Go Back  Bike Forums > Bike Forums > General Cycling Discussion
Reload this Page >

How is the weather treating you?

Notices
General Cycling Discussion Have a cycling related question or comment that doesn't fit in one of the other specialty forums? Drop on in and post in here! When possible, please select the forum above that most fits your post!

How is the weather treating you?

Old 12-04-01, 05:54 PM
  #1  
riding a Pinarello Prince
Thread Starter
 
orguasch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Downtown Toronto,Canada
Posts: 2,409

Bikes: Pinarello, Prince and an FP5

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
hOW IS THE WEATHER TREATING YOU!!!

Its cold nowadays how is your bike riding, as for me, as long as there are no snow in the road nothing can stop me from riding my Pinarello bike
__________________
"Racso", the well oiled machine;)
orguasch is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 05:56 PM
  #2  
Every lane is a bike lane
 
Chris L's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - passionfruit capital of the universe!
Posts: 9,663
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 27 Post(s)
Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts
Hot, hot and damn hot! Actually, the wind turned at some point last night and is now coming from the south. That will start to cool things off a bit.
__________________
I am clinically insane. I am proud of it.

That is all.
Chris L is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 06:03 PM
  #3  
Mad For Marinoni !!!
 
Captain Crunch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Matheson, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 438
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Snow. snow and more snow. That's how it is treating me. I'm stuck on the rollers until April if we are lucky. I'm into ski season up here.
Captain Crunch is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 06:34 PM
  #4  
RAGBRAI. Need I say more?
 
Steele-Bike's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: West Branch, Iowa USA
Posts: 868

Bikes: 1998 Mongoose NX7.1, 2008 Kona Jake, GT singlespeed (year unknown).

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
The weather in Iowa is GREAT!!! Today was a high of 63...a bit cloudy and windy, but darn nice for this time of year. Spitting rain on the ride in this morning, but plenty warm.
Steele-Bike is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 07:22 PM
  #5  
dark and cynical
 
PapeteeBooh's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: currently NM, USA
Posts: 225
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Last couple of week it has been quite cold (had to buy stuff to put on my freezing ears) and I have been caught under the a tremendous rain once. I did have my waterproof gear expect for the shoes. Sadly they were soaked like hell. I was on my way to a dance class and all through the class every time I made a step water was pouring out of my shoes (they absorbed water like sponge - luckily they are all dried up and smell like rotten now) .

However, with the expection of a really strong wind today, since last we the weather has much warmed up. Feels great to bike again.
PapeteeBooh is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 07:26 PM
  #6  
Sprockette
 
wabbit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,503
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Mild and mild- however, it's expected to get cold this weekend.

Captain, whereabouts is Matheson? I'm guessing it's northern ontario, judging by the snowy weather you described.
__________________
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. That's great...if you want to attract vermin.
wabbit is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 07:39 PM
  #7  
Mad For Marinoni !!!
 
Captain Crunch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Matheson, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 438
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Wabbit


Matheson is a little town in Northern Ontario. It's near Timmins and 6.5 hours north of Toronto. We get two seasons here and they are winter and construction.
Actually it really isn't that bad. We at least get decent winters which we can do something with rather than just being chilled to the bone with damp wet weather. We get great snow here and the ski trails are to die for.

Where are you located?
Captain Crunch is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 07:53 PM
  #8  
The Female Enduro
 
velo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
Posts: 1,183
Mentioned: 24 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
It's actually really warm up north here in the U.S. It's usually around 30 some degrees, but recently it has been around 55 or so! I love it. Great cycling weather.

velo
velo is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 08:06 PM
  #9  
Dances with Rocks
 
Dirtgrinder's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Jefferson City, MO
Posts: 1,441
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
It's been unbelievably warm here in Missouri too. Last December it never got above 20F. Tomorrow it's supposed to be 68! And I just put new tires on tonight. Hmmm... I wonder what I'll do tomorrow?
__________________
If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough...

To become a registered member of BikeForums Click Here
Dirtgrinder is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 08:36 PM
  #10  
Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: WI
Posts: 31
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
55 degrees farenhight in Wisconsin. Sucks *** that i'm grounded, that's why you leave for school an hour early

jay
cashius_rider is offline  
Old 12-04-01, 09:15 PM
  #11  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 79
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
cold, and rainy
Runge is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 12:06 AM
  #12  
Love Me....Love My Bike!
 
aerobat's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Winnipeg
Posts: 1,231

Bikes: Bikes: Giant hybrid, Trek 4500, Cannondale R800 Some commuting 20mi/day, mostly fitness riding - 20-50 mile rides

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
We were lucky, had a record breaking warm November, ave temp. was +1.9C (34F), and no snow. We just got a bit of snow a few days ago, enough for me to put the bike away, as they've got the salt and sand out, and the side streets are pretty slippery. I've been out skiing once and we're expecting more of a dump of snow tonight. Temps going to about -16C (2F).
__________________
"...perhaps the world needs a little more Canada" - Jean Chretian, 2003.
aerobat is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 01:22 AM
  #13  
BikeForums Founder
 
Joe Gardner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: Utah.
Posts: 4,249
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
We picked up another 6" of snow today, and expect a few more inches tonite. I spent a few mintues riding around in the new powder, but no serious rides this winter, too cold!
Joe Gardner is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 02:31 AM
  #14  
The Flying Scot
 
chewa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: North Queensferry Scotland and London (and France)
Posts: 1,904

Bikes: Custom (Colin Laing) 531c fast tourer/audax, 1964 Flying Scot Continental, 1995 Cinelli Supercorsa, Holdsworth Mistral single speed, Dahon Speed 6 (folder), Micmo Sirocco and a few more

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Being an island nation the weather is unpredictable. Has been mild for time of year, but ride in this morning was cold and wet, with a light wind off the North Sea. Supposed to be drier later.

