hah! it's winter, and we're all stuck in mom's basement wearing our aquaman underoos.
only on bike forums cause our credit ran out on everquest since we got fired from the
diner for, well, never mind what we got fired for. anyway, they couldn't prove it.

anyways, no need to limit yourself to lht. plenty of good touring bikes on the market in
the winter. you could consider an older steel mtb. search the threads for details.