Originally Posted by cooker

I don't commute on ice so I usually miss most of January and part of February (although I did get 4 or 5 January rides in this month when we had a thaw). I've ridden alone to and from work 150 or so days a year for 15+ years, and I don't have any riding friends, or belong to any clubs, but one of my kids goes out with me for a couple of hours at a time several times per year, and we do the 50k or 75k Ride for Heart together every year. I've also done the mass ride downtown during Bike Week lots of times. I ride to the dentist, and to the grocery store for small lists, although my wife does most of the bulk buying with the car. A couple of years ago when my wife was helping her disabled sister move, she was away with the car for 2 weeks, and I did all the shopping and errands for me and the kids by bike. I really enjoyed it.