.
4) Frozen wind on your face is the poor man's cryogenic preservation. The more hours spent outside in winter, the younger you'll look
3. Because studded tires on ice make a really cool sound--like a big cat's claws biting into the ice.
2. Picking frozen snot off your beard or mustache(sp?) and grossing out all the poor people that drive by.
1 1/2. Because studded tires on dry pavement make an intimidating rumbling noise. (this doesn't seem to deserve the number 1 spot)
1.25 Because it's still part of the riding season. Because the season doesn't end in august. Something like that. Meaningless post...
Who's gonna get the guts together to pull off number one?
1. cyclists cycle, let the weather be damned. (Temp1)
48. You ride faster than your breath.
47. People are in awe that you ride when it's 20 degrees outside, making you look tough as nails.
46. there is nothing on tv
45. you don't own a car so you have to.
44. waiting for spring sucks
43. You don't want to wear out the car prematurely.
42. It's too cold to drive. (Actually, for Winter trips shorter than 25-30 km, I tend to get cold if I have to sit in a car.)
41. You have to chip your *#@ off the seat. People just shake their heads.
40. Be a tough man or woman and wear your tight shorts and jerseys and laugh at those people walking down the streets with their heavy winter coats, while you are warm as you pedal away.
39. Your insurance doesn't go up if you crash your bike on a icy road.
38. The cold finally gets to you, and it is just what crazy folks do in the middle of winter.
37. You justify it with the excuse you're doing for the advancement of sience, by field testing Nashbar's winter catalog, even though Nashbar never contacted you.
36. Lakes aren't just for riding around any more, now you can ride on them too! (probably make practicing skidding a lot more fun, too)
35. Just because I can
34. Justifies your right to laugh loudly and obnoxiously in the face of anybody who complains about "freezing while scraping the ice off their car windows".
33.Because the first moments of "lung burn" makes you feel alive.
32. Because it only snows here once a year.
31. No worries about punk kids putting water in your gas tank and then freezing.
30. Justifies your studed tire purchase.
29. giving the "good bike" a break while you ride the winter beater
.
28. Getting to listen to your triathlon/road buddies complain about how boring riding the trainer is all winter.
27. Get to stop shaving legs, snow doesn't give road rash.
26. Getting to roll my bike tires across the bosses car and then walk into work asking "who's lexus was that?"
25. Not having to scrape your windows before you can drive home. (I can't believe no one else thought of this one)
24. Because I love when I can feel my nose hairs crystalize! Aaaaahhhhh!
23. More than likely dogs will be inside, and you won't be chased.
22. The silence of a sub-freezing morning when the only sound to be heard is your breathing and tires on the snow pack.
21. Go out really early christmas morning put bells on your bike and kids will think its santa.
20. You are guaranteed to encounter less road rage.
19. Cars are four seasons, so why not bikes?!
18. Being able to whip a snowball at the car that just cut you off.
17. Being able to whip a frozen water bottle at the car that just cut you off.
16. Exprimenting with homemade studded tires on the local lake.
( Then patching 3 or 4 flats because the screws were too long)
15 Heat can be removed faster and the air is denser so you can work your muscles much harder for better strength and lactate training.
14 Its wet but your warm (winter here is 30sF-50sF wet, with about a couple weeks of snow and or teens-20s) so you walk in to your destination steaming.
13 It smells cleaner, not dusty, pure smells like woodsmoke or faint diesel exaust(I like it in moderation so what), not a general mish mash of thick nasty air.
12 Most fools are in hiding.
11. The house is full of relatives visiting for the Holidays.
10 your homeless and there's nothing else to do.
9. Riding through the woods, along a river, across fresh powder in moonlight. NOTHING is better.
8. Passing fair-weather roadies in February and March, because 1) their legs are still creaky; or 2) they have to dismount to get across icy patches your studded tires eat for breakfast.
7. Because life is more fun when people think you're crazy.
6. It helps justify the number of bikes you have in the garage (But Honey, I need 2 more bikes set up for winter - the other ones are summer bkes!!!)
5. Because you can.
4) Frozen wind on your face is the poor man's cryogenic preservation. The more hours spent outside in winter, the younger you'll look
3. Because studded tires on ice make a really cool sound--like a big cat's claws biting into the ice.
2. Picking frozen snot off your beard or mustache(sp?) and grossing out all the poor people that drive by.
1 1/2. Because studded tires on dry pavement make an intimidating rumbling noise. (this doesn't seem to deserve the number 1 spot)
1.25 Because it's still part of the riding season. Because the season doesn't end in august. Something like that. Meaningless post...
