Comments on: I’d Like Autumn Back, Please. Pretty Please.

By: Derek White

Derek White — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:53 +0000

Hilarious!

By: Johnp

Johnp — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:18:51 +0000

Pack up the kids and move to Florida mid to low 70’s during the day low60’s at night and best of all NO F*&%ing snow or ice.

By: Sweet Wiliam

Sweet Wiliam — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:49:39 +0000

Get some decent gloves. (Etc) If it’s not too cold to ski, it’s not to cold to ride.

By: Tim Fisher

Tim Fisher — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:54:34 +0000

Elden – Give in to your inner skier…going up is just like a good hill climb on the mtb (and usually warm to hot) and going down in fresh pow is, well better than anything I’ve experienced on a mtb. As an Alpine local, I’d be happy to introduce you to our awesome backcountry.

By: Kathy McElhaney

Kathy McElhaney — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:30:16 +0000

Winter? Never heard of it. 85 here in So Cal. Gloat, gloat…

By: Fin

Fin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:26:06 +0000

Oooh, I have found an island of cycling wit on the internet. Very funny stuff Fatty.

Yeah, cycling can suck in winter when you are not properly dressed. But here’s three reasons why I can play my violin louder than you:

1) We are cycling in below zero temperatures in the Baltics with 70kgs of luggage each (including dogs). http://cyclinggypsies.wordpress.com
2) We are wild camping 9 times out of ten. No hot showers to unthaw! Maybe this is a good thing…
3) Have you ever packed up a tent where the tent poles are frozen together? I don’t recommend it.

Now it’s time to craft a mo’ out of my dodgy travel beard…

By: TheChief

TheChief — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:25:56 +0000

All this sking talk probably means Fatty will start getting packages in the mail chocked full of sking equipment and apparel for free. In reality, it was probably an planned understated plea for free gear. On the good side he will be able to entice people to donate to Livestrong all year now.

By: Cyclin' Missy

Cyclin' Missy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:18:52 +0000

I couldn’t agree more!

By: Clydesteve

Clydesteve — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:40:41 +0000

XC skiing can be fun.

Yesterday, it was a pleasant 50-ish, dry and roughly 45mph winds, going the right way for the 21 mile commute to work.

But the severe winter storm warnings for the afternoon (there were already 89 mph gusts and 10″ of standing water some places on the Oregon coast, 80 miles to thge west) made me chicken out on the cycle wind surfing thing.

It turned out that it was still warm dry and 30-40 mph headwinds for the trip home. That would have wrmed me up in the dark.

But I chickened out, and the severe winter storm hit, and now it is sub-40 degrees with slashing rain.

I screwed up. It is going to be cold and rainy forever now.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:32:16 +0000

Nice blog and a well timed post. I’ve recently committed myself to ignoring the cold weather and have commuted ~15/20 over the last month including 2/2 this week (Denver). I’ve quickly learned that my challenge is not about staying warm, it’s about not accidentally cooking myself with too many layers…which has happened more times than I would care to admit.