Re: [RBW] Re: NorCal Cycling

[Jay Lonner]

+1 on the joys of winter cycling. I lived in Madison for 4 years, and commuted by bike year-round. It helped a lot that the city was good about snow and ice removal, although all the salt pretty much trashed the components on my X0-1 after my first winter there. I ended up turning a Goodwill frame into a dedicated singlespeed commuter, and with Nokian studded tires never had any real issues. Compare that to the laissez faire attitude toward dealing with snow and ice back in the PNW – a few weeks ago I hit a patch of black ice and went right down. My first spill in many years — dinged up my handlebars a bit, but was lucky enough to avoid injury. I’ll confess that it’s made me a bit gunshy about riding here in freezing temperatures. Having said that, I still prefer cycling in the cold and wet to riding in hot and sticky weather (although Madison had a fair amount of that as well). Jay Lonner Bellingham, WA Sent from my Atari 400 On Dec 16, 2022, at 11:38 AM, Wesley <brooks.wes...@gmail.com> wrote: Winter cycling in colder climates is a fresh and wonderful form of joy. We lived in Madison, Wisconsin for seven years and commuting by riding straight across Lake Mendota was incredibly fun. Plus, I often had the paths to myself and got a lot of entertainment from taking on big snow berms. Ice and slush were a lot less fun, though. To each their own - I'll certainly agree that NorCal can be a lovely place to ride. The things that surprised me, though, are how incredibly narrow the roads are, and how most trails prohibit cycling. -W On Friday, December 16, 2022 at 9:21:01 AM UTC-8 Garth wrote: The best winter cycling for me is no winter at all. No compromises or adaptations. Summer, Summer, and Summer and Summer. I Love Summer.... HOT, HUMID Green and Balmy SUMMMMMMMER ! Where there are few to none "cyclists" around. In other words, where cycling isn't popular and there is no such thing as "popular culture" to be found. Where is such a place ?  Right where One could never lose or find.... The Heart. Home, Heaven, is The Heart..... and where's isn't The Heart .... but nowhere ?   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/492402f8-d3d9-4f8a-9f14-9700627cf8ffn%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/58499593-BC14-4FF1-AE73-34A4C44D7A18%40gmail.com.