Who's gonna get the guts together to pull off number one?
1. cyclists cycle, let the weather be damned. (Temp1)
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 03:40 PM
.99- no freeking allergies
.98- the glass splinters on the bike lane are buried beneath the snow
.97- I save money for medicine because my immune system just laughs about cold-viruses
.96 -- NO TOURISTS!!!!
.95 "Yes, I rode in today."
94 (The boss says) What you can't make it into work today because of 24"snow? When Johnny rode 13 miles on his bike, Just to make sure the place was up and running. (My coworkers hate me for that stunt)
93 I got a raise of $2.00hr 2 weeks after that stunt and I'm the new manger.
92 Ride because cagers think it can't be done!
.91 What would you have done 100 years ago in the winter, If you didn't have a horse you would have rode a bike.
.90 So the cagers always know I will be there on my commute YEAR ROUND!
.89 I don't have to wear glasses. In fact, I can't wear glasses. Good excuse for contacts.
.88 So I can gloat about it repeatedly on bikeforums.net (especially if I manage to embellish the story a little).
,87 So I can post a "Me Too!" on bikeforums.net Winter Cycling. Me Too!!
.86 That one moment that your ride feels just like a Robert Frost poem.
.85 You make your turn and look up, wham it hits you, how beautiful the view is, the city decked in white with lights, a full moon hanging on the horizon, the snow sparkling. And knowing you are the only one seeing it at that moment. The universe is good. The moment passes and you still have 3 miles to get home.
.84 Sometimes the moment lasts the rest of the 3 miles home, and stays with you for the rest of the night.
.83 After your first winter you can help newbies during their first winter season. ( Like they did for me Thank you BF)
.82A lot quicker service at the Local Bike Shop. The place is virtually deserted around here in the Winter.
.81 The feeling you get when you have 7 miles to go and realize you can't clip back in. Do to ice build up on your pedals and cleats.
.80 The feeling that you get when you arrive at work and have a coworker help you thaw your shoes out. So you can get out them off. Then that burning feeling starts. OUCH!
.79 (25- below zero) When the State police pull you over and ask you do need a ride. I say hell no I do this all the time.
.78 Giving something back to the community by stopping to help push a stuck cager out of a snowbank or slick spot.
77 Explaining the concept of studded bicycle tires.
.76 -- Getting to wear your ski clothes without having to buy a lift ticket.
.75 --Because you like to walk into your office, bringing the cold air with you on your clothes. Makes everyone shiver and say "Ooooooo! You rode in today?!?! Are you out of your mind?"
.74 Come mid winter My LBS/ski shop is glad to see me roll in on my bike! The boys in the shop fight over who is going to help me. Because they are so sick of working on ski's.
.73 So you can tell people like myself that there IS such a thing as biking in winte
r
72 Leaving work the week after they fire a bunch of people with tons of large, slushy flakes coming down and about 4 inches unplowed on the road. Having the president of your company pull up in his SUV while you're gearing up and unlocking the bike and give you a ride home. Actually getting to talk to him a little on the way and find out what's going on behind the scenes and where the company is headed. Deciding you need a new job.
71 -- The temperature doesn't hit 30 degrees C, much.
70 You can always put on another layer to deal with cold, but the law puts limits on what you can take off to deal with heat.
.69 No matter how cold you get you are heading for a warmer place. Keep pedaling.
68 A link like this always makes me feel warm on a sub zero day! <http://www.iceaxe.tv/BEgallery/begallery.html>
.67 No problems with stinging sweat dripping into your eyes.
.66 A new appreciation for the laws of physics and learning how quickly one can go from vertical to horizontal whilst traversing ice hidden under snow.
.65 ... so enjoy winter while it lasts!
.64 The smoke coming from the parked cars at the side of the road lets you know which ones are likely to door you or pull out in front of you.
.63 The snow covering the parked cars at the side of the road gives you a good idea which ones are not likely to door you or pull out in front of you. Even the lazy drivers around here need to brush some of the stuff off before heading into traffic.
.62 -- When you skim through the thick Valley fog, you wonder if this is what it feels like to fly through a cloud.
61 Because the snow can't stop us.
.60 Career advancement: it show character, commitment, toughness, and courage. So who is the boss going to give his next tough assignment to, sissy ass pants who showed up late in his SuxUV, or you who showed up on time in a blizzard in the city on a bike. It worked for me anyway.
.59 Internet bragging rights.
.58 Because temp1 and I both got us a career advancement!
57 Because you don't see the posers on their fancy road bike on a 15- below zero day.
56 (for the newbies) When you realize it's late February. You say to yourself this can be done.
