Can't be bothered to go cycling when it is cold outside

[matticus]

Just remember Ilkley Moor bar t'at.

 

[Milkfloat]

Just remember Ilkley Moor bar t'at.

I am not fluent in Northern, but is it not "baht 'at"?

 

[Milkfloat]

Proper cyclists don't notice headwinds.

Proper cyclists always have a headwind.

 

[matticus]

I am not fluent in Northern, but is it not "baht 'at"?

I await confirmation from our literate colleagues - when I were a northern (wee) lad, we only learned it orally.

 

[Drago]

Proper cyclists always have a headwind.

Or just wind.

 

[Johnno260]

Don't underestimate mud guards, they make a huge difference as well.

 

[PaulSB]

I await confirmation from our literate colleagues - when I were a northern (wee) lad, we only learned it orally.

It's "baht 'at............I've lived in Lancashire for 39 years, four in Yorkshire but was raised in Hampshire.......think I've been accepted as from the north!! 😂

Though I guess @classic33 will drop by soon....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Nothing wrong with a bit of macho bullpois if it motivates me to get out and ride. Far better than making excuses to sit in front of the telly eating fast foot.

Whose fast feet do you eat, ex Olympic 800m runners?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Get a dog, specially a Springer Spaniel, you haven't got a choice then.
Not a serious suggestion but it works for me.

Didn’t know that Soringers were such keen cyclists.

 

[matticus]

Didn’t know that Soringers were such keen cyclists.

Soringer's cyclist - didn't he get chased by Schrodinger's cat?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Soringer's cyclist - didn't he get chased by Schrodinger's cat?

Soringer‘s cyclist is dressed all in black on a dark night and is both alive and dead at the same time.

 

[Lovacott]

In the summer I would be out on my bike couple times a week. Now I can't be bothered to go out on my bike once a week. The cold weather is really off putting and I never know how to dress, while in the summer it would be cycling shorts and a short sleeve jersey. Does anyone else feel the same?

I admit that I am not in the coldest part of the country (Devon), but I've found the chilly mornings quite good. I can actually do my commute without arriving at work sweating bucket loads.

I aim to do at least two days per week commuting on average throughout the winter to try and keep my fitness up with an additional ride or two at the weekends when the days are cold and crispy.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Or just wind.

I've had both today.

 

[mustang1]

Try a different sport for winter. Cycling ain't everything.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I've been out on my bike this morning, a lovely cycling morning, I rode 54 miles.