Winter commuting
The good thing about having a short bike commute is that, in the winter, I don't have to worry about overheating on my ride to work. Layering and moisture management aren't issues for me; I just have to bundle up enough to survive the eight minutes, and if I start getting to hot I can just ride slower and make it there in nine.
The bad thing about a short bike commute is that it seems to take as long to get dressed for the ride as it does to actually do the ride.
I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing that wearing a snug balaclava doesn't actually seem to make my hair look worse. Hmmm.
2 comments:
If you never take the balaclava off, no one will know how bad your hair is.
On the other hand, you might be confused with a terrorist.
Commuting by bicycle during winter is difficult. Although my ride to work takes only about 20 minutes each way, it probably takes 30 to 40 minutes when you consider the extra preparation before the ride and the locking up, and the clothes-changing, and the gear-stashing after.
I don't know how it is in your part of the country, but here it's dark in the morning when I leave for work and dark when I ride home. It seems that I can go days at a time without ever being outside during daylight. What a miserable way to spend your life.
Sometimes at the end of really long and stressful day (most are), it's difficult to find the energy to put on my cycling costume, pack up all my stuff, and pedal home in the cold and dark and traffic. Sometimes, when it's an option, I just call Cindy and ask for a ride home.
It's no wonder I never see any other bicycle commuters.
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