Forty years ago, I used to bike year round in any weather. However, that was before cell phones. Today, half the drivers are talking on the phone, the other half are texting, no one is paying attention. I don’t ride at all now except at parks where there are absolutely no cars.
Poor Dad… When he gets home he’ll have the fire on in the sitting room and Hobbes will probably be lying down in front of the fire on the carpet and will be curled up in a ball.
In southern Oregon, I’ve ridden my bike to work for 2 1/2 years, rain or shine, snow or sun. Some days it’s easier than others, but it’s fun no matter what the elements might be.
Biking in the freezing cold snow . . . that’s either true dedication to health and exercise on Dad’s part or . . . Calvin’s somehow disabled his father’s car and it’s currently in the shop, leaving him with no other way to get to work except to ride his bike.
Hmmmmm . . . my bet’s riding on Calvin for this one!!!!! ;-)
rentier over 11 years ago
Perfect wintertraining!
rentier over 11 years ago
Shoveling the snow has the same effect!
alviebird over 11 years ago
I rode to bible study in the low 20’s once. Did it in the upper twenties just recently.
alviebird over 11 years ago
(But it’s less that 1.5 miles.)
Tin Can Twidget over 11 years ago
In that stuff I exceed my optimal heart rate without ever going outdoors.
margueritem over 11 years ago
I don’t ride in snow and ice, brakes don’t work too well then.
alviebird over 11 years ago
sshhhhh………..don’t use the “s” word. People around here go nuts if they hear it. Bread and milk disappear from store shelves at the mere whisper of it.
ratlum over 11 years ago
There will be snowmen around the house when you get home be careful.Susie make up some snow balls and trap Calvin to come out,catch him by surprise.
Frog-on-a-Log Premium Member over 11 years ago
Bill Watterson, cartoonist.
el8 over 11 years ago
Hey! Don’t strong arm kuren!
Mythreesons over 11 years ago
GROAN !!! (but a good one, I’ll have to admit.)
dunner99rok over 11 years ago
My high school swim coach used to do this.
thirdguy over 11 years ago
Forty years ago, I used to bike year round in any weather. However, that was before cell phones. Today, half the drivers are talking on the phone, the other half are texting, no one is paying attention. I don’t ride at all now except at parks where there are absolutely no cars.
hildigunnurr Premium Member over 11 years ago
My husband rides his bike all year to work, studded tires in the wintertime. Don’t catch me doing it though…
rentier over 11 years ago
So many (snow)children? There must realy be too less work!
rentier over 11 years ago
To be good is not funny enough! And priests in their confessionals have nothing to do, Calvin must bring work to them!!
bluram over 11 years ago
And now we know. Dad’s given name is Lance.
IndyMan over 11 years ago
Calvin, are you really sure that’s your Dad? I can’t tell with all the cold weather gear.
Phapada over 11 years ago
Happy New Year…all the best to you…^_^
Vonne Anton over 11 years ago
It’s nice that Calvin worries about his Dad….that kids not all bad.
GROG Premium Member over 11 years ago
I rode my bike in the snow once….and took a dive on an icy curve. I haven’t done it since.
Thomas Linquist over 11 years ago
Sure it’s tough, but it “builds character”!
Poollady over 11 years ago
Maybe the car wouldn’t start
Number Three over 11 years ago
Poor Dad… When he gets home he’ll have the fire on in the sitting room and Hobbes will probably be lying down in front of the fire on the carpet and will be curled up in a ball.
xxx
pdeason2 over 11 years ago
I wish I could play in the snow but I can’t I live in FL and it’s 57" F right now.
rentier over 11 years ago
Deadline! Dadline!
wbtthefrog over 11 years ago
http://icebike.com/
garabaldy over 11 years ago
Aha, it’s definitely in the genes!
Hoodude over 11 years ago
Trainer?..naah,full kit down on the drops,face shield,pearl Izumi tights
eskimo quinn over 11 years ago
Riding on black ice is worst.
angusdad over 11 years ago
The acorn doesn’t fall too far from the tree, does it?
Puddleglum2 over 11 years ago
I don’t like Lance a lot, but I think about the Gal a had.
calvinsfriend110 over 11 years ago
Well, it’’s snowing till March or April.
cookies333 over 11 years ago
Thanks TC!
a2teacher over 11 years ago
This was my first thought. C&H was an inspiration for Jef Mallett & Frazz. These are my two favorites all time.
meowlin over 11 years ago
There’s a guy in my neighborhood who runs, regardless of the weather. Snow, rain, hot, or cold, he runs. Gotta admire that some.
btbass2 Premium Member over 11 years ago
In southern Oregon, I’ve ridden my bike to work for 2 1/2 years, rain or shine, snow or sun. Some days it’s easier than others, but it’s fun no matter what the elements might be.
Go dad!
Rakkav over 11 years ago
I think he looks kinda Lithuanian, myself. ;)
khpage over 11 years ago
“There’s snow going like snow going like snow going I know…” You come up with the rest, ok?
Rickapolis over 11 years ago
Dad reminds me of Claude Raines in ‘The Invisible Man’.
Gretchen's Mom over 11 years ago
Biking in the freezing cold snow . . . that’s either true dedication to health and exercise on Dad’s part or . . . Calvin’s somehow disabled his father’s car and it’s currently in the shop, leaving him with no other way to get to work except to ride his bike.
Hmmmmm . . . my bet’s riding on Calvin for this one!!!!! ;-)
Red_Fez over 11 years ago
Yeah, go on and ride… never mind that drivers may not see you.
pouncingtiger over 11 years ago
and a coronary, Dad.