Man, I thought that I was breaking speed records this morning! Flew out the door 10 minutes late, cursing myself because there was an exam this morning and lecture hall was gonna be FULL. Boogied about as hard as I can at -7º, blew pretty much every stop sign and a few lights (sue me), would've run the light at New Seward if I didn't think that it'd be the last thing I'd ever do (it would be), and came screaming onto campus... 10 minutes early? There's no way I shaved 10 minutes off the commute, no matter how many traffic stops I ignored.
Got home this evening and looked at the clock: 10 minutes fast. ****ing cheap *** piece of **** microwave!
I don't know why people in Canada and Alaska ride bikes in winter. I ride for recreation. That ain't recreation.
Is to! Heck, I know a few people who don't bike commute, but just go ride their bikes in the depth of winter for the fun of it (singletrack snowbikers). But seriously, it's either go play outside and enjoy life, or close yourself up in your house and watch TV and play video games all winter (and it's a loooong winter up here). It's no different than skiing, as far as the temperatures go.
Originally Posted by
Catgrrl70
Tomorrow will be worse, windier (45 mph gusts) and between 7pm tonight - noon tomorrow they are predicting anywhere from 2 - 5 inches of rain. THAT will be flooding and no way am I going to get on a bus that will get stuck in traffic.
When the snow gets wicked deep or heavy, I start pining for a fat tired snowbike. Maybe the Seattle equivalent is this:
Originally Posted by
tractorlegs
Hahahaha - I know the feeling, commuting here in El Paso during the winter may dip down into the 20s two or three days a year. I like to read the posts from the people in Alaska and Canada and snicker
We'll see who's snickering come mid-July.
