atbman
01-22-12, 01:46 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16670463
Winter Cycling - Winter cycling? Wimps, the lot of you
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TuckamoreDew
01-22-12, 01:58 PM
Nifty. Of course, I had to look for a picture of the bike:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/component/content/article/712-helen-skeltons-polar-challenge-for-sport-relief.html
http://www.expeditionportal.com/component/content/article/712-helen-skeltons-polar-challenge-for-sport-relief.html
Novakane
01-22-12, 02:33 PM
Nifty. Of course, I had to look for a picture of the bike:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/component/content/article/712-helen-skeltons-polar-challenge-for-sport-relief.html
Interesting looking bike... Looks like it has some sort of golf-cart wheel on it. I wonder why they didn't go for larger diameter wheels in order to speed the journey, and I would think spoked wheels would probably have made for lighter gear.
Oh well, they made it anyway and did part on a bike so that's cool. I don't ride when it gets around -30C here, I don't go anywhere using any transportation if I can help it when it drops below -40C.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/component/content/article/712-helen-skeltons-polar-challenge-for-sport-relief.html
Interesting looking bike... Looks like it has some sort of golf-cart wheel on it. I wonder why they didn't go for larger diameter wheels in order to speed the journey, and I would think spoked wheels would probably have made for lighter gear.
Oh well, they made it anyway and did part on a bike so that's cool. I don't ride when it gets around -30C here, I don't go anywhere using any transportation if I can help it when it drops below -40C.
detroitjim
01-22-12, 02:40 PM
Can't imagine how funky she must have been afterward! One wash in 30 days. PEEEYOU!!!!!
modernjess
01-22-12, 08:44 PM
She must have a had a special seat made to accommodate her huge balls.
ThermionicScott
01-22-12, 11:19 PM
She must have a had a special seat made to accommodate her huge balls.
It was a Brooks, from what I've read in other threads. :thumb:
It was a Brooks, from what I've read in other threads. :thumb:
TurbineBlade
01-23-12, 06:01 AM
Actually, the "winter cycling" forum probably has a large number of cyclists who do in fact ride in the cold.....though maybe not like your link.
You'd be better off posting this in the "road cycling" forum -- at least based upon the number and type of cyclists I see around the DC area in the winter.
You'd be better off posting this in the "road cycling" forum -- at least based upon the number and type of cyclists I see around the DC area in the winter.
gbg
01-23-12, 03:12 PM
WIMPS! That's my usual commute!
I usually get up 3 hours before I go to sleep.
I usually get up 3 hours before I go to sleep.