Top 100 Reasons To Ride In The Winter

[arboc!]

-46 2 words... pointy nipples

[arboc!]

for those of you who think that was wierd... it was a joke

[2manybikes]

52) Going to see all the Christmas lights at night on the bike in the snow. With the digital camera. Then emailing the pictures to people who think it's too cold outside.
51) riding on lakes. Then emailing pictures to.......
50) all the swamps and some beaches get hard enough to go right over.
49) (my favorite) Riding in and out of the ice skaters on the public ice rink on your mtb with studs.
48) all the foliage is gone on the tight hiking trails making them easy riding, and making trail trimming easy too.
47) finding out that there is a winter riding forum, with some one who actually understands what the heck I'm talking about! wow!
46) remembering that last spring I actually missed riding in the snow and ice.
45) early sunset helps me rationalize putting a Lupine Edison 10 on my credit card a month before Christmas.
44) realizing that with the studded tires and about 25 psi I can ride over deep frozen footprints in ice I can hardly walk over.

[iridebikes]

43. Keeps your sinus passage clean.

[Daily Commute]

42. You see that a winter storm is coming, and say to yourself, "YES!!!!!!!"

[Gojohnnygo.]

-41 Being able to ride a snow covered trail with a full moon out with your headlight off.

[Portis]

-40

It's the cheapest way to get a degree in Cryogenics.

[HereNT]

-39 Putting on your new Brooks saddle that was a Christmas present to yourself and loving it
-38 Finally buying a pair of goggles

[powers2b]

-37 Watching my feet dissapear in the powder with every pedal stroke.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-36 When you wipe out and bang your knee. Ice packs are easy to find after crashing on snow and ice.

[Turbonium]

-37 The winter gear is also good for cross country skiing and running (if you run).

[slone130]

36- one word....snotcicles....OK that's three words....

[Gojohnnygo.]

-35 Having the ability to on zip the frozen fly on your gortex pants and taking a leak. :D

[Gojohnnygo.]

-34 Having the ability to not catch frost bite on the boys in sub-zero temps. When taking a leak. :D

[HereNT]

-33 Getting a free shot of your favorite Irish whiskey from the bartender since you wiped out 4 times that night and banged your knee pretty good on the last one.

[Gojohnnygo.]

Johnny Walker black, Thank you

[Gojohnnygo.]

-32 When skiing Whiteface (Lake placid/ Willmington, NY) I took a wrong turn! Approach trail then down onto upper Wilderness trail then down onto lower wilderness trail(Trail my ***** thats a cliff with huge jumps) :eek: You wish you had gone winter riding that day. I looked like the guy on ABC wild world of sports intro. :eek:

[iceratt]

I took a wrong turn! (Trail my ***** thats a cliff with huge jumps)

I've always encouraged downhill skiers to try winter biking, because it's like horizontal downhill skiing. I never imagined actually combining the two! Is this a bold new Olympic sport?

[Gojohnnygo.]

I've always encouraged downhill skiers to try winter biking, because it's like horizontal downhill skiing. I never imagined actually combining the two! Is this a bold new Olympic sport?

I wasn't riding I was skiing. I should have went riding that day believe me I should have gone riding I though it was time to kiss my butt goodbye :eek: !! The people that had seen me wipe out and stop to help. said I have never seen anybody do a half dozen kart wheels like that! I said only a half dozen? I could of swore I did at least a dozen :eek: All I seen was Sky,trees, and snow over and over again. That was one wicked wipe out. I got bruises all over me.

[Gojohnnygo.]

-31 I don't have to defrost my windshield.

[LeMansGTi]

some pretty funny stuff has been said, im just getting into mtbing and this winter will be my first season period mtbing, so it will def be interesting to see how things go!!

-30 dont have to sit in snail pace traffic due to a few lousy snow flakes that scare people and make bad drivers even worse drivers

[LeMansGTi]

oh dang, was enjoying this thread so much I didnt evenn notice how old it was. well let the games begin once again!!

[Hezz]

-29 Maintaining fitness for the ski season in which you now get to go two times a year.

-28 Maintain your feeling of adventure in the over developed civilized world.

-27 Ride your 25 dollar surplus geek bike with the fenders, lights and rack and not feel at all stupid.

-26 Riding in a snow storm at night with bike lights is more fun than LSD.

-25 Feel less guilty about those holiday snack binges.

-24 Another good rediculus excuse to be outside.

-23 Improve your cold weather bike maintenance skills.

-22 Get out of the house when the spouse needs the themostat set too high.

-21 See how good those mountain bike tires really do grip.

-20 Helps you appreciate those who have to ride for reasons other than choice.

-19 Somehow winter doesn't feel so cold with the metabolism reving up a little.

-18 A good method for balancing out how many "honey-do's" you have to do. ("I'd love to do that right now dear, but you know I've got to keep my heath up to avoid the doctor").

-17 Because if you go back in time far enough you would find that some of us are related to the abominable snow man. It's just in the genes.

-16 Because the house seems very small in the winter.

-15 A good way to unwind from the holidays.

-14 Ride off those feelings of anger from charging up your credit cards for all those holiday gifts. (Hopefully, a few were for your bike).

[vger285]

I like to ride in winter because it's one of the 4 seasons i like to ride in, Summer,Fall,Winter,Spring! YEA BABY!!!!!!

[AJC]

13. knowing most if not all of the people who pass you in a car wish they were you

[sknhgy]

If you have to ask why I ride in the winter, there's no sense in trying to explain it to you.

[carcassonne]

53. Having nothing to do with the windshield factor.

Oh wait. You mean, that's 'windchill' ? Drats. All the same.

[ken cummings]

12 I can't afford gasoline to drive to work all of the time.

[calbars]

11) At -40, Celcius or Farhenheit don't matter any more.

[Hambone]

10. I'm not getting thin looking at the bike.

[martianone]

winter happens to be the time of year between fall and mud season,
more pleasant riding than bug season, cooler than july

[TreeUnit]

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.

+ 1

also
When your car gets stuck in a snowdrift, you dig it out, spread kitty litter around for traction, get a friend with a car that isn't stuck in the snow, and, after enormous effort, move the car far enough out of the drift to get it onto the road again.
When your bike gets stuck in a snowdrift, you pull it out and head on down the road.

[BEIST]

9. Your hair gets frozen, so you don't get it in your eyes and mouth (if your hair is long)
8. If you start of real fast and get that nasty cold-cough, you really enjoy it when it disappears and you get your throat cleared and the squeaking noise stops.

[modernjess]

Going on early spring rides with your riding pals who have been "staying in shape" on the trainer all winter.

Then dropping them like a bag of dirt.

[James H Haury]

Your nose is in great shape because it gets a lot of running in.Sometimes the car is in the shop and you have to.

[jimisnowhere]

4. Nobody rollerblades in 6 inches of snow

[dugless]

#2: because it's easier to carry my skis on the bike than the bus

[flipped4bikes]

#1: You can where a ski helmet and no one would think your crazy. Most of the time.