i sense a little sarcasm in your reply, opie. i'm in san diego, but i live in longmont(outside boulder) a couple of months out of the year, so i know how nice that part of colorado is. i've only ridden in the snow once, so maybe the novelty never did get to wear off, but i thought it was biiiitchin'.

since i've only ever lived in these two places, i can't really judge other places. but in terms of whether of not SoCal is a cycling mecca, i'd have to say only if you know where or when to go and who to go with.