Commutation - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

11-21-2006, 12:37 PM

Corvus Corvax wrote:
> It's well into the cold and dark season here in the frozen north.
<snip>

I've had to bundle up too, occasionally wearing a long sleeve shirt.

JD

11-21-2006, 03:41 PM

On 20 Nov 2006 14:49:17 -0800, "Corvus Corvax"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>It's well into the cold and dark season here in the frozen north. I
>rolled out of my driveway today in weather a couple of degrees above
>freezing, with a stiff west wind and light snowfall. The climate in
>Buffalo is really wonderful... until the air gets colder than the lake.
>Then it goes totally to ****. Cold wind blowing over the warm lake
>picks up moisture and then dumps it on the lee shore, so that the
>climate suddenly turns Seattle-like until the real freeze hits, then
>it's all snow, all the time.
>
>I thought I would share my gear choices for commuting in such
>conditions:
>
>Bike: Surly Crosscheck fixed-gear (as usual). I move to the singlespeed
>MTB in the snow (if I'm still commuting, wuss bastard.)
>
>Tires: Panaracer Urbanmax 700x32c at 95 psi. Nice tires for slick, wet
>leaf-covered streets. The skinny roadie slicks are gone with the warm
>summer breezes. Plus, there is still debris everywhere from the
>disaster October snowstorm, so beefy tires are extra-important.
>
>Shoes: Diadora Bike Police shoes. Geeky, blocky, and they don't
>breathe. I HATE booties.
>
>Legs: Thigh-high Columbia wool/poly socks with Pearl Izumi tights over
>Pearl Isumi spandex shorts.
>
>Torso (inner): Performance merino wool jersey over a polyester T-shirt.
>
>Torso (outer): North Face Mountain gore-tex jacket. Overkill for
>above-freezing weather, but with the pit zips wide open, very
>comfortable and waterproof.
>
>Head: Performance earband, Smith Slider glasses (yellow lenses most of
>the time now). Giro helmet.
>
>Cargo Bag: Timbuk2 Dee Dog, now 7 years old, a venerable workhorse. I
>should get panniers, though.
>
>Rear Lighting: 7 LED light on the seatpost, set for solid light. 5 LED
>light on the Timbuk2, blinking. New for this year, bar-end LED
>blinkies. Cool!
>
>Front Lighting: Amber 3-LED (headtube), blinking. Niterider Headtrip
>(helmet). Ten watts of pure terror on the road. I've actually seen
>oncoming traffic pull over and stop when they see me coming. But then,
>Buffalo drivers aren't real smart, by and large. Some old **** in a BMW
>SUV started flashing his brights at me last night, so I just turned my
>head and nailed him with the full halogen beam. He looked terrified.

NICE!

>
>Let's be careful out there.
>
>CC

You too,
Bill
The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

11-21-2006, 06:35 PM

"JD" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:1164145029.687917.95550@k70g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
> Corvus Corvax wrote:
> > It's well into the cold and dark season here in the frozen north.
> <snip>
>
>
> I've had to bundle up too, occasionally wearing a long sleeve shirt.
>

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, damn, what's up with this weather? I
lit the pilot light in our heater a couple of weeks ago and blew it back out
a week ago because it was heating up the house too much. I wore a long
sleeve shirt today and regretted it, too hot.

But it looks like it's cooling down.

Greg

11-21-2006, 07:31 PM

On Nov 21, 4:41 pm, Bill Wheeler
> The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
> a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
> and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
> Sir Isaac Newton

It's a pity ol' Isaac never rode a bicycle, or you could add
comma-"cyclist" to his name.

-Beej

11-22-2006, 06:59 AM

G.T. wrote:
> "JD" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:1164145029.687917.95550@k70g2000cwa.googlegro ups.com...
>
>>Corvus Corvax wrote:
>>
>>>It's well into the cold and dark season here in the frozen north.
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>
>>I've had to bundle up too, occasionally wearing a long sleeve shirt.
>>
>
>
> Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, damn, what's up with this weather? I
> lit the pilot light in our heater a couple of weeks ago and blew it back out
> a week ago because it was heating up the house too much. I wore a long
> sleeve shirt today and regretted it, too hot.
>
> But it looks like it's cooling down.
>
> Greg
>
>
>

It was 2 F when I rode to work a couple of mornings ago. Today felt
pretty warm at 12.

Matt