55 Wishing that your local weather forecaster burns in hell!
.54 That feeling you get during a January thaw and a motorist plasters you when they drive threw a huge puddle.
.53 Hardcore winter cyclist can survive just about anything!
.52 cuz snow dont hurt. as much.
.51 Because you can tell your friends about the frost bite you had 2 weeks ago.(So cool)
.50 Because when your nose starts to run like a water hose you arrive at work and everyone thinks you rode throught the snow SICK.....scored a date that way!
.49 When you ride up to the drive-thur window in sub zero temps at your local donut shop and the girls inside all think your mad.
.49 When your coworkers stop asking you that stupid question, Do you need a ride? HELLO!
48 Watching the people pile out of the ATM machine when you ride up wearing a black balaclava!
47 When coworkers start defending you about your choice of travel to others
.
46 "No, I don't need a ride home."
45 Are you sure, don't you hate that?
44 Walking into the office after your ride to work and saying hi to everyone looking like Frosty.
.43 Not being able to pull your belaclava off because it's frozen to your beard.
.42 Walking around the office in your stocking feet until the feeling comes back into them.
.41 Don't have to worry about your work clothes getting wet in your pannier
.40 Gives me an excuse to engage in the kind of macho blather usually associated only with fixie riders.
.39 You can go to the donut drive-thru without turning into a blimp because you haven't stopped exercising.
.38 (hopefully not posted yet) It's always windy, but sometimes, every once in awhile, you're not riding into the wind, the wind is at your back.
.98- the glass splinters on the bike lane are buried beneath the snow
.97- I save money for medicine because my immune system just laughs about cold-viruses
.96 -- NO TOURISTS!!!!
.95 "Yes, I rode in today."
94 (The boss says) What you can't make it into work today because of 24"snow? When Johnny rode 13 miles on his bike, Just to make sure the place was up and running. (My coworkers hate me for that stunt)
93 I got a raise of $2.00hr 2 weeks after that stunt and I'm the new manger.
92 Ride because cagers think it can't be done!
.91 What would you have done 100 years ago in the winter, If you didn't have a horse you would have rode a bike.
.90 So the cagers always know I will be there on my commute YEAR ROUND!
.89 I don't have to wear glasses. In fact, I can't wear glasses. Good excuse for contacts.
.88 So I can gloat about it repeatedly on bikeforums.net (especially if I manage to embellish the story a little).
,87 So I can post a "Me Too!" on bikeforums.net Winter Cycling. Me Too!!
.86 That one moment that your ride feels just like a Robert Frost poem.
.85 You make your turn and look up, wham it hits you, how beautiful the view is, the city decked in white with lights, a full moon hanging on the horizon, the snow sparkling. And knowing you are the only one seeing it at that moment. The universe is good. The moment passes and you still have 3 miles to get home.
.84 Sometimes the moment lasts the rest of the 3 miles home, and stays with you for the rest of the night.
.83 After your first winter you can help newbies during their first winter season. ( Like they did for me Thank you BF)
.82A lot quicker service at the Local Bike Shop. The place is virtually deserted around here in the Winter.
.81 The feeling you get when you have 7 miles to go and realize you can't clip back in. Do to ice build up on your pedals and cleats.
.80 The feeling that you get when you arrive at work and have a coworker help you thaw your shoes out. So you can get out them off. Then that burning feeling starts. OUCH!
.79 (25- below zero) When the State police pull you over and ask you do need a ride. I say hell no I do this all the time.
.78 Giving something back to the community by stopping to help push a stuck cager out of a snowbank or slick spot.
77 Explaining the concept of studded bicycle tires.
.76 -- Getting to wear your ski clothes without having to buy a lift ticket.
.75 --Because you like to walk into your office, bringing the cold air with you on your clothes. Makes everyone shiver and say "Ooooooo! You rode in today?!?! Are you out of your mind?"
.74 Come mid winter My LBS/ski shop is glad to see me roll in on my bike! The boys in the shop fight over who is going to help me. Because they are so sick of working on ski's.
.73 So you can tell people like myself that there IS such a thing as biking in winte
r
72 Leaving work the week after they fire a bunch of people with tons of large, slushy flakes coming down and about 4 inches unplowed on the road. Having the president of your company pull up in his SUV while you're gearing up and unlocking the bike and give you a ride home. Actually getting to talk to him a little on the way and find out what's going on behind the scenes and where the company is headed. Deciding you need a new job.
71 -- The temperature doesn't hit 30 degrees C, much.
