Originally Posted by
dennis336
Yeah, I'll ride down into the 20's ... teens is getting a bit cold. When I got my Trek Domane, I kept my old Canondale as a winter/bad weather bike so I spare the newer bike from the slush and salt. When I was in my twenties and early thirties, skiing was my favorite sport ... just loved it. Married someone from the Philippines so skiing isn't so big there

... so, my skiing became more occasional.
Folks from warm countries often don't like the cold but OTOH most folks who grow up in America are averse also. At local slopes I see Indians, Brazilians etc but I basically can't drag anybody up for a ski day.