humidity. waterproofing.

20 degrees ain't bad if the humidity is low.

if my feet are sopped from rain and it is 42 degrees like today, then i am coming in after two hours.

you do get a good workout when your kit is soaked with 20 pounds of rain and sweat, now i know why the pros just wear shorts in the rain.

if you want to be like Hinault and ride til you do permanent nerve damage to you hands then i respect that, and i will watch you do that on the TV while sipping some hot chocolate,

one thing for sure, never trust the weather forecast, doppler radar or even looking out the window because you could get zapped, and it always happens when your the furthest from home.

having to change a flat when it is freezing scares the crap out of me, so the further i get from home, the faster i ride so i can get back to within walking distance because i know that the tire levers will be useless with frozen fingers, and i do not want to quit exercising if it is cold and i am soaking wet. coordination seems to drop off when i am cold which explains all the stumbling and bumbling i experience while trying to get all that crap off when i get home.