I have all the gear (gloves, baselayer, booties) but I still hate those first frigid 10 minutes before you warm up, riding in 20-degree temperatures. So I huddle in bed like a kid who didn't do his homework.

A friend suggested I do a few minutes at high speed on the trainer to warm up before going outside. does anyone actually do that?

I'm the opposite. Winter is (still kind of) exciting and I'm usually warm enough for a quick ride. Longer rides are where my toes and fingers can get chilled.

Clothing is something to look at, as you might just need to dress warmer (and then possibly take stuff off once you warm up). Also clothing at home (and the temperature of your house/room) before you leave is important too. If you're already feeling cold before leaving then you're not suddenly going to warm up when you get outside...

Another thing I have found has an effect on feeling cold is diet. Not only the amount of food, but eating more frequently, which keeps the metabolism up and prevents the digestive system from working too hard.

Works starts the same time year round.. so no.

I'm the worst for this.

My room has little insulation, and we don't run the heater - so even though it's not that cold here when I wake up my room is in the low 50's and my room has VERY cold hardwood floors, and my cloths are freezing in the closet.

And I'm in bed, under the covers, with the electric blanket keeping me nice and warm.

I have to talk myself out of bed every morning.

Whiskey

Same here, though it is nonetheless harder to get out of bed. I do find though that often an hour or so after arriving from a cold, 14 mile commute, I get very sleepy as if all my energy had been drained by the ride. An irresistable "microsleep" usually perks me up.

I'm the opposite. My adrenalin gets pumping when it's really cold and I find it easier to get up. I know that I want to eat a good breakfast and have more clothes to put on, more gear to pack. Now when it's raining, that's another matter. I sleep in on rainy days because I drive on those days.

My experience too. When it's warm outside, the ride is energizing and I arrive at work full of energy. When it's cold, I arrivenfeelingnexhausted

When I'm dressing in all those layers, I plan it out so that when I'm fully dressed, I go right out the door so I don't warm up too much while still inside. Sometimes, I'll even carry my jacket to the cool vestibule and put it on there, just before exiting.

While it still is harder to get up and out of bed on a cold day, I do find that the process of dressing in layers adds a sense of adventure to the ride, and does get me pumped. I think of it like an astronaut suiting up for an extravehicular activity (see picture). When I arrive at work and stroll down the corridor in all my gear with helmet, I envision that scene from The Right Stuff, where the seven new Mercury astronauts stride down the hall to the “Hallelujah Chorus,” as the narrator describes them as the Elite Brotherhood, and an astronaut proclaims “They all want to see Buck Rogers—and that’s us.”

https://www.zuguide.com/#The-Right-Stuff
(starting at 2:58 on this movie trailer)

And if it’s cold enough, I look forward to that perennial question, “You didn’t ride your bike today, did you?”

No. I have to get up even earlier to shovel.

Shovel? Don't you ride a bike? What are you shovelling?

I have been having loads of trouble getting out of bed.... I don't know why this is my fourth winter and it is no colder than any other so far, but this year I am really having trouble getting excited in the morning. Once I am on the road I have never regetted the ride but it is hard getting going.

On motivator I have is that car is not an option (one car and its the wifes) my other option for getting to work would be waiting for ever at the bus stop. Since I will be cold either way, I'd much rather it be while biking

The sheets and covers stick to you in the winter

I've gotten caught falling back to sleep after slapping the alarm in the morning. Was wondering why, glad I'm not the only one. Getting out the door rushed isn't fun.
In the summer it's getting light at this time. Now it's still very dark so maybe that's it too.

I tried setting my clock 10 minutes ahead so that I'd think I was late, and spring to action more quickly in the mornings. But when the alarm goes off, I hit snooze, then I look over at the clock, subtract 10 minutes, and go about my business.