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Old 11-13-14, 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
That's gotta get cold on a Kansas winter day. I live near the coast and it's rarely as cold (though colder than Iceland in the winter), and don't know if I'd have the patience or tolerance for your daily commute.

Consider this a hat's off salute. (we need a "tip o' the hat" emoticon, not that I'd use it anyway)
In one of the threads about winter cycling, some Canadians said that the type of climate we get in NYC can be more unpleasant than their climates because our weather dithers above and below freezing so much. Cold wet wind is bad. Windy rainy weather is very bad.
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