Anyone here order some mid-winter freezing rain with steady 15 mph winds? Because I surely didn't, so I must've received someone else's weather by mistake. Whomever you are, please be so kind as to come and retrieve your crappy weather by Sunday night at the latest.
Originally Posted by
irclean
@GriddleCakes: You have earned my respect, sir. The conditions you regularly ride in make my winter commute look like a Caribbean beach cruise.
Thanks, but it isn't as hard, and I'm not as hardcore, as it looks. Adverse weather can be dressed for, and as long as I can make the bike go, I'd rather pedal in it than drive in it. My respect goes to anyone who cycles in dense city traffic; riders in New York, New Orleans, DC, LA, Boston, Dallas, and Chicago, for example. Anchorage is a spread out town, and people don't cluster up like they do out east. Heck, I spend 75% of my time on car-free MUPs. You can dress for weather, but for traffic you just have to grit your teeth and jostle for position. To me, that's hardcore.
Also, happy funkin' new year, everyone! May 2011 bring you nothing but tailwinds!