70 You can always put on another layer to deal with cold, but the law puts limits on what you can take off to deal with heat.
.69 No matter how cold you get you are heading for a warmer place. Keep pedaling.
68 A link like this always makes me feel warm on a sub zero day! <http://www.iceaxe.tv/BEgallery/begallery.html>
.67 No problems with stinging sweat dripping into your eyes.
.66 A new appreciation for the laws of physics and learning how quickly one can go from vertical to horizontal whilst traversing ice hidden under snow.
.65 ... so enjoy winter while it lasts!
.64 The smoke coming from the parked cars at the side of the road lets you know which ones are likely to door you or pull out in front of you.
.63 The snow covering the parked cars at the side of the road gives you a good idea which ones are not likely to door you or pull out in front of you. Even the lazy drivers around here need to brush some of the stuff off before heading into traffic.
.62 -- When you skim through the thick Valley fog, you wonder if this is what it feels like to fly through a cloud.
61 Because the snow can't stop us.
.60 Career advancement: it show character, commitment, toughness, and courage. So who is the boss going to give his next tough assignment to, sissy ass pants who showed up late in his SuxUV, or you who showed up on time in a blizzard in the city on a bike. It worked for me anyway.
.59 Internet bragging rights.
.58 Because temp1 and I both got us a career advancement!
57 Because you don't see the posers on their fancy road bike on a 15- below zero day.
56 (for the newbies) When you realize it's late February. You say to yourself this can be done.
55 Wishing that your local weather forecaster burns in hell!
.54 That feeling you get during a January thaw and a motorist plasters you when they drive threw a huge puddle.
.53 Hardcore winter cyclist can survive just about anything!
.52 cuz snow dont hurt. as much.
.51 Because you can tell your friends about the frost bite you had 2 weeks ago.(So cool)
.50 Because when your nose starts to run like a water hose you arrive at work and everyone thinks you rode throught the snow SICK.....scored a date that way!
.49 When you ride up to the drive-thur window in sub zero temps at your local donut shop and the girls inside all think your mad.
.49 When your coworkers stop asking you that stupid question, Do you need a ride? HELLO!
48 Watching the people pile out of the ATM machine when you ride up wearing a black balaclava!
47 When coworkers start defending you about your choice of travel to others
.
46 "No, I don't need a ride home."
45 Are you sure, don't you hate that?
44 Walking into the office after your ride to work and saying hi to everyone looking like Frosty.
.43 Not being able to pull your belaclava off because it's frozen to your beard.
.42 Walking around the office in your stocking feet until the feeling comes back into them.
.41 Don't have to worry about your work clothes getting wet in your pannier
.40 Gives me an excuse to engage in the kind of macho blather usually associated only with fixie riders.
.39 You can go to the donut drive-thru without turning into a blimp because you haven't stopped exercising.
.38 (hopefully not posted yet) It's always windy, but sometimes, every once in awhile, you're not riding into the wind, the wind is at your back.
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 03:41 PM
37 Being a fixie year round lets you engage in that blather.
.36 Showing up at a summer drunken ride on a brakeless fixie and almost keeping up. But getting some recognition for it, and when they hear that you've done a few winters that way, getting props.
.35 Forgetting to lock your winter fixie up (too busy with gloves, facemask, etc), then heading into the bar downtown. Coming outside a couple of hours later and finding it leaning on a different pole 20 feet away because the other person couldn't ride fixed. Calling yourself an idiot for remembering everything but the lock, but still riding home, 3 sheets to the wind, and not wrecking.
.34 When its soooo cold out your eyes start to tear and freeze upon contact with the cold. Then you walk into a warm building and your tears instantly thaw. I've had this happen a allot of times.
33 Because your bike looks so cool with that Ice muck that buids up on ever part of it. (naisme posted a cool shot of his fixie last winter)
.32 Never under estimate the determination(sp?) and courage of a Winter cyclist!
31 We all love spring,summer and fall. But theres a beast that rages inside us. That says bring it on!
.30 forgeting to dress up and arriving at work(school) all frosty red.
.29 winter is beautiful.
.28 There is something cool about knowing everyone else is inside getting fat and out of shape.
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.
.26 Because the heart of a winter cyclist beats to a different rhythm.
.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.
.23 Because on race day, everyone has the will to win, but victory favors those with the will to prepare.
.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.
21 Winter riding forces you to learn how to talk very good care of your bike, or it just rusts away.
20 It's 24 degrees outside in early December and your still wearing shorts.
.19 If the tour de France was held in January. We all would have a chance to win.
.17 - You can claim that you're drinking that shot of Whiskey to warm yourself up.
