Originally Posted by
hyhuu
If you toured in the summer then my hat is off to you. For most people, the heat and humidity seem a bit too much. I remember having to wait until after 10pm for the temp to go down to the low 90s to go play tennis with my friend. Most people I talked to find it's easier to take off some clothes in cooler climate when exercise. Hence my retort to previous poster.
I'd also like to point out that Southerners may have to deal with heat and humidity for, roughly, 3 months of the year. People in the upper midwest (Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin) and, to a lesser extent, the west have to deal with cold and snow from 6 to 9 months out of the year. The 9 months out of the year that we are dealing with cold weather, your weather is rather mild and conducive to bicycle commuting. But the rate of bicycle commuting is far greater in the areas of cold and snow than in your milder climate. If you read the report, the rate of cycling in western and midwestern cities varies from 1 to 6% while commuting by bicycle in southern cities is basically nonexistant. Trust me, dealing with cold is far more difficult than dealing with heat.