How to Survive a Winter in the Midwest or Going Fat this Winter (fat bike that is)
I wrote the article below on "How to survive a winter in the Midwest (and northern US in general)" for BikePanel , which was published today ( here ) . Below is the English version of it with some changes and add-ons. I could not wipe the smile off my face While in some countries with warmer climates the fall marks the beginning of the cycling season and the season reaches its peak in the winter. In the Northern states of the U.S. most riders start to enter into winter hibernation. In Israel, where I grew up, this season marked the beginning of desert riding, the Gran Fondo events season, everything is green and blooming and other than a day of two of rain the weather is just perfect for riding. This is not the case in the Northern states in general and in the Midwest (where I live now) in particular. At this time of year everything freezes and most riders move their training from the outside into the pain caves and start spending quality time on their trainers.