Originally Posted by
PaulH
I think one of the best things about cycling is that allows one to deeply experience the seasons. After three months of hot rides to work and back, I'm now experiencing more comfortable weather.
In a month, all my trips home from work will be in darkness. In two months, the studded tires go on, and snow may come. A few months later, trips home slowly become light again and the warmth returns.
The passage from Ecclesiastes definitely applies.
Originally Posted by
BobbyG
This [thread] reminded me of the song "Turn, Turn, Turn" by the Byrds (Itself based on Ecclesiates 3:1-8). It seems to be somewhat relevant to seasonal bicycling:
"To everything
Turn turn, turn
There is a season
Turn, turn, turn,
And a time to every purpose under Heaven"
(And especially the beginning to verse Two)
"A time to break down
A time to build up"
Nicely said, [MENTION=1852]PaulH[/MENTION]. I have described my year-round commute as:
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
…And I cycle a nice distance of at least 14 miles through one of America’s most charming, interesting, and historic metropolises on residential and light commercial roads (and partially on a bikepath in a park) in the reverse commuter direction
early in the morning, during all four (pleasant to tolerable) seasons.
Originally Posted by
Jim from Boston
I often tout Boston as the epitome of LCF/LCL [Living Car Free / Car Light] in America, not to brag, but illustrate the possibilities…
Location, location, location