Same here. I started foul weather commuting only this year (at the beginning of February). The weather has been a bit unpleasant, but with some planning, it's not too bad to commute even in cold rain or snow. I have a very short ride to work anyway. 2.2 miles with just a few hills.

I try to keep commuting through the winter. My commute is 24.5 miles roundtrip. The winter wind and rain made me a chicken. But when its dry and visibility windows are better, I will ride like I did today.

I avoid the rain as much as possible and my temp limit is mid 20's. People outside of this forum would say I'm all weather, by compared to many here I'm less than all-weather.

I cant abide wind and don't have the tires for ice and snow, so I am fair weather. The cold I can deal with. 23F on the way in this morning and wore some gortex wind pants my brother gave me. too warm.

I hope to have a dedicated snow bike for next year.

I switch to the car on days I think the ride won't be enjoyable due to weather, but I enjoy a wider range of weather than many people. Last night my bike commute home was in a light rain with heavy wind and darkness, but it was a freaky 80 degrees, so I just wore my normal cycling-specific short sleeve jersey and shorts. It was very enjoyable to me.

I avoid riding in a cold rain if I can. I also dislike high speed arterials on rainy nights, and so I divert to non-arterial routes on rainy nights, or may wimp out if non-arterial routes are not available during a dark rain.

IMHO, there are legitimate safety issues associated with riding in rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, etc. I am not willing to take such risks unless they are unavoidable (eg, getting caught in a thunderstorm while enroute). I need to wear eyeglasses and have trouble seeing through them when it's raining, sleeting or very foggy. Drivers also have a harder time seeing cyclists in heavy rain, snow and fog. I tried to ride my mountain bike once after we got about 6" of snow and sleet, and I had trouble pedaling only a few hundred feet. After I fell over, I walked my bike back home. We don't get that much foul weather around here, so I don't mind taking a few days off riding when we do.

Let me add a few of other perfectly true statements:
- there are legitimate safety issues associated with driving in rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, etc.
- there are legitimate safety issues associated with walking in rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, etc.
- there are legitimate safety issues associated with sitting at home in rain, sleet, snow, ice, fog, etc. (see here and here if you don't believe me)

The question isn't whether there are risks: there always are, and inclement weather increases those risks. The question is how great are the risks relative to the importance of accomplishing the tasks at hand, and the risks and costs associated with other methods for accomplishing the same task. Risk is a spectrum, not an on/off switch.

We've had a couple bouts of freezing rains this winter (unusual here), and I would rate biking on studded tires as the safest transportation method available to me in those conditions. If I bought some ice grippers for my shoes, that would probably match biking for safety, but I don't own such things at the moment.

Fresh snow is the least fun riding conditions, and is one that I've come to avoid whenever possible. Most of winter is just cold and icy, though, which is much easier to handle.

Just to be clear: I'm not disagreeing with your choice not to ride in bad weather. It's the safety logic that I'm disagreeing with. If you don't like riding in bad weather, feel free not to do so. You don't need an excuse.

Fair weather commuter here too. Getting ready to start up for the year to try and complete my goal of 50 days this year.

It may seem like a miniscule number to some, but I'm just getting into it and have set a goal I find to be attainable.

I prefer hot weather to cold any day and can't wait for the temps to climb here so I can get some miles on!

I'm another California fair weather rider. I don't like to ride in the rain. I've got the rain gear, but after riding 9 miles I'm wet whether I wear it or not. So I take the bus. Fortunately it doesn't rain much here.

The heat is no problem for me. I ride if it's 100F or if it's a "Spare the Air" day even tho my wife begs me not to.

I don't have a car, and ride the bike every day, but living in California, I feel that it is almost cheating, so I would have to consider myself a fair weather commuter.

If it's below freezing, snowing, or raining I don't ride.

Even though I live in California, we've had a good bit of rain these past few months, and cold rain at that. Considering I don't have proper rain gear (yet), I'm a fair weather commuter.

Fair weather riding is nice, but riding in the rain is not so bad. I think before doing it, I thought it would suck, but it wasn't a big deal. Like anything, I just needed to get acclimated to it.

Now cold kinda sucks, but rain is not as bad as people make it out to be.

I just want to note that it's not the actual rain that makes me not want to ride, it's the Los Angeles drivers and the fact that people in L.A. don't know how to drive in rain, which would make riding here more sketchy than it normally is. Cars already crash into each other, i'd rather take my chances in my cage when it's raining.