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• When is winter going to end?
• I’m sick of this cold weather!
• This is the worst spring ever!
• When will we be able to get outside?
• Etc, etc, etc

Here in MN, we had an extremely long winter and we have not had spring yet.  It continues to be cold, dark, dreary, rainy and windy.  As a result, people are at the end of their ropes.  We look forward to riding in the bright, warm sunlight amid the smell of freshly bloomed lilacs and of fresh cut grass, the sight of colorful flowers and the ability to ride in our warm weather gear.

But we’ve had none of this yet.  Too bad.  So I’ll say this as nicely as I can:  We need to get over it.  Spring will arrive, summer will come and all will be back to normal.  In the meantime, we simply need to remind ourselves that we’re riding in the same conditions as we did in the fall.  We all have the proper clothing for cool, windy conditions.  We just came off winter, so our bodies are still somewhat acclimated to cool weather.

So instead of shorts and short sleeve jerseys, we continue to wear skull caps, long sleeve jerseys and windbreakers, plus leg warmers, shoe covers and full finger gloves.  No big deal, right?

Spring will be here, maybe even tomorrow.  But until it does, bundle up and GET OUT AND RIDE!