Originally Posted by
burnthesheep
When the bottles would freeze. Lol.
I've had that happen. Now, Zwift.
My thing is, commuting is one thing. No sweat and you could dress in a predictable manner if that was your thing.
Training? Nope, indoors.
I really really really don't understand road season starting around here at the bottom of winter temps. Makes zero sense to me given all the venues the races use don't change in "usage" or "volume" by mid or late March versus the first week of February.
I've talked with several promoters about this, as it happens in CO, MT, WA, and OR as well. They all say the same thing: "Nobody shows up for summer races. They are already burnt out, taking a break before cross season, or going on family vacations while the kids are out of school."
I've always argued that people are burnt out by summer because they just spent 5-6 months training, racing, and ruining their equipment in conditions that nobody wanted to be in to begin with.