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01-19-2007, 10:50 PM

> I live in Norway now and I just got back from a 4 hour ride in sunny 8C
> (46F). Go figure.

It's not really how far north or above the arctic circle you are, but
rather where the jet stream happens to lie. That's why places in
nothern europe above the actic circle are many times warmer than the
nothern midwest of the U.S.

01-19-2007, 11:29 PM

In article <1169275840.436831.98240@a75g2000cwd.googlegroups. com>,
"Michie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> writes:
>
>> I live in Norway now and I just got back from a 4 hour ride in sunny 8C
>> (46F). Go figure.
>
> It's not really how far north or above the arctic circle you are, but
> rather where the jet stream happens to lie.

This is true.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the north side of the Jet Stream
is where the cold weather is. The south side is where the
warmer weather is. And right underneath it is the soggy
Pacific Northwest.

> That's why places in
> nothern europe above the actic circle are many times warmer than the
> nothern midwest of the U.S.

The Jet Stream whips around like a busted headsaw
in a saw mill. Some people think its movements are
controlled by H.A.A.R.P. And some people think it's
capricious shifts are ascribable to Climate Change.

cheers,
Tom

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01-20-2007, 10:55 AM

This summer I was in Frace riding in the Alps. We started in La Grave
68 degrees went over the Telegraph and then onto the Galibie. When we
were going up the Galib. temperatures dropped to 32 degrees, 25 mph
wind gust and hail! Aboslutly one of the coldest tougest days I spend
on the bike. However, it makes a great war story to tell

On Jan 14, 11:31 pm, KGWe...@webtv.net 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

01-20-2007, 07:25 PM

Tom Keats wrote:
> The Jet Stream whips around like a busted headsaw
> in a saw mill. Some people think its movements are
> controlled by H.A.A.R.P. And some people think it's
> capricious shifts are ascribable to Climate Change.

The Hungarian-American Association of Retired People?

01-20-2007, 09:37 PM

I can't ride below freezing (32 degrees F). My fingers can't take it.
I haven't found a pair of gloves that will prevent my fingers from
freezing after about an hour.

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01-22-2007, 07:01 AM

On Jan 21, 12:37 am, "zeke" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> I can't ride below freezing (32 degrees F). My fingers can't take it.
> I haven't found a pair of gloves that will prevent my fingers from
> freezing after about an hour.
>
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A quick visit to your local motorcycle shop (and a ~$50US hit to your
wallet) can straighten that right out. I've got a pair of HJC
motorcycle/snowmobile gloves that were intended for sub-zero temps &
high speeds. In the past couple years Massachusetts & New Hampshire
have not gotten cold enough for even mild discomfort with these gloves.
If there's any gripe at all, it's that around 30F or warmer my hands
start sweating way too fast.

01-23-2007, 06:26 AM

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>
> On Jan 21, 12:37 am, "zeke" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>> I can't ride below freezing (32 degrees F). My fingers can't take it.
>> I haven't found a pair of gloves that will prevent my fingers from
>> freezing after about an hour.
>
> A quick visit to your local motorcycle shop (and a ~$50US hit to your
> wallet) can straighten that right out. I've got a pair of HJC
> motorcycle/snowmobile gloves that were intended for sub-zero temps &
> high speeds. In the past couple years Massachusetts & New Hampshire
> have not gotten cold enough for even mild discomfort with these gloves.
> If there's any gripe at all, it's that around 30F or warmer my hands
> start sweating way too fast.

Lobster gloves (if your LBS carries them) are like that. I have two
pairs; the Nashbar is good down to 20F, and I only know the PI are good
down to 14F, as that's as cold as it's gotten here since I got them.
But above freezing, either makes my hands sweat, and then traps the sweat.

Pat