Nachoman

I have a rain bike and I still agree with that statement!

rumrunn6

hello?

fietsbob

For transportation I ride to get to where I need to go , even if the need is to hang out at the bar and
rent the barstool, there by buying a beer

I own Rain Gear to wear.

Milton Keynes

All I'll say is that today is perfect biking weather... temps in the 50's, overcast, dry and no wind... and of course I'm stuck at work.

rekmeyata

read this: Is Human Activity Primarily Responsible for Global Climate Change? - Climate Change Debate - ProCon.org Lots of reading but it becomes apparent real fast that there is no real conclussion that global warming, or climate change, is being entirely caused by man.

Man-made carbon dioxide emissions throughout human history constitute less than 0.00022 percent of the total naturally emitted from the mantle of the earth during geological history which has been proven from core samples from all over the world. Significant changes in climate have continually occurred throughout geologic time, again proven by core samples from all over the world.

Throughout the Earth’s history, temperatures have often been warmer than now and CO2 levels have often been higher...more than ten times as high. Despite activist concerns over CO2 levels, CO2 is a minor greenhouse gas, unlike water vapour which is tied to climate concerns, and which we can’t even pretend to control. Despite activist concerns over CO2 levels, rising CO2 levels are our best hope of raising crop yields to feed an ever-growing population. Despite activist concerns over CO2 levels, rising CO2 levels of some so-called “greenhouse gases” may be contributing to higher oxygen levels and global cooling, not warming. Today’s CO2 concentration of around 385 ppm is very low compared to most of the earth’s history...we actually live in a carbon-deficient atmosphere, the weird thing as CO2 levels increase humans live longer as do other mammals.

There have been a lot of periods in Earths history of short lived warming trends, the most recent and historically recorded occurred in 1003 AD when it got so warm that southern tip of Greenland turned green and lush, the Vikings settled there for several hundred years raising sheep, barley, corn, and grapes. The last 12 years have been warmer then normal but still nowhere near what it was back in 1003 ad plus 300 years or so, nor is the last 36 years a significant time event like 300 years is, actually 300 years is not all that significant either considering the earth spends most of it's life in tropic type weather as compared to ice age weather. See this chart for a history of earths climate for 2 billion years: Climate History It got so hot in the Triassic period that 99% of all life on earth perished...99%! What we have left is a scratch in the bucket of what use to be on the earth! That is mind boggling. There were times on this planet, besides the real hot one mentioned, that there was no ice at any of the poles, we're no where near that warm today. And is that kind of warmth a bad thing? Not really, because the dinosaurs had plenty to eat, vegetation grew lush and fast as did the animals that ate the vegetation, which means humans would have more food to eat in a warmer climate than what we have today. Check the notes on that 2 billion year site, because there is fossil evidence of Palm trees growing on Greenland and Alaska and mangrove swamps in southern Australia, Alligators found near the north pole in swamp areas, India covered in a tropical rainforest; just read the brief summary of each time period.

So all this nonsense doesn't prove a thing, for or against, man causing the problem, and since the earth did warm up several times for long long periods of time without man around to influence it then there has to be another cause.

rumrunn6

yup & a volcanic eruption could destroy the western half of the US blanketing the globe in an ash cloud. the thing is there are steps we can take to either increase or reduce global warming. the thing is, we have a choice. the thing is, the right choice is pretty obvious. I can wear a seat belt or not. doesn't mean I'm gonna have a car accident, but if I wear a seat belt I have a better chance of surviving a car accident. reducing our carbon footprint says that humans will have less of an effect on the globe. of course we can accept a dying sun because it's out of our control. the best we can do as a dominant species is make the smartest decisions with the information at hand. saying we don't know enough, or don't know for sure, so let's just do what we want, even if it might make things worse, is just stupid. I'd much rather ride next to or behind a Prius than a "coal burning" or whatever they call themselves p/u truck

MichaelW

Riding in winter rain is pretty normal in the UK, although it rains less than people imagine in the SE parts and when it is wet it is ususlly mild. Currently we are enjoying some very dry, cold weather which is really good for riding as long as the freezing fog stays away. My city has blue skies and frosty ground but no ice.