Originally Posted by
jppe
I just don't recall losing daylight so rapidly in the past......We typically do 40 miles after work on Tuesdays and Thursdays but it's looking like we'll be lucky to even get in 25 miles any more. With season tickets to college football games on weekends and another couple weeks of traveling I'll miss several consecutive weekends of riding as well.
Looks like I'll be going from doing a 900-1000 mile month to facing a month with almost no miles. And it is the best time of the year to ride. (I don't do trainers.........)
I bet it's going to be like starting all over again.
Keep up the great riding reports. I'll be reading with envy.
Seasonal sunlight hasn't changed in millennium. IMO this is the worst time of the year to ride, especially commuting, because of the difference in temperature between the morning and evening. June or July are best.
I don't understand how this is a surprise if you have done this for years
If you don't ride in the winter and don't do trainers it will take some time to get in condition next year. Or you can move to even more temperate year round climates
Me, I am going to try and do a trainer this winter.