Originally Posted by
mihlbach
At some point you have to stop planning and start riding. Years ago, I stated commuting with a bike and a backpack filled with work essentials and nothing more...there was no planning. Over time you'll discover what is worth bringing with you and what is dead weight.
Your first winter will be a fun challenge as you discover, via trial and error, what kind of clothing and how much clothing to wear. In the winter the first thing I do every morning is evaluate the day's forecast, then spend the next 5-7 minutes in the shower pondering what combination of clothes will work best for the day.
So true, years ago when I was younger I would do things with no plan & just jump into things with both feet. The sink or swim mentality. I have grown older and wiser & learned that planing something out increases your chances of success considerably. I can build a deck on the side of your house off the top of my head but it is much better to draw a set of plans on paper and discover the problems before you start to build. Only fools rush in I believe is how the song goes. Patients & wisdom is the gift of age