0.16 - An endo into a snowbank. What a beautiful thing.
.15 Yellow Snow??.
.14 True appriciation for the spring thaw!
.13 The feeling of accomplishment after spring arrives that you didn't let mother nature stop you!
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.
.11 Realizing that you refilled your water bottle with yellow snow 2 hours ago.
(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?
.9 We ride FULL TIME not part time 24/7/365.
.8 When its sub zero out your life centers around your bike.
.7 I get to wear my long-sleeve jerseys at least 2 months out of the year!
Okay guys and gals, don't hate me because I live in California.....
.6 It's not 90 degrees at 6 am anymore.
.7 Clydesdales don't lather in the winter. Las Vegas NV
.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!
-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.
The minus sign is a new look it gives you that SUBZERO feeling.
-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.
-097 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.
-095 10F-20F degrees feels warm to us come spring!
-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"
-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.
-092 The smell of a sugar shack boiling maple syrup on a late February day.
-092 Its the first mile or so that can be are the hardest.
-091 getting sick from riding around in the cold, then getting a day off work to recoup!
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-085 When you show up at a very early spring race only wearing a jersey and shorts.but thats what you are thinkinEveryone else are wearing arm, leg warmers full length gloves and ect. They all think your nuts g about them
-084. It's easier to resist the temptation to ride through people's lawn when it's covered in deep snow. (Umm... chemlawn... so... hard... to... resist... tearing... up... grass...)
-083. Potholes and other road hazards are nicely filled in with compressed snow.
-082 When you stay up 33 hours, sit in a bike shop for 4 hours as the only customer, ride home in the cold fall rain, then see the sun while reading this thread and realize it's not quite winter yet, and maybe you can stay up later and get over to your bike mechanic friend's house and work on your bottom bracket before the snow starts to work to destroy it further.
-081 That cold rain from earlier was way nicer with the new gloves you bought today that actually have fingers. They will be nice when the snow starts to fly.
.36 Showing up at a summer drunken ride on a brakeless fixie and almost keeping up. But getting some recognition for it, and when they hear that you've done a few winters that way, getting props.
.35 Forgetting to lock your winter fixie up (too busy with gloves, facemask, etc), then heading into the bar downtown. Coming outside a couple of hours later and finding it leaning on a different pole 20 feet away because the other person couldn't ride fixed. Calling yourself an idiot for remembering everything but the lock, but still riding home, 3 sheets to the wind, and not wrecking.
.34 When its soooo cold out your eyes start to tear and freeze upon contact with the cold. Then you walk into a warm building and your tears instantly thaw. I've had this happen a allot of times.
33 Because your bike looks so cool with that Ice muck that buids up on ever part of it. (naisme posted a cool shot of his fixie last winter)
.32 Never under estimate the determination(sp?) and courage of a Winter cyclist!
31 We all love spring,summer and fall. But theres a beast that rages inside us. That says bring it on!
.30 forgeting to dress up and arriving at work(school) all frosty red.
.29 winter is beautiful.
.28 There is something cool about knowing everyone else is inside getting fat and out of shape.
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.
.26 Because the heart of a winter cyclist beats to a different rhythm.
.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.
.23 Because on race day, everyone has the will to win, but victory favors those with the will to prepare.
.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.
21 Winter riding forces you to learn how to talk very good care of your bike, or it just rusts away.
20 It's 24 degrees outside in early December and your still wearing shorts.
.19 If the tour de France was held in January. We all would have a chance to win.
.17 - You can claim that you're drinking that shot of Whiskey to warm yourself up.
0.16 - An endo into a snowbank. What a beautiful thing.
.15 Yellow Snow??.
.14 True appriciation for the spring thaw!
.13 The feeling of accomplishment after spring arrives that you didn't let mother nature stop you!
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.
.11 Realizing that you refilled your water bottle with yellow snow 2 hours ago.
(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?
.9 We ride FULL TIME not part time 24/7/365.
.8 When its sub zero out your life centers around your bike.
.7 I get to wear my long-sleeve jerseys at least 2 months out of the year!
Okay guys and gals, don't hate me because I live in California.....
.6 It's not 90 degrees at 6 am anymore.
.7 Clydesdales don't lather in the winter. Las Vegas NV
.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!
-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.
The minus sign is a new look it gives you that SUBZERO feeling.
-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.
-097 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.
-095 10F-20F degrees feels warm to us come spring!
-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"
-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.
-092 The smell of a sugar shack boiling maple syrup on a late February day.
-092 Its the first mile or so that can be are the hardest.
