Is this bad news for chatterboxes?

I know the weather will be much colder over the next couple of days in much of the USA. Even here in New Orleans, tomorrow night it\’s expected to drop to freezing; and for us, that\’s very cold. But it\’s hard to imagine the weather being so frigid that people are advised against talking while outdoors!

And to avoid deep breathing, too! Avoiding deep breathing would be nigh well impossible while riding a bicycle, unless you\’re doing a recovery ride. Such a ride isn\’t intense enough to keep a rider warm; and that\’s not much good on a sub-freezing day, right?

I\’d have a hard time of it if I relocated to the North; and the same might go for the Midwest. How would I keep from getting too out of condition during long spells of nasty Winter weather? I\’d have to get used to spending a lot of time pedaling in the trainer!

And probably get a set of rollers, too. The drawback to a trainer is that it holds the bicycle up for you; but rollers don\’t. I tried rollers, and it\’s hard to get the hang of them. I think a lot of my trouble with them was that I was overly tentative when starting a \”ride\”; but eventually I sold the rollers. Maybe some day I\’ll try them again.

Meanwhile, stay warm, everyone! If you like to chat with a riding companion as you roll along, I hope this cold snap isn\’t bad news for chatterboxes.