Originally Posted by khutch

I put mine down, in the basement, on the trainer for the winter. It does a surprising amount of good, I came out of last winter in better shape than I went into it. But, I dropped by the LBS last Saturday for a chat and saw someone getting a fitting on the bike I would use if I wanted to ride all winter. One of these:

http://surlybikes.com/bikes/pugsley_complete/

The owner reports that if you ride it on dry, smooth pavement it puts a huge grin on your face. As the pavement and the weather get worse and worse the grin gets bigger and bigger....

Ken