Your favourite riding season?

**mujambee** · 4th May 2009, 07:21

Now that here in the northern hemisphere we are all out riding our bikes, I read all those threads about your winter coming and feel curious. What is people's favourite season to ride.

I know many people (myself included) ride all year round. This is not about what season do you ride but about when do you like it better.

I've divided spring and autumn in two, because I see them as just transitional states from winter to summer and back. So early spring could roughly translate to "that time when winter is less winter but summer is not here yet" and so on.

Mine is late spring. Long days with lots of sunny hours. Summer is to hot here to really enjoy your ride in the central hours of the day.

**mattian** · 4th May 2009, 07:31

In the more milder months, I am commuting to work in the mornings with dozens of bikers!!!! now, that its becoming a little chilli I have noticed fewer and fewer of us on the roads and, in the middle of winter, Its extremely rare! to see another biker on the road commuting to work in the morning.
I think we all need to HTFU ......... just a little.

**slofox** · 4th May 2009, 07:37

Where's the "all of the above" option?

**mujambee** · 4th May 2009, 07:41

Originally Posted by slofox

Where's the "all of the above" option?

"All of the above" can not be a favourite. A favourite is one, maybe to; but not all.

Originally Posted by mattian

In the more milder months, I am commuting to work in the mornings with dozens of bikers!!!! now, that its becoming a little chilli I have noticed fewer and fewer of us on the roads and, in the middle of winter, Its extremely rare! to see another biker on the road commuting to work in the morning.
I think we all need to HTFU ......... just a little.

You should come here. Last winter, 7:00, snowing, had to dig for my bike out of work. Only two of us got the bikes, all of the rest stayed there for days.

**Str8 Jacket** · 4th May 2009, 07:43

Originally Posted by mujambee

"All of the above" can not be a favourite. A favourite is one, maybe to; but not all.

Unless you're a "real biker"

**kittytamer** · 4th May 2009, 09:55

SUMMER, why would it be anything else?
But having said that I commute all year round on the bike. I'd rather get a bit cold and wet occasionally than sit in traffic!

**martybabe** · 4th May 2009, 10:06

Definitely spring and autumn, winters too cold for my old bones and the state of the roads here in high summer is appalling (at least in my region).

I do ride all year round but I'm going to plump for late spring as my fave because a lot of roads will have been repaired

ready for the summer melt down and the weather is warm enough to be pleasant but not so hot you have to run for shade in your leathers as soon as you stop.

Late Spring FTW.

**been_there** · 4th May 2009, 10:52

Late spring is the go for me...Not too cold and not too hot.
At least you can keep the leathers on

**Swoop** · 4th May 2009, 11:00

Originally Posted by kittytamer

I'd rather get a bit cold and wet occasionally than sit in traffic!

Damn right! Winter is one of the best seasons to be riding.

Originally Posted by slofox

Where's the "all of the above" option?

You can tick all of the boxes...

**buellbabe** · 4th May 2009, 12:01

Well that was hard to vote on cos I like Spring,Autumn AND Winter...
Summer is just too damn hot! not that the heat stops me LOL.

Love the days where there isn't a cloud in the sky yet there is still a slight chill in the air...like yesterday...was out on the bike all day and didn't get back home til well after dark. It was a bit nippy on the ride home but I just put my overtrou on and that took care of most of the chill.

This morning though??? Friggin single figure temp at 6am when I was riding into work...brrrrrrr ...maybe this year I might get heated grips...yeah right, I think about it every winter but never bother... LOL

**Burtha** · 4th May 2009, 12:38

I'm the same as you BB. At the moment Nelson is just spot on, cool breeze, warm sun, clear skies - fantastic.

**Hitcher** · 4th May 2009, 13:06

Riding "season"? Don't be a wanker.

**Mom** · 4th May 2009, 13:15

I live in the winterless north and we dont actually have any clearly defined seasons to speak of, we can get all of them in one day sometimes. Year round for me.

**Tubbsy** · 4th May 2009, 13:41

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Riding "season"? Don't be a wanker.

He he he....love it.

**CookMySock** · 4th May 2009, 14:41

Originally Posted by slofox

Where's the "all of the above" option?

Agreed. I had to think long and hard about it (unusual for me.) I ride anywhere, anytime. I was out in the rain for three hours on saturday - It was mint.

Hrm, by a hair it would have to be autumn. Less crap on the road. Dry roads.

Steve