-2°F in the morning, with a high of 6°F. I think I'll pass this time.

Another good reason not to!

OK, so their website is up and running and I signed up. Oddly, I am the first from Potomac, MT to do so.:)

I can't wait for my ride in tomorrow; I skipped today because I was feeling a bit lazy, and missed out on riding home in mid 80's temps. Tomorrow should be the same; time to break out the sunsreen.

I ride all winter, everyday is a bike to work day for me.

It's only dangerous if you not dressed properly...Really it's no different then going XC skiing or snowshoeing.

I am riding fixed gear, it never freezes or seizes up.

Pro tip: save that in a text file on your computer, and then it's easy to C&P it the next time you need it. :thumb:

degree is ° == alt 0176, someone put it in their signature so I don't have to

someone at my wife's work was incredulous that winter bike to work day would be held in February. I agree that mid-April would be better

I feel like a bit of a wimp since the forecast is cloudy with a low of 43°F and a high of 60°F! This pretty mild even by Western Oregon standards. I'm also a little surprised that only 7 people are showing in the Portland area compared with 77 in Seattle.

Not only is it going to be too cold, I seem to have come down with a cold. I'm not even sure I'll make it to work at all tomorrow.

It's not crazy to have a winter bike-to-work day. It's a challenge. We might have gotten lucky and had uncharacteristically warm weather. Maybe we will next year. And those who manage to ride in tomorrow can impress everyone else and show us that it really can be done.

I get what you're saying, but frankly this is uncharted territory for me. Not having ridden for the past two weeks I am not quite as brave.

Never ridden a fixed gear bike before. It'd be interesting to try, but the idea of not having gears doesn't appeal to me much, but not having ridden one I can't say for sure I'd hate it.

I think cold weather cycling is best done when you ease into it, riding in gradually decreasing temperatures. If you've never ridden below 32ºF, don't just jump on the bike when it's 0ºF out, even if you think you're well dressed for it. I'm still learning about how to prepare for winter cycling, and I've been doing it most of my life. I'm always refining my dress. I pay close attention to what part of my body is cold and needs better coverage.

[MENTION=112025]wolfchild[/MENTION] I think cycling presents special challenges, compared with XC skiing and showshoeing. When I cycle, my legs are moving, but the rest of my body is still. I get cold!

[MENTION=381746]mcours2006[/MENTION], you really should try a fixie. It's not for everyone, but it's worth trying. They can keep you warmer than a freewheel bike since your legs are always moving. They can also give improved traction, since you have fine-grained control of your speed. But don't try it tomorrow! ;)

I'm in, I just signed up. I have been lazy lately about riding to work. So this is just what I needed to get back in the groove!

I created a winter bike with a fixed gear for the same reason as wolfchild mentioned -- one cold, dark winter morning the pawls froze on my geared bike and I could pedal like a demon and go nowhere. It's worth trying if you don't have to tackle any extraordinary hills and you can go the fixed gear route pretty cheaply.

I did it, but it wasn't too excited. My goggles kept fogging so I finally took them off and I thought my eye balls were going to freeze. I was five minutes late to work due to the all the stopping time to fix the darn goggles. so this week I just skipped Wednesday, hopefully next week I get a full week of bicycle commuting.

From Michigan! Hats off to you my friend! I was gonna do it here from NE Ohio, but even after suiting up and all I chickened out :)

Big bummer man.

It's 8am here and it's 9°F. That's cold for NYC. Wind chill is well below 0°F.

I'm afraid I wouldn't know what to do with my hands.:)

I have a few hills on my commute that require me to go a few gears shorter than the cruising gear. I could probably tackle them without doing so, but I wouldn't enjoy it, especially after a long day at work.

I put a snowflake on the map. Oh yea! I'm a winter commuter. Though that ain't sayin' much in North Carolina.

Hard to believe, but I'm the only person who rode today in Samoa.

Lonesome on the bike this morning. Maybe the drop from 68 degrees last weekend to 22 this morning had some bearing on the matter?

What's next? Monday's a holiday, it's supposed to snow Monday night, and one of the agreements I have with She Who Must Be Obeyed is I don't bike when there's snow on the ground. Do I give up an evening commute to take the spare car home tonight, or do I give up a weekend ride to swing by work and pick up the car? Decisions, decisions...

You're the only person who rode that also registered on the website.

I "commited", even though I "commit" every day. Have driven into work 5 times since June of last year. Will probably drive even less the next 6 months.

It was warmer than yesterday which was -2F before wind, today it was 9F when I left. It will probably be around 15F when I leave.

Today, Friday the 13th was a little cooler then normal at - 28 Celsius, (- 18.4 Fahrenheit). My 23 year old 8 speed winter bike carried me the 8.4 kilometers to work without shifting issues, ( I tried a fixed gear bike and you can have it). Today like most days I do not need to register on a ride to work winter site because that is just what I do. It is no big deal, really. It would be like having a "Wear your underwear to work day". Maybe to some it would require a extra special commitment but not to me.

Like.

Where do I sign up for that one?

Note: I didn't sign up for Winter Bike to Work Day, because, being in California, where it's supposed to get to the 70s today, well, it's not exactly a challenge, now is it?

Less than 10 people for all of Los Angeles and we don't even have winter here :rolleyes:

I rode. I ride pretty much every day, and thanks to the drought there's been very little need for fenders this winter. Current conditions in Sactown:

Fair
68°F
20°C

• Humidity
  56%
• Wind Speed
  calm
• Barometer
  30.17 in (1021.6 mb)
• Dewpoint
  52°F (11°C)
• Visibility
  10.00 mi

Great ride in today. It started at 12F and has warmed up to about 25F. The mid 20's are great for riding. I find it easy to regulate my body temp at that outside temp.
The wind is picking up however. It is supposed to be 20 MPH headwind on my ride home :(