-091 getting sick from riding around in the cold, then getting a day off work to recoup!
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-085 When you show up at a very early spring race only wearing a jersey and shorts.but thats what you are thinkinEveryone else are wearing arm, leg warmers full length gloves and ect. They all think your nuts g about them
-084. It's easier to resist the temptation to ride through people's lawn when it's covered in deep snow. (Umm... chemlawn... so... hard... to... resist... tearing... up... grass...)
-083. Potholes and other road hazards are nicely filled in with compressed snow.
-082 When you stay up 33 hours, sit in a bike shop for 4 hours as the only customer, ride home in the cold fall rain, then see the sun while reading this thread and realize it's not quite winter yet, and maybe you can stay up later and get over to your bike mechanic friend's house and work on your bottom bracket before the snow starts to work to destroy it further.
-081 That cold rain from earlier was way nicer with the new gloves you bought today that actually have fingers. They will be nice when the snow starts to fly.
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 03:47 PM
The reason I posted in four different post was the file was to large. I'm not good with the PC. Maybe one of the mods can piece it together.
Gojohnnygo.
10-01-04, 04:29 PM
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
I did not take that personally at ALL. Just one winter cyclist talking to another. No curse here its just those dam skunks I have to look out for. :eek:
--J
I did not take that personally at ALL. Just one winter cyclist talking to another. No curse here its just those dam skunks I have to look out for. :eek:
HereNT
10-01-04, 05:31 PM
Thanks Gojohnnygo. I've been meaning to do that since we started getting close to the first 100, but never seem to have the time... You must have a lot less to do at work than I do :)
.82 When you stay up 33 hours, sit in a bike shop for 4 hours as the only customer, ride home in the cold fall rain, then see the sun while reading this thread and realize it's not quite winter yet, and maybe you can stay up later and get over to your bike mechanic friend's house and work on your bottom bracket before the snow starts to work to destroy it further.
.81 That cold rain from earlier was way nicer with the new gloves you bought today that actually have fingers. They will be nice when the snow starts to fly.
Sorry, I know it's really fall stuff, but that's all I got today. And sleep seems nowhere close... My drive train will be repaired, and I will ride my track bike this winter!!!!
.82 When you stay up 33 hours, sit in a bike shop for 4 hours as the only customer, ride home in the cold fall rain, then see the sun while reading this thread and realize it's not quite winter yet, and maybe you can stay up later and get over to your bike mechanic friend's house and work on your bottom bracket before the snow starts to work to destroy it further.
.81 That cold rain from earlier was way nicer with the new gloves you bought today that actually have fingers. They will be nice when the snow starts to fly.
Sorry, I know it's really fall stuff, but that's all I got today. And sleep seems nowhere close... My drive train will be repaired, and I will ride my track bike this winter!!!!
Gojohnnygo.
10-02-04, 01:19 AM
-.80 The month of November starts to separate the light weights from the hardcore winter cyclist.
Gojohnnygo.
10-02-04, 01:25 AM
-79 The month of December puts a lot of newbies back on the trainer.
Gojohnnygo.
10-02-04, 01:33 AM
-78 The month of January brings newbies off the trainer and a brave new heart to winter cycling.
Gojohnnygo.
10-02-04, 01:42 AM
-77 The month of February is when a future winter cyclist realizes why wasn't I out their riding to begin with.
Gojohnnygo.
10-02-04, 01:54 AM
-76 In the month of March The 3 season cyclist tries their best on a 20 degree day and wonders why they are so cold! Hello!
tipster224
10-02-04, 11:31 PM
-75
The padding we should have taken off in the summer. We can now store for the winter.
The padding we should have taken off in the summer. We can now store for the winter.
shaq-d
10-03-04, 02:10 AM
i've really enjoyed this thread... i've put the list on my website... just so we have a nice compilation.. i haven't done any editing. anyway it's at
http://www.ruination.org/wintercycling.htm
http://www.ruination.org/wintercycling.htm
Turbonium
10-03-04, 05:05 AM
most of this list is pretty funny. a book should be made, and profits should go to JOE!!!
-76 riding on a path with 3 inches of snow, seeing another pair of bike tracks on your path that arn't yours, and wondering who is the other hardcore rider like you!
-76 riding on a path with 3 inches of snow, seeing another pair of bike tracks on your path that arn't yours, and wondering who is the other hardcore rider like you!
Gojohnnygo.
