Who is hibernating now?

[Dogtrousers]

So is it only @gavroche hibernating during the winter months then?

Bears, tortoises, dormice ...

 

[gavroche]

So is it only @gavroche hibernating during the winter months then?

Please note that I said:" I will not use them much" but I still will when conditions are right, that means not as much as summer time. I don't mind the cold but no wet roads, no ice, no frost, no leaves on the roads, no snow. It does happen in winter.

 

[fossyant]

So is it only @gavroche hibernating during the winter months then?

Might be. Even I will still be riding/falling off !

 

[potsy]

I like riding in winter, or I should say I did before I gave up cycling

 

[raleighnut]

Nope, i shall continue commuting and getting out in the forest on the MTB, hoping this year we get some decent snow down south, as i badly want to go sliding around in the snow on the MTB still 10 years old basically!

I'm still waiting after 2yrs of winters for some decent snow to go out 'playing' on my trike.

 

[keithmac]

I'll be riding to work and back through all the rain/ snow/ ice and dark!.

Ice is the worst for me, don't mind the rest too much although riding in the ruts in the snow is "interesting"..

 

[PK99]

ME!

3 weeks post ACL reconstruction. I have no intention of going anywhere near an icy road for many months!

I'm back gently turning the pedals on a recumbent gym bike, but rehab will be long and I have no intention of risking the graft!

Actually, I'm glad to have the excuse - I hate crappy weather winter cycling!

 

[Donger]

My favourite weather for cycling is when it is just 1 or 2 degrees above freezing. A nice still, windless day, almost freezing but with no ice on the road. When you can watch your breath and see your own head steaming. It's always possible to wrap up warm enough on a cold day, but on hot summer days I find it much harder keeping cool enough. Can't wait for the January and February audaxes.

 

[grumpyoldwoman]

If I hibernated,I'd not get to work! An extra layer,gloves,thermal socks and a hat.High vis vest on,waterproofs and spare socks in my paniers. Sorted.

 

[I like Skol]

I like riding in winter, or I should say I did before I gave up cycling

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Call that a winter ride? THIS is a winter ride!

 

[Ciar]

I'm still waiting after 2yrs of winters for some decent snow to go out 'playing' on my trike.

I can imagine that would be brilliant

 

[raleighnut]

I can imagine that would be brilliant

That's all have been able to do so far, imagine. Let's hope after years of predicting snow that we actually get some this year.

 

[nickyboy]

So is it only @gavroche hibernating during the winter months then?

The irony is that where @gavroche lives is one of the mildest places in the North West

 

[nickyboy]

My favourite weather for cycling is when it is just 1 or 2 degrees above freezing. A nice still, windless day, almost freezing but with no ice on the road. When you can watch your breath and see your own head steaming. It's always possible to wrap up warm enough on a cold day, but on hot summer days I find it much harder keeping cool enough. Can't wait for the January and February audaxes.

Today is that day @Donger

Still icy now but I'm planning on a ride after lunch when it's had chance to thaw a bit

 

[mynydd]

Had one of the most horrendous rides, weather wise, I've ever had on Sunday. Buckets of rain, gale force winds, driving sleet and hail (painfull). Numb hands, soaked feed (despite wearing winter boots) to top it all off the cafe was closed, just when we needed it, and I got a puncture at the end.... took about two hours to defrost when I got home....
It was great! And will go down as one of my best ever cycling memories. Tough at the time, but a great feeling afterwards.
I love winter cycling, autumn cycling, spring cycling and summer cycling