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FromtopCoreytempletonmeaghanmauriCe D E C E m b E r 2 0 1 5 3 5 Outside Neither snow nor sleet nor gloom of night stays these stalwart biking commuters. By Jeanee dudley Icicles For most people the commute to work is a painliterally and metaphorically. Even driving across town Portlanders can expect to be on their duffs too long in frustrating traffic listening to bad news on the radio. What a way to start the day. No wonder many locals are taking a break and leaving the car at homeor not owning one at all. Nicole Anderson says she converted to two-wheel transportation 10 years ago. I ride my bike year-round for a bunch of rea- sons environmental benefit for exercise and to be outside she says. I started be- cause its an affordable way to get around. Its still an affordable and fun thing to do its also an easy way to keep active and not spend so much time in the car. Her work as a nutrition education coordinator takes her from her Portland home to South Portland and to Westbrook she averages four to six miles each way. For some biking in the warmer months makes sensebut the wind snow and ice of Maine winters are a turn-off. Most extend- ed-season cyclers however say that winter riding is not all that different from riding to work in other seasons. I started commuting by bike in the summer of 2006 after moving back into town from Cape Elizabeth says Tracie Reed an architect. As part of that transi- tion I had scored a bike from a swap shop. The summertime seemed like a beautiful time to ride. Then when fall approached it was still beautiful. One thing led to anoth- er. One more day became one more week. As it got colder I kept challenging myself. At some point I had adapted to it and be- came a year-round bicycle commuter. To The Manner Born Becky Wartell and Seth Levy two more winter warriors are natural-born cyclists. Neither has ever owned a car and so far that hasnt been a problem. Wartell start- ed biking as a way to get around grow- ing up in Portland. Freelance writer Levy now in his mid-30s adopted two-wheeling it as a paperboy in the sixth grade. Its the only mode of transportation Ive ever had he says. Ive even moved by bike in both Washington D.C. and Portland. All four of these extended-season bicy- cle commuters share similar enthusiasm for the environment physical activity and af- fordability. They also offer similar advice to those looking to take up riding in the win- ter. Levy phrases it in the most simple terms. In order of importance your challenges are staying seen staying safe staying warm Bicycles