10-04-04, 12:51 PM
i've really enjoyed this thread... i've put the list on my website... just so we have a nice compilation.. i haven't done any editing. anyway it's at
http://www.ruination.org/wintercycling.htm
You to? Thats to funny I did the same.
http://www.xanga.com/item.aspx?user=Gojohnnygo111&tab=weblogs&uid=140170936
http://www.ruination.org/wintercycling.htm
You to? Thats to funny I did the same.
http://www.xanga.com/item.aspx?user=Gojohnnygo111&tab=weblogs&uid=140170936
blueorder
10-04-04, 05:13 PM
-74 Because you're a newbie and haven't done it before but dammit!, you gotta keep riding
caloso
10-04-04, 05:24 PM
-73. Gives you an excuse to wear your ski clothes even though you can't afford lift tickets anymore.
Gojohnnygo.
10-05-04, 01:01 AM
-72 It says something about us. We won't be stopped by the cold, the snow or mother nature. Its something we hold close to are hearts and on the coldest nights you will remember this thread!
Bacterozoid
10-05-04, 04:57 PM
-71 (do you realize we're counting back to zero - should have started at -1 and went from there)
You are actually interested enough to read almost 300 top 100 reasons to ride in the winter.
You are actually interested enough to read almost 300 top 100 reasons to ride in the winter.
Gojohnnygo.
10-06-04, 01:26 PM
-71 (do you realize we're counting back to zero - should have started at -1 and went from there)
You are actually interested enough to read almost 300 top 100 reasons to ride in the winter.
No we went Sub-Zero(See the minus sign) and all of us true winter cyclist and even some from the south are interested in reading this thread. A lot of us take winter riding to the heart it means something to us. Not something to be laughed at!!!
We also like people to post their location.
You are actually interested enough to read almost 300 top 100 reasons to ride in the winter.
No we went Sub-Zero(See the minus sign) and all of us true winter cyclist and even some from the south are interested in reading this thread. A lot of us take winter riding to the heart it means something to us. Not something to be laughed at!!!
We also like people to post their location.
Turbonium
10-06-04, 02:12 PM
No we went Sub-Zero(See the minus sign) ...
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7,-8,-9,-10
thats the way it should have been.
10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,0,-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7,-8,-9,-10
thats the way it should have been.
Daily Commute
12-11-04, 02:56 PM
-70 Who wants to drive a car in the snow?
cryogenic
12-11-04, 07:48 PM
I live in the south and our winters are more slushy and wet than actually snowy.. we get lots of sleet and freezing rain but not a whole lot of snow. As of yet, we've only had about 3 days below freezing and our real cold weather (20's) doesn't hit til Jan/Feb. Either way, I'll still be riding everyday and enjoying it. After reading this thread, I can't wait to ride home tonight.
sbeatonNJ
12-13-04, 01:32 PM
Dammit now I am going to have to go home and dig. This thread made me think of a creative writing assignment I did last semester. We had to look at a piece of art work and write a response to it, well someones artwork was a photo a guy on an indoor trainer. My essay was about how he will never know the joys of winter cycling and went on to explain such things. If I can find it I'll post it.
Gojohnnygo.
12-13-04, 01:48 PM
Dammit now I am going to have to go home and dig. This thread made me think of a creative writing assignment I did last semester. We had to look at a piece of art work and write a response to it, well someones artwork was a photo a guy on an indoor trainer. My essay was about how he will never know the joys of winter cycling and went on to explain such things. If I can find it I'll post it.
-69. What he said. :)
-69. What he said. :)
iceratt
12-13-04, 11:03 PM
-68(or somesuch numberthingie) I'm 1/3 of my way to work, when I would be just finishing scraping the snow and ice off the car, had I driven.
-67 It's a mortal sin to blithely destroy the planet with needless motoring.
-67 It's a mortal sin to blithely destroy the planet with needless motoring.
HereNT
12-14-04, 03:11 AM
-65 The extra time you can take when you get to work peeling off layers before you have to start working (yeah, I know some people have this during summer getting out of cycling gear, but I'm not one of them).
-64 The extra time before leaving work putting said layers back on.
-63 Not sure why, but watery eyes and a tight, frozen face just feel good.
-64 The extra time before leaving work putting said layers back on.
-63 Not sure why, but watery eyes and a tight, frozen face just feel good.
gcasillo
12-14-04, 04:54 AM
-62 Base miles make me stronger.
Gojohnnygo.
12-14-04, 01:13 PM
-61 Being able to say your a stupid ***** for driving that car around with that big puffy down coat on.
dobber
12-14-04, 02:32 PM
(A Random Number Between 100 and -100)
-A wealth of spending opportunities, from warm clothing to expensive boots, studded tires to jury rigged lighting systems.
