fubar5
12-11-01, 06:31 AM
I just rode the Univega to the Optometry clinic for some volunteer work today. Geez!! Its getting cold!!!!!I didn't wear any gloves....:confused:
General Cycling Discussion - Cold Ride
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willic
12-11-01, 07:53 AM
Hi Fubar!
Yeh! Its prity damn cold here in the N.E. of England too,
down to minis 7 cent through the night brrrrrr.
Went out for a spin this afternoon tho` the clear blue sky sunshine and countryside covered in hoare frost looked so beautifull , made me just forget the cold.
Leaves me with a heck of a bike clean up job , the amount of salt they have been tipping on the roads already is quite staggering gggrrrrrr.
Willi`c
Yeh! Its prity damn cold here in the N.E. of England too,
down to minis 7 cent through the night brrrrrr.
Went out for a spin this afternoon tho` the clear blue sky sunshine and countryside covered in hoare frost looked so beautifull , made me just forget the cold.
Leaves me with a heck of a bike clean up job , the amount of salt they have been tipping on the roads already is quite staggering gggrrrrrr.
Willi`c
Steele-Bike
12-11-01, 08:29 AM
Originally posted by fubar5
I just rode the Univega to the Optometry clinic for some volunteer work today.
Volunteering with the Optomologist? That sounds dangerous!
:cool: "Hey, anyone seen my bike?" :cool:
I just rode the Univega to the Optometry clinic for some volunteer work today.
Volunteering with the Optomologist? That sounds dangerous!
:cool: "Hey, anyone seen my bike?" :cool:
fubar5
12-11-01, 11:33 AM
Originally posted by Steele-Bike
Volunteering with the Optomologist? That sounds dangerous!
:cool: "Hey, anyone seen my bike?" :cool:
HA HA!! All I did was move stuff around the office.
Volunteering with the Optomologist? That sounds dangerous!
:cool: "Hey, anyone seen my bike?" :cool:
HA HA!! All I did was move stuff around the office.
Dirtgrinder
12-11-01, 12:45 PM
Just be careful not to fall into the lens-grinder and make a spectacle of yourself! :D
(I know, I know):(
(I know, I know):(
Captain Crunch
12-11-01, 01:08 PM
Groan!:rolleyes:
Buddy Hayden
12-11-01, 01:16 PM
Or framed for something he did'nt do !!! Hehehehe
Greg
12-11-01, 02:12 PM
Man, I didn't see that one comming.......
Chris L
12-11-01, 02:20 PM
Eye am blinded by the humour of this thread.
A F Baker
12-11-01, 04:23 PM
Honestly Fubar! How cold could it get in Sumter South Carolina??
:rolleyes: :D
You'll get used to it. I actually like riding when it is cold better then when it is hot.
:rolleyes: :D
You'll get used to it. I actually like riding when it is cold better then when it is hot.
Captain Crunch
12-11-01, 04:59 PM
It sounds to me like Fubar needs to take a trip up to see me and I'll show him what cold is all about. We would like still be swimming and sun bathing down where he is now.
:D
:D
fubar5
12-11-01, 05:56 PM
It wasn't sooo cold. Not nearly as cold as I used to bike in in Montana. It was cold enough to make my hands really stiff and give me ear aches. I need to get ear covers.
chewa
12-12-01, 01:06 AM
Originally posted by fubar5
I need to get ear covers.
PARDON???
:D
I need to get ear covers.
PARDON???
:D
fubar5
12-12-01, 06:03 AM
Originally posted by chewa
PARDON???
:D
Tough guy:mad: J/K :D
PARDON???
:D
Tough guy:mad: J/K :D
LightBoy
12-12-01, 12:44 PM
Originally posted by fubar5
I need to get ear covers.
There was a thread a while back about some pretty innovative ear covers. Check it out:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4073
I need to get ear covers.
There was a thread a while back about some pretty innovative ear covers. Check it out:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4073
LittleBigMan
12-12-01, 04:59 PM
"Cold." The final frontier (and an interesting concept.)
"Maw, wus awl dat wat ("white") stuff?"
"That's called 'snow,' Bambi."
:D
"Maw, wus awl dat wat ("white") stuff?"
"That's called 'snow,' Bambi."
:D
Buddy Hayden
12-13-01, 01:12 AM
Wha .... ?? Oh ... Ok. :rolleyes:
PapeteeBooh
12-13-01, 10:30 AM
I bought some great ear cover a few weeks ago and lost them yesterday. Damn!
It was snowing like hell yesterday. Ride wasn't too bad in itself but my derailleur got all messed up. The cable tension was all screwed up and ice was all over the cable. Because of that I had to go at lower speed and spend even longer under the snow. Today less snow more ice.
Winter cycling sucks!
It was snowing like hell yesterday. Ride wasn't too bad in itself but my derailleur got all messed up. The cable tension was all screwed up and ice was all over the cable. Because of that I had to go at lower speed and spend even longer under the snow. Today less snow more ice.
Winter cycling sucks!
Chris L
12-13-01, 01:28 PM
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
PapeteeBooh
12-13-01, 02:30 PM
Originally posted by Chris L
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
Bastard!
Anyway. Now weather is better and my derailleur work fine again. I find it a cause of concern that a derailleur would not work under heavy snow because this is interestingly enough one of the time where I would least like to be stuck on a side fo the road, miles away from home, with a defective bike.
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
Bastard!
Anyway. Now weather is better and my derailleur work fine again. I find it a cause of concern that a derailleur would not work under heavy snow because this is interestingly enough one of the time where I would least like to be stuck on a side fo the road, miles away from home, with a defective bike.
a2psyklnut
12-13-01, 03:31 PM
Highs today around 84 F, I'm actually looking forward to some cooler weather!
PapeteeBooh
12-13-01, 03:48 PM
Originally posted by Chris L
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
So that you know, it is white and wet, composed primarily of water ocassionally mixed with debrits found on the road ;)
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
So that you know, it is white and wet, composed primarily of water ocassionally mixed with debrits found on the road ;)
velocipedio
12-13-01, 04:26 PM
Originally posted by Chris L
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
So... how d'ya ski?
I just thought I'd let you all know, I live in a town which has never recorded snow.
So... how d'ya ski?
RainmanP
12-13-01, 04:31 PM
Originally posted by velocipedio
So... how d'ya ski?
Duh! Behind a boat like normal people! :D
So... how d'ya ski?
Duh! Behind a boat like normal people! :D
Chris L
12-13-01, 08:50 PM
Originally posted by velocipedio
So... how d'ya ski?
Ski??? Is this something people do when they can't ride? Can't say I've had that problem yet! :D
So... how d'ya ski?
Ski??? Is this something people do when they can't ride? Can't say I've had that problem yet! :D
Allister
12-13-01, 10:43 PM
The only way I register the passing of the seasons is by the good folks here in bikeforums. The differences over the year here aren't significant enough to call seasons. Snow? gawd, sometimes I forget what rain is like.
Richard D
12-14-01, 02:35 AM
Well this morning ten miles into my ride I grabbed my water bottle and couldn't open the valve... shaking the bottle I discovered the contents were pretty much solid... :(
Still it was a lovely ride in through the woods this morning and I didn't have to worry about mud or loose gravel and clay, the bridleway was frozen solid. :) The sun was just starting to show itself as I finished the road stretch of todays route, and the woods were magic.
Richard
Still it was a lovely ride in through the woods this morning and I didn't have to worry about mud or loose gravel and clay, the bridleway was frozen solid. :) The sun was just starting to show itself as I finished the road stretch of todays route, and the woods were magic.
Richard