Originally Posted by
H.S.Clydesdale
I am upset because I got on the scale today and have gained ten pounds since summer. . . .. .. I tended to associate biking the the royal PITA of riding a bike in dirty road slush, frozen toes, and three hour commutes that should take only an hour in summer.
I feel your pain. My summer commute is about an hour and a half. Putting studs on instantly increases that that to two hours, on dry roads. And we haven't had any dry roads in over a month, so my commutes have been taking more like 2.5 hrs. In the dark. And there is NO way to keep the feet warm.
Add in the 25 minute ritual of getting dressed, making hot tea (hard to drink the block of ice your waterbottle would turn into), charging all the various lights. The time commitment is crazy.
I'm going to try to scale it back a little and maybe mix it up with some cross country skiing. The dog would probably appreciate a walk once in a while as well
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