-A wealth of spending opportunities, from warm clothing to expensive boots, studded tires to jury rigged lighting systems.
trekkie820
12-14-04, 02:34 PM
-59: First tracks in fresh snow on a cheerfully lit side street.
Gojohnnygo.
12-15-04, 01:23 PM
-58 This is a stupid one. Being able to take a dump in the woods 7 miles in to your ride with out getting frost bite. been there done that. :eek:
Daily Commute
12-16-04, 02:55 AM
-57 That first ride in the spring when you replace your wide, 65 psi studded tires with narrow 120 psi slicks.
jnoble123
12-17-04, 03:19 PM
-70 Why not?
caloso
12-17-04, 03:22 PM
(I can't figure out the numbering system we're using now).
n. At the right combination of humidity, temperature, and windspeed, the fog freezes in cool patterns on your forward surfaces.
n. At the right combination of humidity, temperature, and windspeed, the fog freezes in cool patterns on your forward surfaces.
iowarose
12-17-04, 03:51 PM
-56 Cuz some guys like hardcore chicks too ;)
HereNT
12-17-04, 03:59 PM
(I can't figure out the numbering system we're using now).
n. At the right combination of humidity, temperature, and windspeed, the fog freezes in cool patterns on your forward surfaces.
-55 At the right combination of humidity, temp and windspeed, your facemask freezes and keeps the shape of your face for a few minutes after you get inside.
n. At the right combination of humidity, temperature, and windspeed, the fog freezes in cool patterns on your forward surfaces.
-55 At the right combination of humidity, temp and windspeed, your facemask freezes and keeps the shape of your face for a few minutes after you get inside.
Gojohnnygo.
12-18-04, 01:58 AM
-54 When you pull up to a stuck cager in the ditch swearing &%$#@ up a storm. You say to him I'd pull you out but I don't think I have enough horse power in the engine. Then he starts to laugh loudly and calls you a CMF.
HereNT
12-18-04, 04:05 AM
Cmf?
Gojohnnygo.
12-18-04, 04:13 AM
Cmf?
Crazy Mother _______. You fill in the blank. ;)
Crazy Mother _______. You fill in the blank. ;)
Daily Commute
12-18-04, 06:08 AM
-53 Blinding joggers on the bike path with your HID.
HereNT
12-18-04, 10:20 AM
-53 Blinding joggers on the bike path with your HID.
That's not winter specific! We must move this thread!!!!!
That's not winter specific! We must move this thread!!!!!
Daily Commute
12-18-04, 12:57 PM
That's not winter specific! We must move this thread!!!!!
It is winter specific in my part of the country. I do a heck of a lot more night riding when it is dark from 5pm to 7:30 a.m. than I do in the summer.
It is winter specific in my part of the country. I do a heck of a lot more night riding when it is dark from 5pm to 7:30 a.m. than I do in the summer.
iceratt
12-18-04, 07:11 PM
Yeah, we don't see the sun for months here in Little Siberia, aka Minneapolis. Columbus though? Ain't that some tropic paridise? What do you meen, it's dark between 5- 7:30?
gcasillo
12-18-04, 08:55 PM
5:00pm to 7:30am probably. About the same here. It helps to be on the western edge of the eastern time zone. Can't stand daylight savings anymore though. Sorry, but to hell with kids. We working folk need some light after 5pm to get a decent ride in.
Daily Commute
12-19-04, 03:47 AM
Yeah, we don't see the sun for months here in Little Siberia, aka Minneapolis. Columbus though? Ain't that some tropic paridise? What do you meen, it's dark between 5- 7:30?
Today, sunrise will be 7:49 a.m. Sunset will be 5:09 p.m.
Today, sunrise will be 7:49 a.m. Sunset will be 5:09 p.m.
HereNT
12-20-04, 06:50 PM
-52 Getting a message from your sister hoping that you are OK after riding on super icy streets
-51 Calling your brother to see if he was OK driving a car instead of riding
-50 Finding out he had to stop the car on the commute to scrape his windshield
-49 Seeing that huge truck with 4WD trying to get out of a parking lot, spinning the tires but going nowhere
-48 Learning of new tires that are super grippy, knowing they will be your birthday present to self
-47 Realizing there really isn't any condition that you won't ride in
-51 Calling your brother to see if he was OK driving a car instead of riding
-50 Finding out he had to stop the car on the commute to scrape his windshield
-49 Seeing that huge truck with 4WD trying to get out of a parking lot, spinning the tires but going nowhere
-48 Learning of new tires that are super grippy, knowing they will be your birthday present to self
-47 Realizing there really isn't any condition that you won't ride in
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