Originally Posted by loky1179

i don't care if its is discouraging to other people - that is their problem. I don't know about you, but it is nice to get an ever-so-small pat on the back for doing something "extreme". And there are plenty of folks on bike forums who hand out those pat on the backs liberally. it is what makes this forum a fun, encouraging place to hang out. but i don't do it for the pats on the back. i do it because i enjoy doing it. When i commuted three years ago when it was -23°f, i did it because it was that cold, not in spite of it. It was a fun adventure. if that discourages others . . So be it.

an older gentleman recently posted his average speeds - he is in his 80s. Maybe that is actively confrontational, but i find it inspiring.