Originally Posted by
CliffordK
Didn't you say it was a balmy 50 degrees out? Perfect cycling weather
I thought you were from Canada where every goes out riding when it is minus 30
It ranges between about -2C and as high as 15C here in winter ... but if it is going up to 15C, that'll happen for about 10 minutes at 3 pm and then it'll cool right off again.
Winter is also a time for lots of rain, wind, frost, ice, and sometimes snow.
It's often 8C with a "feels like" temperature of -5.6C (or something similar) because of a roaring wind.
So yes, when we're healthy and well, we will ride outside on weekends, in the middle of the afternoon (unless it is bucketing down rain or extra frosty/icy or something).
But we don't usually ride outside in the evenings in winter here ... tackling steep hills in the pitch black with rain and wind and a "feels like" temp of something below freezing is just not nice.
<<shudder>>
Indoor trainers are great ... especially set up in front of a computer and/or TV for entertainment.