I feel like hibernating! Another onslaught of frigid air is on the way and I\’m considering changing my ride schedule because of it, even if I can\’t hibernate.

Usually Monday is off-bikes day; but I think I\’ll want to readjust things this week. According to the forecast, tomorrow morning it will be 45 degrees; but with little wind. Day after tomorrow, however, the forecast says 47 degrees, and with a wind of 21 mph! Then on Wednesday, 35 degrees; but a wind of 6 mph.

 So, will the chill factor be worse Tuesday, or Wednesday? I found a wind-chill calculator, and figured it out.

Results: Tuesday, wind chill 39 degrees; Wednesday, wind chill 30 degrees. Great. Both days will be plenty cold! Now I have to decide whether to take Tuesday or Wednesday off from riding. And I can tell you this: my nose will be running so fast, I won\’t be able to keep up with it! Cold temperatures do that; and wind makes it worse.

Considering how much harder a strong wind makes it to control a bicycle, skipping the ride on Tuesday seems to make more sense. But Wednesday the chill factor will be colder, because the temperature will be much lower to begin with. Whichever day I ride, I\’ll have to layer up big time.

Today I did a longish ride, 37.4 miles. I guess I\’ll do an easy ride tomorrow, take Tuesday off, and then decide what to do Wednesday. Come Saturday, I hope our local groundhog says that Winter is over! I feel like hibernating; but I\’m getting tired of it.