Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
I can't help but yank a few chains when folks from the south start talking about how hard winter riding is but do understand that everything is relative.
I can deal with -40 weather here (cold and dry) but put me in Portland in the winter when it is perpetually cold and damp and I freeze my ass off... I will wear almost the same gear there as I do here.
Put me out in the hot sun and I will burst into flames unless you cover me with SPF 25000.
You had me rolling on the floor in laughter. I grew up in Edmonton and can remember the cold winters and wearing running shoes even in the snow - but thankfully those days are gone and I'm happy to admit that I don't particularly care to be cold. I'll take the hot sun any day over -40C. As for the west coast rain - I don't care for that either. Guess that's why I'm happy in the Okanagan. And yes, I ride the trainer indoors during the winter.