Hate winter cycling?

[adamangler]

Every year I intend to keep on riding through the winter. But I always end up taking weeks at a time off the bike.

Its just sooooo boring. Forcing yourself to go out in freezing/windy/rainy weather just for the sake of it. Not long after i set off i just want to get home into a nice warm bath.

Completely different to the summer when it's warm and a joy to ride.

Just a chore at the moment

 

[Drago]

I prefer it. Less sweaty, more interesting, with less roadies and leisure cyclists wobbling all over the road. It's win-win.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

I love winter riding, roads are quieter, it is normally less windy and rains less in the winter than the summer. The only pain is the half hour it takes to get all the clothing on

 

[palinurus]

No flies. No sunscreen. Legs can be covered. Cyclocross.

Riding to work and back in the dark tho', fark that. But that's not a cycling problem, that's a work problem.

 

[Triple3]

Enjoy it too, cool fresh air, up ere looks more spectacular in winter, no stinking sweat dripping in your eyes and much more rewarding getting out and riding in less favourable conditions and completing the ride. Mind over matter.

 

[palinurus]

it is normally less windy

This is quite welcome at the moment. Crisp, cold and relatively still.

 

[Slick]

I agree, although tomorrow might separate the wheat from the chaff as there is a bit of frost forecast and in the area I'm travelling from seems to catch that particularly bad. I think I prefer it, not for any other reason than the challenge is greater. Sometimes it's a good personality trait and sometimes it is bad, but the more people tell me that something is just too tough, the more enjoyment I seem to get from it.

 

[Jenkins]

On a day like it was here with bright sunshine and almost no wind, I can't understand why anyone wouldn't want to go out on a ride.

 

[Alan O]

I don't ride as much in the winter - I mainly don't enjoy those damp windy days that we get so many of. But on a nice clear crisp day I love it - just wear an extra layer, a skull cap under my helmet, and it only takes 15 minutes to warm up.

 

[cosmicbike]

I love it. Crisp, chilly days with clear skies and quiet roads, works for me, especially round my way where the weekend warriors take over the roads ever Sunday when it's warmer.

 

[Racing roadkill]

When the fun stops, stop. Alternatively, #5 #9.

 

[ianrauk]

Sometimes, nothing is better then winter cycling.
A nice, crisp, cold, dry, windless, sunny day like today, cycling with your mates, makes our hobby something special and worth every penny of the very early, dark mornings.

 

[AyJay]

I don't ride as much in the winter - I mainly don't enjoy those damp windy days that we get so many of. But on a nice clear crisp day I love it - just wear an extra layer, a skull cap under my helmet, and it only takes 15 minutes to warm up.

Yup, totally agree.

 

[Racing roadkill]

I love it. Crisp, chilly days with clear skies and quiet roads, works for me, especially round my way where the weekend warriors take over the roads ever Sunday when it's warmer.

Exactly. At this time of year, I don't have to put up with endless doughnuts, putting in suicide moves, and then going slower than I was going to, once the risk had subsided. Winter miles for summer smiles. I won't risk riding on sheet ice, or when there is laying snow, there's no point in having an unnecessary accident. But in my neck of the woods, those conditions are rare, maybe a couple of days from the winter months.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I used to ride all year round, but no more. As others have said, winter riding can be hugely enjoyable but I now use the excuse of age to go into wimp mode. I get plenty of walking excercise and that will do me till the spring.