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February is the new April in the north east ? ? ?

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Old 02-22-2017, 07:25 PM
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Default February is the new April in the north east ? ? ?

I saw so many guys riding this month. That I'm riding to work to . So what's going on . Every year bike season seems to be starting earlier in the north east and ending later . The only bad thing is we need the rain to was the salt off the roads .
 
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Old 02-22-2017, 08:03 PM
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Last couple days were more like June in Minnysota. Broke 60F yesterday and today, real nice riding, even got a Harley out - we got lucky and had a nice rain last week, clean roads. This was last February, Harleys stayed in the grudge...

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Whats going on? Ask Al Gore, he'll explain it all to you.
 
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Upper 50's, western N.Y. in February, sun long set and I'm Grilling for my son and I for our weekly get together.

Fantastic!
 
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Last year I wasn't able to ride to work until March 23. But this year, it'll be Feb 23. Tomorrow should be in the 40s at 6am, and a high of 68 here in NE PA. The bike is on the launchpad, I'm ready to roll. My commute is 116 miles round trip, so it's moderately involved to commute.

I'm totally psyched!

I don't expect winters to keep getting warmer, so I'm going to enjoy it while I can.
 
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Just the north east? I don't think so. It was 81° yesterday in Texas and it's normally a winter month.
 
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I have a strange feeling we are going to have a hot summer.
 
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It was a little colder this am than predicted, but I rolled at 37 degrees. My hands got a little frosty and I had to pull over a couple times and warm up, but the day should be great from here on.
 
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It was a little colder this am than predicted, but I rolled at 37 degrees. My hands got a little frosty and I had to pull over a couple times and warm up, but the day should be great from here on.
Thats a little to cold for me to ride. I will ride to work if it is around 45-50 degrees in the morning.
 
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We are headed for the wettest Feb on record.....
Slated for sun breaks/sun and a balmy 41 this afternoon, it was a chilly 33 on the ride in to work this morning.
They are calling for snow tomorrow
 


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