Hipcycler

It just dawned on me....
For most of us, we're talking about riding outside again on a regular basis.

Winter has officially drifted away.

Come to think of it, I might as well pull the backup bike off the trainer in the cycling room.
I can't imagine having to get back on that thing now after this taste of spring, even with as windy as it has been.

thad

Winter? What's that?

terrymorse 

It sure would be nice if it stopped raining for a day or two.

I'll ride in the rain, just not very high.

Patriot

^^^ It does get tough when the rain is coming up over the handlebars.

squeegy200

I rode in the downpour last week in Southern California. The bike trails were totally empty and I had them all to myself.

patentcad

I've been riding outside all winter. But it sucks less lately that's for SURE.

toshi

+1... san francisco bay area had 25 days of rain in March, and is projected to have 20+ days of rain this April. Good excuse to do soggy intervals on the 48x16 fixie.

terrymorse 

Very funny.

I meant not very high into the mountains. Getting soaked at the top of a mountain with a couple thousand foot descent to look forward to is not a lot of fun.

GuitarWizard

I really have no ambition to ride the trainer until next winter.

Mariner Fan

I've been riding outside and found I don't have the endurance that I had before. Hope to work that out.

gpelpel

20+ days in April??? The Grizzly Peak Century is coming in 25 days and we still have more than 10 days of rain to go through. That makes for a short training. I hate it.

LIVE2BIKE80

It's Been A Pretty Mild Winter On Long Island. Only A Few Days In The Low 20's. I Rode All Winter Long. The Few Days It Snowed I Just Went On The Trails With My Mountain Bike. Did My Rollers And Trainer Once A Week To Do Some Intervals. Feel So Much Better Riding All Year Round Then The Slump I Had To Get Out Of After Last Winter. I Will Say This, I Cant Wait To Wear Shorts Instead Of Tights.

Jakey

Yeah...its hard for me to go to spin classes, when its possible to ride outside. I still need to try to go once a week or so though, cause the intervals are good for me, and I'm not good at making myself do stuff like that solo.

Flywolf

Since I started to ride outside I can't stand even going near the trainer in the basement, weather has been excellent here in milwaukee

I feel so under-dressed going biking now skin showing and all

fmw

Today was the first day of Spring from my reckoning - the first day over 70 degrees. I celebrated with a short bike ride. It was short because of the 19 mph winds that were gusting to 26 mph. I about beat myself up trying to maintain 11 mph on flat land into that wind. Ah well, the downwind leg was fun. Welcome Spring.

operator

Ran out of pot? Hehe

2manybikes

spunky

+1

I don't care how rainy it is anymore. I refuse to ride the rollers until winter.
At least it's warmer out. Besides, riding in the elements just makes you tougher.
It builds character.........what type of character remains to be seen.

KrisPistofferson

Send One Of Your Elementary School Teachers An E-mail. Listen To What They Say About Proper Use Of Capitalization When They Reply To You. Stop The Madness.

Machka 

My Giant stays on my trainer year round ..... you just never know when you might need it, and there is still a pretty good chance that it will snow in the next month.

Patriot

Still runnin' studded snow tires, eh Machka?


I for one am glad summer is on the way. I don't mind riding to work in the ocassional rain, but every ride for like 3 months gets a little tiring. Can you blame me for getting fenders?

mrkott3r

suckers!
here in Aus its good enough to go riding in every season. Except maybe for those really hot weeks

bbattle

I've been moving from one house to the next, replacing light fixtures, door hardware, planting trees, and getting used to my orthotics. And when I get a chance to sneak in a ride, the wind is blowing 30mph. I came flying down 4 Mile Post and as I got into a curve at 42mph, the wind hit me sideways, a very scary feeling it is to have the bike shimmy on you at such a time.


BTW, I've ordered some new cranks, 170mm FSA Gossamer compact to replace my 175mm ones. If anybody would like the old ones, shoot me a pm. They come with the Mega EXO bracket.

Cromulent

I went on a group ride last night. I was a little upset that I hadn't bothered to wear leg warmers or a jacket. About a third of the way into the ride, wonder of wonders, a warm breeze blew in from the south. For the first time since October it was warm. And not just not cold. Warm - even by the lake. Craziness.

53-11_alltheway

Yes and there have been some nice potholes made by this heavy winter. Ride safe.