Ha! yeah, I tend to ride the bike all year unless there is serious ice on the road. I do put on fenders and tend to ride slower usually carrying more weight. For some reason, I carry more weight on the bike in the winter.
The biggest problem with winter riding is not riding in the cold, it's riding in the dark. I prefer to ride when it is light out and when it is dark out here, you can't see anything. Too rural for street lights.
Yeah, I'm not doing 5 hours on a trainer. 1 or two...max. I do like riding to a good sufferfest video with some awesome music going. It makes the time go by and you do get quite a good workout.
That's what lights are for silly. Good lighting makes night riding safer than daytime.