Don Walker, is that you?

Someone mentioned taking forever to get dressed for a 15 minute ride. Righty O on that..
I spent 15 minutes getting clothes on. Then 5-10 on pulling my hair back (I suck at that for some reason).. road to the store for some stuff. Then road back. My ears literaly were burning on the inside when I came in. That wind here in NC is not fun.
Im not a baby though.. it was fun

i'll be excited to take the fender off of my bike and put some slicks back on it instead of the cross tires I have on it now

i miss the summer because..wait..all we have is summer. i don't want frigid winters but a little change in the seasons would be nice.

falling ill during the summer just doesn't seem as bad.

I miss riding and drinking for fun as opposed to sipping the flask
for warmth

playin kiss covers, beautiful and stoned

yeah, cold and flu isn't much of an issue in july.

I dunno man I miss the summer for a bunch of reasons but few of them have to do with bikes. The London winter is mild enough to provide some damned fine riding weather every once and a while. Like last night for instance when a thin shell jacket and some thick gloves kept the body perfect at near alleycat speed for about an hour. The rain, dark, and gray kinda suck though.

But seriously? Can any day be bad when you can ride your bike? If even only 15 minutes round trip to the store?

this thread is seriously NOT HELPING!

yeah, i think the wind around here has been the worst part of winter so far. i don't mind the cold that much, as long as i have gloves and something over my ears. it's just the humbling cross and headwinds that get to me.

Sorry I have to disagree. Winter rocks.

Less traffic in the bike lane. Plus whoever you see outside you know they can't be that much of a loser, they are riding their bike on a 30 degree day. Plus you never have to worry about clothes, whatever you are wearing you will still be cold.

Plus, how many times this year have you said "38 degrees?!?!? BALMY! I have to ride!" Get outside man! it's 45 degrees in chicago!

Evan, you KNOW I'm with you, but even you, Mr. Bike Winter, misses lounging in the grass on the lakefront with some tallboys and your bike.

true true. In general I do miss being able to be comfortable outside while NOT bicycling. Whether I be walking, drinking, smoking a cigarette, grilling, or just sitting on the balcony reading a book.

But we have a looooooong time to wait for those two months of summer.

no_minkah, are you riding the TdC route anytime soon?

Perhaps Saturday morning...I was out there on Tuesday but I didn't do the whole thing. Sacramento+High Wind Warning+weakness=giving up.

heat wave brownouts, and uptown fire hydrants open on every corner

This thread made me nostalgic for NY enough to change my avatar. Oh Co-clo.

https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...88#post2094588

I am probably gonna take it easy on saturday. I'm riding tonight (possibly not the route) and doing critical mass tomorrow.