noglider 

I envy you guys. I tolerate low temperatures better than the average person, but I don't enjoy winter cycling much. Sometimes it's better than walking, driving, taking the subway, whatever, but I don't often have a great time. One problem is that type of winter we get in New York. It is often slushy or icy, and we never get hardpacked snow. Also we don't have many quiet places to ride. And traffic is insane, so with the lanes narrowed by plowed snow or slush, it's too damned dangerous. I generally avoid riding when traction is compromised.

Maybe I'll take a trip to Minneapolis in the winter one of these years. My spouse will absolutely not join me.