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02-04-04, 08:59 AM
Friggin' incredible ride in the North lands. OMG, I'm a friggin' Viking.
Commute to work was spectacular. We just had 12 inches of snow, Monday. The roads were crap, but with the Nokians got through it, and on to the sort of paved bike paths. The sun was out, the wind whipping up out of the Northwest for a nice head wind. Got to work, and one of the higher ups looks at me, "You've got to help me." She says. "You rode your bike, right?" "Yeah." "Well, I need a picture. Cause I have people that can't make it to work that have cars, and you're here cause you ride a bike." Seeing my moment for 15 min of fame I said, "Well, you have to also put the pic up on the corporate web site." "Deal."
So, I make it through my shift, climb on the trusty steed that brought me, and head off in -4F, under a semi-full moon. OMG, I didn't think it would be that cold. That's friggin' cold. I bet the Vikings stayed home when it got that cold. But the parts of me that were coldest were my hands. I had to ride with them in fists to keep them warm, try braking. The cold killed my headlamp. And three miles from home I started to bonk.
I got home, hung up the bike and this sheet of ice/snow crystals fell off me. I pulled off the wind shirt and there were ice crystals on my woolie. I usually am pretty sweaty when I get home, not last night. I had to jump in the shower to get the body heat back up, I was that cold. Scared me, cause two weeks ago I was willing to head out in 12 below, like it was a summer ride, and the rear wheel froze up on me. So, I thought, if I got this cold in -4, what would -12 have done to me. I think the shudder I had helped bring my temp up.
I'm going to do more thinking before I strike out in any more below zero stuff. Good part is this stuff is almost over, in another week we start warming to the teens, and we'll get snow, but no more bitter cold stuff, I hope.
Commute to work was spectacular. We just had 12 inches of snow, Monday. The roads were crap, but with the Nokians got through it, and on to the sort of paved bike paths. The sun was out, the wind whipping up out of the Northwest for a nice head wind. Got to work, and one of the higher ups looks at me, "You've got to help me." She says. "You rode your bike, right?" "Yeah." "Well, I need a picture. Cause I have people that can't make it to work that have cars, and you're here cause you ride a bike." Seeing my moment for 15 min of fame I said, "Well, you have to also put the pic up on the corporate web site." "Deal."
So, I make it through my shift, climb on the trusty steed that brought me, and head off in -4F, under a semi-full moon. OMG, I didn't think it would be that cold. That's friggin' cold. I bet the Vikings stayed home when it got that cold. But the parts of me that were coldest were my hands. I had to ride with them in fists to keep them warm, try braking. The cold killed my headlamp. And three miles from home I started to bonk.
I got home, hung up the bike and this sheet of ice/snow crystals fell off me. I pulled off the wind shirt and there were ice crystals on my woolie. I usually am pretty sweaty when I get home, not last night. I had to jump in the shower to get the body heat back up, I was that cold. Scared me, cause two weeks ago I was willing to head out in 12 below, like it was a summer ride, and the rear wheel froze up on me. So, I thought, if I got this cold in -4, what would -12 have done to me. I think the shudder I had helped bring my temp up.
I'm going to do more thinking before I strike out in any more below zero stuff. Good part is this stuff is almost over, in another week we start warming to the teens, and we'll get snow, but no more bitter cold stuff, I hope.