Winter Riding and Why.

Tips I’ve learned the last five years cycling in trails around home in Iowa.

Gear that I must have on every ride. I will cover each body section/part one journal entry at a time.

At the moment for the new year, I’ve decided that I want to push myself and stay on the bike every day for the month of January. Since its easy to push it back and say “tomorrow I will do it.” Its my challenge now to make sure I don’t let that be the case. Let me tell ya, it already feels like on most days, I don’t want to get on that saddle and go for those easy 10 miles. However, once those miles have been ridden, its night and day how much better I feel.

Interesting because two of my best friends both live in warm weather areas, well one of them, the other one just travels enough to warm weather areas. Anyhow, they both dislike the winter and its short days. I probably feel the same way but truth be told, its the knack of mine, to go outside and do something physical, be it a walk, run or ride outside where I can get some of that winter sun even; that I actually rid myself of that depressing feeling most people experience in the cold weather after the snow flakes fall, the snow settles and the wind has created week long drifts.