It's a funny old business, every two to three weeks I travel to Kent, invariably on my bike, although pouring rain or exceptionally cold then I plead with the Mrs to borrow her car. However the car isn't much fun as I can get clanged up in traffic unless I go the long way round, ie: the m25.

Hard to to recall now but there have been summer days when really I was too hot, all the gear all the time being a mantra I follow - just yesterday I saw a biker in thin trainers. Generally though, for me, winter is a bit of a drag and that's mainly due to the shorter days.