… I had the right gear (and bike) to cycle through the winter?
It was 32°F when I started my ride this morning. My toes (socks too thin) and thumbs were cold.
This is the crazy thought that entered my head just after mile 10 of this morning’s ride, which is when I always stop to hide a rock and fuel. At this point I’ve warmed up, I’ve lightened my load (today’s rock was HEAVY), I’ve got some sugar in my system, and I’ve just gone down a hill and turned on to a road in the full daylight and felt the sun warming me up.
Basically, no decisions should be made at that point.
But what if…
When we lived in Minneapolis, my husband never had a car. He cycled everywhere. In the winter, there were studded tires and lots of long commutes. It is doable, but I don’t know if it was FUN, iykwim?
It’s so funny you mention Mnpls because the person I think of when I think of cycling year-round also lives there. Is it a Mnpls thing?! But yeah, I hear ya on it not being fun, especially if he was doing it out of necessity then had to get wherever all sweaty.
Hahaha, I always think the same thing about running.. I am such a “fair, moderate weather runner”… luckily, it never gets *that* cold here, but I still feel like I am not properly prepared for the colder season.
Not properly mentally prepared or don’t have the right gear?