Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
- 20 Degrees F with wind chill figured in..
My saying about wind chill is, “Wind chill is for wimps.” There always will be a wind chill when you cycle, and in the summer it can be beneficial. So I dress for the actual temperature rather than "feels like..."
I ride outdoors year round, even down to single digits, but only because I commute, and cycling has thus become part of my lifestyle. I’ll extend the 14 mile commute in the summer but in winter my job is the only thing that gets me out to ride, and IMO, that’s a good thing. Otherwise, I’m so busy, I probably would do no exercise at all.
BTW, surgeonstone, are you a surgeon? I’m a surgical pathologist. I once asked a fellow BF subscriber, Pathdoc, if he was a pathologist and he was, and invited me to come and take a look at a job in Texas.

Yes I am a general surgeon though I have retired from doing surgery to doing wound care. I love the hours and lack of call and for the first time in my adult life I know what it is like to look forward to weekends off.