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01-17-2007, 11:44 AM

here in the tropics<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Where?

01-17-2007, 02:41 PM

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:31:27 -0800, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:

>Well I've never rode in the snow, and that's only because I don't have
>studded tires for my Breezer. For me, the coldest temp that I've rode
>in was somewhere in the low twenties. And that was cold enough for me.
>
Once, -13 F at night on a wide, well lit snow-free Winnipeg highway.

I froze my junk. Hurt bad thawing out.

An outlaw biker friend laughed at the look on my face and gave me a
piece of sheepskin to stuff in my shorts for future jaunts.

It may have been colder for some of those other rides but they
weren't so excruciatingly memorable.
--
zk

01-17-2007, 03:21 PM

earlier this week I rode in mid-upper twenties not very long (1.7)
miles just a trip to school

01-17-2007, 05:07 PM

Bill Baka wrote:
> Lately it's been the weather in California. 20's in the AM and high 40's
> in the PM. Very 'un-California' like. No ice, but colder than snot for
> this state. As a kid in Illinois I did it sometimes, but there the ice
> and snow were limiting factors for a kid with no spikes.

It's been teaching me daily what a narrow range of temperatures my
riding clothes work in. I've been riding home from palo alto to san
jose at one am. I like riding in the cold but haven't figured out how
to do it yet without bringing a whole freaking backpack full of extra
clothes.

01-17-2007, 05:52 PM

"nash" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:nOOqh.657786$1T2.302286@pd7urf2no...
>I live in Norway now and I just got back from a 4 hour ride in sunny 8C
> (46F). Go figure.
> <<<<<<
>
> Did BC lose our weather to Norway? Give it back when you are done with
> it.
>
> thanks

-20C to -30C in winters past. Never long rides, usually 20 minute commutes.

Southern Ontario hasn't really had winter this season until a few days ago.
But a mix of freezing rain, ice pellets, wet and fluffy snow made riding
interesting again. The lows have been in the -12C -15C range. Riding though
that gravelly slippery chop on top of slick asphalt is definitely an
acquired skill. I found myself 'remembering' to use leg control more to keep
balance. It feels like a distinct skill set.

Riding a bike in snow is like... riding a bike. You never forget.

01-17-2007, 11:14 PM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:31:27 -0800, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>
>>Well I've never rode in the snow, and that's only because I don't have
>>studded tires for my Breezer. For me, the coldest temp that I've rode
>>in was somewhere in the low twenties. And that was cold enough for me.
>>
> Once, -13 F at night on a wide, well lit snow-free Winnipeg highway.
>
> I froze my junk. Hurt bad thawing out.
>
> An outlaw biker friend laughed at the look on my face and gave me a
> piece of sheepskin to stuff in my shorts for future jaunts.
>
> It may have been colder for some of those other rides but they
> weren't so excruciatingly memorable.

Ow.

I just got back home (check the time of this posting.)

I headed out into beautiful snow-melting rain, to
do a little shopping up at 39th & Cambie.

The temp is just hovering around freezing.

On the return trip, the rain decided to be snow
instead, with my helmet visor actually funneling &
scooping snowflakes into my eyes and driving them
under my eyelids, while I was bombing down 39th. Ugh!

Getting one's package frozen is pretty bad.
But eyeballs are directly connected to the brain
(which is also where absessed tooth roots and
inflamed sinuses always aim at.) The brain
is such a sissy wimp.

I found myself sucking it up and growling and
howling (well, sort of singing The Stones'
"Moonlight Mile[*]") at the elements like some sort
of wild predatory beast as I plowed through the
tempest, adamantly not veering my gaze even an
arc-second to the left or right. 'Cuz that would
have certainly invited a real eye-full of snow.

My fingers feel like two 5-packs of frozen wieners.
I can barely open what I went shopping for.

Heaven help me should I have to grasp any sort of
slippery, chrome-plated, hand-held pinching device.
Let alone pass it along to the next person without
fumbling it.

Ice gets ya. Cold gets ya. Wind gets ya. Darkness
gets ya. Humidity gets ya. Airborne precip gets ya.

Winter sux.

Anyways, sometimes helmet visors are good for
keeping precip out of our eyes. But sometimes
they devilishly work against us.

cheers,
Tom
[*] sort of a Joey "****head" Keithley/DOA rendition.

--
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01-18-2007, 03:23 AM

nash wrote:
> here in the tropics<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
>
> Where?

Down here in Trinidad and Tobago, a glorious 10 degrees north of the
equator.

laters,

Marz

01-18-2007, 03:36 AM

In article <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>,
Zoot Katz <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:31:27 -0800, [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>
> >Well I've never rode in the snow, and that's only because I don't have
> >studded tires for my Breezer. For me, the coldest temp that I've rode
> >in was somewhere in the low twenties. And that was cold enough for me.
> >
> Once, -13 F at night on a wide, well lit snow-free Winnipeg highway.
>
> I froze my junk. Hurt bad thawing out.
>
> An outlaw biker friend laughed at the look on my face and gave me a
> piece of sheepskin to stuff in my shorts for future jaunts.
>
> It may have been colder for some of those other rides but they
> weren't so excruciatingly memorable.

That happened to me yesterday. Wardrobe malfunction. badness!

I've ridden in much colder but yesterday was an unanticipated first.

..max

01-18-2007, 09:06 PM

I did my 21 mile commute on Feb. 18, 2006 with temperatures starting
out at -15F, warming to -10 by the time I got to downtown Milwaukee.
that's the coldest day we've had in recent years. Years ago, I did a
few miles in -24 F.

[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
> Well I've never rode in the snow, and that's only because I don't have
> studded tires for my Breezer. For me, the coldest temp that I've rode
> in was somewhere in the low twenties. And that was cold enough for me.
>
> gene in Oregon

01-19-2007, 06:46 AM

In article <1169183169.257049.325880@51g2000cwl.googlegroups. com>,
"Ron Wallenfang" <rwallenfang@wi.rr.com> wrote:

> I did my 21 mile commute on Feb. 18, 2006 with temperatures starting
> out at -15F, warming to -10 by the time I got to downtown Milwaukee.
> that's the coldest day we've had in recent years. Years ago, I did a
> few miles in -24 F.
>
snip

Thats great, Ron.

Now we know what is wrong with ya....

HAND