A dilemma

[akelman]

It's 70 and sunny outside. But the wind is gusting to 30 mph. To ride, or not to ride? That is the question.

[tsarpepe]

Choose the bike in your stable with the thinnest tubes and go!

[thinpin]

Out against, home with! Makes you feel good.

[EmoryDPTT]

Almost any weather outside beats the trainer/rollers if you can help it.

[DRZRM]

I just did a nice ride in Boston, Newton, Needham, where it was 60, sunny and calm. Not many January days where condition are better in Boston than Davis, huh? The route was sh*tty with Serotta's, I counted 4 or 5 on a 40 mile ride.

[Bob Loblaw]

If the question arises, the answer is always yes. Tomorrow might be cold and windy. Or Raining. Or your car might get a flat. Or you kid might get sick. Or you might get audited by the IRS or have to hurry to a forgotten dentist appointment.

Ride.

BL

[verticaldoug]

30 mph is not windy and besides it is 70. Check out this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8qgjyqibwY&feature=player_embedded

at the 40sec mark
best on mute unless you like the eurotechno

[regularguy412]

30 mph is not windy and besides it is 70. Check out this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8qgjyqibwY&feature=player_embedded

at the 40sec mark
best on mute unless you like the eurotechno

WOW!!

A rotating echelon in that wind. You really gotta trust your companions!

MIke in AR:beer:

[rugbysecondrow]

Drinks, fried food and football.

[akelman]

Drinks, fried food and football.

My brother!

[BillG]

Time's a wasting.

[thwart]

It's 70 and sunny outside. But the wind is gusting to 30 mph. To ride, or not to ride? That is the question.
slacker ;)

[Wilkinson4]

Eddy would ride!

http://cache0.bigcartel.com/product_images/25435031/eddy-would-ride-man.gif

mIKE

[zmudshark]

I got about 45 miles and 2k climbing.

I am now having an IPA.

[Jack Brunk]

70 here today with no wind and foggy at the beach. 30 miles of dirt was sweet.

[benitosan1972]

65F today but wind gusts felt like 65mph.
As long as it's not raining or frosty, I'll take it.
I got in 65miles + 4k climbing, this is January? Wow.

I'm enjoying the mild winter here in CA, but I'm really worried
about the Earth, what's happening? No snow in Tahoe/Sierras, no rain.
I mean, it's really great for riding and all, but I feel a bit guilty, just a bit! ;)

[thinpin]

77F and torrential warm rain. Lovely.

[akelman]

You all have been getting a fair amount of much-needed rain, thinpin, haven't you?

[tannhauser]

This is weak. Either you rode or not.

But please, continue on.

[Vientomas]

If it is windy, do what (insert deity) intended you to do on windy days - Go windsurfing. :beer:

[akelman]

This is weak. Either you rode or not.

But please, continue on.

Oh, I rode, though not all that far: a quick 20 around the county airport. It was awful, actually, because the wind, as is always the case at this time of year, was incredibly dry. I felt like a raisin by the time I got home.

[akelman]

The thing is, the winter has been so beautiful here -- low to mid 60s, bright sun, little or no wind all the time -- that riding on an imperfect day felt especially craptacular. I mean, yeah, unless things turn around quickly, we're going to pay for this drought this coming summer, but it sure is nice for the moment.

[cnw20]

42 degrees, overcast and damp in upstate NY and I rode - almost like summer here

[tannhauser]

Ok, that's better. Same weather here. Yes, we are going to get killed.

Rode here. Best to just suck it up and work on your aero position. Drink up.

[thinpin]

You all have been getting a fair amount of much-needed rain, thinpin, haven't you?
Oh yeah, water tanks are nearly full now.

[verticaldoug]

Oh, I rode, though not all that far: a quick 20 around the county airport. It was awful, actually, because the wind, as is always the case at this time of year, was incredibly dry. I felt like a raisin by the time I got home.

I'll trade frozen hands and feet like icey bricks for sun dried raisins any day.