Originally Posted by
Gresp15C
For me, consistency is part of what makes it possible. If I ease into the low temps by sticking with commuting through the fall and early winter, then the inevitable week of really low temps isn't as much of a shock. Also, it gives me time to make sure all of my gear is in order and ready to go.
And when spring approaches, I get impatient, not so much because of the weather, but because I want to get my summer bikes back out.
I found that when I was able to ride more I was also able to further into Fall. Family activities took me out of the habit. My daughter will graduate this year and I hope to be able to ride as long as I can stand it, whatever that means. In my part of Ohio there are so many transitions that many times it's ice with water or snow on top, and it's lurking just to take me down. I may have to invest in a trike to reduce that to just sliding off the path into the ditch.