>is completely infeasible for 6 months of the year in approximately 1/3 of the United States Why? Because of winter? They make cold weather gear for cycling. Y

>is completely infeasible for 6 months of the year in approximately 1/3 of the United States Why? Because of winter? They make cold weather gear for cycling. You can even buy rechargeable, heated gloves. You can buy studded tires, as well. I had a year-round, 10 mile, each way, commute for 19 years, in temperatures ranging from 0F to 100F. (Humidity, raising the Heat Index over 100, is far worse than the cold.)