Road Cycling - The Thing About Living In Northern Canada..

Is that it's a looong winter.... It's -17 degrees celsius at the moment. :(

Anybody else stuck in the snow?

Is that it's a looong winter.... It's -17 degrees celsius at the moment. :(

Anybody else stuck in the snow?

Hey Monk,

At 6:00AM it was 38F/3C and raining. Now its 3:00PM and the temperature is 6F/-14C and 3"/7.5cm of snow on top of a nasty layer of ice. :(

I must admit, the cold and snow only hangs around for short periods of time. With the next Chinook wind we'll be back to dry roads!

Stay warm! :D

Nope, I just got back from the park from riding with my daughter and going to the playground.

Rode in shorts and jersey and played in shorts and tee shirt.

It is a rough winter here. ;)

Nope, I just got back from the park from riding with my daughter and going to the playground.

Rode in shorts and jersey and played in shorts and tee shirt.

It is a rough winter here. ;)
:cry:

Ohhhh the humanity... well at least Great Falls is in the same shape as edmonton. I'm not alone in my misery....

<snip> I'm not alone in my misery....

Nope, your not alone. :) A bikejournal.com friend of mine in Cardston, AB is in the boat with us too. Not to mention all of our forum friends in the Twin Cities. Just think, 5 more months until the weather warms up... :D

Its raining here today so I am glad I rode yesterday. Not too cool but the rain makes it too dangerous out on the roads here with all our good drivers.

Rain cleared here, heading towards a high of 70F.
perfect weather for a nice ride. . .
Yo BeardedMonk what is that white stuff all over the
place? :D

Marty (who used to live in northern climes).

You dont have to be in NORTHERN Canada to feel the cold this year. I'm in the banana belt of Canada and it hasn't been much better.

Today's forecast from the weather network:

St. Catharines, Ontario January 25, 2004

FEELS LIKE -22°C
WIND SW 11 km/h GUSTS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY 78%
DEWPOINT -18°C
PRESSURE 102.87 kPa
VISIBILITY 24 km
CEILING unlimited

... but it's always nice to have an unlimited ceiling, give ya lots of headroom.

i am stuck at home, and it hasn't even started snowing yet. I was supposed to visit NC state today, but theyare getting 3/4" of ice this afternoon, so my parents decided to call it off...

Although digging my car out of a snowbank just to get out the drive does not sound like my kind of place to live I would like at least a couple of good snowfalls to play in. I usually end up driving up to North Carolina when I hear it snowed up there just to get out in it.

We are getting hit with what our local weather forcasters call an "Alberta Clipper". I wish you Canadians would keep your "Clippers" to yourselves. :mad: :cry: :p :eek:

Yeah, I'm stuck in the cold.I live about 10 mins from Toronto.It has been -25 degrees celcius for weeks.Nothin but my trainer, my home gym and my vcr and dvd player.Winter sucks.I can't wait to go riding!!!1 AHHHHHHH :crash:
SOON I can play with my 5200.Ohhh the days

I'm in Rhode Island, but it may as well be Northern Canada here. It's
12 degrees right now and dropping. The weathermen say it's been the coldest winter on record in over 20 years. The daytime temps have struggled to reach the 20's and more snow is on the way. I've seen a few brave souls out on their bikes, but when it's in the single digits and teens, I want to be INSIDE. Last time I rode was the 2nd week of December. Spring can't come fast enough around these parts. :mad:

C.F.F i know exactly what you mean because I live one city over from you. everytime i see my bike I just stop and stare at it because I want to ride it sooooo badly. only a couple more months of cold...

I think we get an average of 150in of snow each year.
I feel its too dangerous to go on long rides. Partially because there is never any open pavement, and partially because the snowbanks and driving conditions don't exactly provide a safe enviornment for cyclists.
Its hardly gotten above 10F here the last few weeks.
It all makes me really appreciate every nice summer day! If I don't go riding when the weather is nice in the summer, I feel like I'm wasting an oppurtunity! :D

I've got lots of snow here in Alberta -- at least 6-8 inches.
My daughter is in Manitoba and she has two winter problems: snow (of course) and very icy roads. So she can't even commute. She did try riding on it, but fell. Other riders there are also hampered.

The only redeeming thought is that we are near the end of January. February will be bad and so will the first half of March. We could see spring as early as the "Ides of March"

geez no sooner do I open my mouth than mother
nature decides to prove me wrong.
It was actually 74F yesterday, with winds gusting
to 40mph (makes for a fun ride).
Dropping down towards the mid 20's tonight, with
the weather map showing some funny white stuff
falling from clouds. Whats up with that?
My one comment on all the extreme cold, whatever
happened to global warming? :D
(expects to hear heated debate about changing weather
patterns, of which we know almost nothing!).
Marty

I think I have all you beat in the cold weather dept. It's 2:45pm and -46 degrees celsius! I hate winter... :rolleyes:

I think I have all you beat in the cold weather dept. It's 2:45pm and -46 degrees celsius! I hate winter... :rolleyes:

You are "KING OF COLD"! :D

I think I have all you beat in the cold weather dept. It's 2:45pm and -46 degrees celsius! I hate winter... :rolleyes:

Another reason why it sucks to live in Edmonton! :lol:

Another reason why it sucks to live in Edmonton! :lol:

Hey, I'm with you rockymtngirl, believe you me if I had my way I sure as hell wouldn't be living here... It's only the University that keeps me here and then off to the mtns. every summer :p

It's nice and great here! We got up to -20 C today, which means it's cold enough for the roads to be clean rather than sloppy.

Just dress comfortably with long underwear, trousers, rain pants (for additional windproofing), shirt, sweater, second sweater, vest, windjacket, 2 scarves, toque, 2 pairs of socks, boots, 2 pairs of gloves and a helmet, and you're ready for a long bike ride. It works great as long as one doesn't stop pedalling: Shimano freehubs don't always "freehub" at -20 or -25 C.

Regards,

I think I have all you beat in the cold weather dept. It's 2:45pm and -46 degrees celsius! I hate winter... :rolleyes:

Hmmm ... I don't know. When I got home from work last night, my wife was in a foul mood. I went outside into the Chicago night just to warm up :fight: