Originally Posted by
xizangstan
Okay, probably most of us are living in a northern location where winter is at the door. And that means a big challenge to bike riding.
How many of you have actually considered moving to a southern location, with year-round bike riding in mind?
I get around a lot in my business. But right now, I find myself caught in eastern Nebraska where the leaves have fallen, the nights and many days are cold or chilly, and there has been a lot of high wind lately. It's gone quickly from hot, humid and buggy riding to cold, windy and downright uncomfortable. Soon there will be lots of snow and ice.
I'm suddenly really motivated to get a new management job in a southern latitude somewhere. As much for comfortable bike riding as anything else. Actually, to be honest about it - MUCH MORE about comfortable winter time bike riding than any other reason!
I'm wondering - have any of you actually MOVED so you can ride? Have you let your bicycle take control of your life to the point that you have actually packed up and relocated?
Yes.
But it was more than just cycling that was a motivator... I have lived in both northern climates and in Texas, and I managed to move to southern California some 35 years ago. I have moved to different locations in the San Diego area to best suit my job and commuting situation... but really, overall, the job takes precedence... without work and thus income, everything else sort falls to the wayside. (as without income, eventually you don't have the means to dictate where you want to live...)
Currently I am working in a location that is not very conducive to bike commuting... although I may eventually figure out how to bike commute somehow... but at the moment, it was far more important to simply be employed. I do have great gym facilities available to me through work, so I do still exercise, but being a hamster on a wheel is not the same as bike commuting.