Now turning to local news............................
__________________
plus je vois les hommes, plus j'admire les chiens

1985 Sandy Gilchrist-Colin Laing built 531c Audax/fast tourer.
1964 Flying Scot Continental (531)
1995 Cinelli Supercorsa (Columbus SLX)
1980s Holdsworth Mistral fixed (531)
2005 Dahon Speed 6 (folder)
(YES I LIKE STEEL)
2008 Viking Saratoga tandem
2008 Micmo Sirocco Hybrid (aluminium!)
2012 BTwin Rockrider 8.1
chewa is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 03:08 AM
  #15  
Dazed and confused
 
Ellie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Cambridge UK
Posts: 319

Bikes: Trek 1000, Kona Caldera, Raleigh Record ("Rusty"), Tiger Foldaway ("Cub")

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally posted by chewa
Being an island nation the weather is unpredictable. Has been mild for time of year, but ride in this morning was cold and wet, with a light wind off the North Sea. Supposed to be drier later.
Right down here on the south coast it's not a light wind! Extremely blustery, not real rain but wet air (if you catch my drift), and pretty much really unpleasant.

I got the train this morning... Although the wind should give me a kick *** ride home tonight!

Ellie
Ellie is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 04:38 AM
  #16  
Senior Member (Retired)
 
gmason's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Great North Woods
Posts: 2,671

Bikes: Vittorio, Centaur triple; Casati Laser Piu, Chorus Triple.

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
If you ever visited the Netherlands, you wouldn't ask.

We live about 15 km from the North Sea. Very short days, especially because of the clouds that are around morning and evening. Makes finding riding time a challenge.

The sun shines here all day every day. It seldom, however, reaches the ground.

Cheers...Gary
gmason is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 06:03 AM
  #17  
It's the fight in the man
 
Rich's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Churton Park, Wellington, NZ
Posts: 1,208

Bikes: Pace RC200 F2 (British Built!)

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Howling for the South East, the weather is poo pants and changable.

Got wet legs and soaking bum...brrrrr, it's chilly !

Rich
__________________
Making New Zealand a safer place :)
Rich is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 06:20 AM
  #18  
Cyclist and village idiot
 
ridealot's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Amelia Oh
Posts: 486

Bikes: 2005 Gary Fisher Nirvana S 2001 Trek 2200 1999 Schwinn Mesa 1989 Mangussa?

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Very nice here in Cincinnati. Warmer and sunnier then usual. Temps today may reach 70! Lovin it so far.
ridealot is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 06:47 AM
  #19  
work-in-progress
 
JuJu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Where am I?
Posts: 21
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Glorious weather here in the Florida panhandle. It's been mid-60s to mid-70s w/o appreciable precipitation for weeks now. Temp may get down to 60 this weekend though--brrrr!
JuJu is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 10:00 AM
  #20  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Parrish, FL
Posts: 7,963

Bikes: Lots

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Hey JuJu, where in FL? I'm down the coast further in Sarasota.

Weather for the last 3 or 4 weeks has been spectacular. Perfect cycling temps. High's near 80, low's at night in the 60's, and absolutely no precipitation! Humidity is about 70%, which is very dry for us, usually in July and Aug it's 110% (no kidding!)

Been going for a short ride every morning before work. Mostly about 45 mins to a hour, depending on what time I actually stumble out of bed. Longer rides on the weekends.
__________________
"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, "WOW, What a Ride!" - unknown
"Your Bike Sucks" - Sky Yaeger
a2psyklnut is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 11:00 AM
  #21  
Ich bin ein Lowlander!
 
toolfreak's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Atlantic Ocean, France
Posts: 583
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Like Gary said; short days, cold rain and 5 BF southwest wind, AND I HAVE TO WORK OUTSIDE, GRRR
__________________
Mark







Dancevalley 2th of august 2003 -> JXL, Laidback luke, Sasha, John Digweed, Monica Krusse.....and on!
toolfreak is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 11:50 AM
  #22  
Carfree since '82. Grrr!
 
JonR's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Posts: 1,548
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
"Near record" high temps in Missouri--in the 60's F.--and am I cycling? No. I'm sitting in front of one of those old-fashioned CRT computer displays, typing tiny little white letters on a blue background.
JonR is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 01:35 PM
  #23  
Every lane is a bike lane
 
Chris L's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia - passionfruit capital of the universe!
Posts: 9,663
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 27 Post(s)
Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts
I got an e-mail from Norway yesterday. About 4C over there, and they are under a metre of snow.

Meanwhile back here it's actually rained. Cleaning my bike always does that at this time of year. Of course, I'm now convinced that nothing in the entire world can make it rain during winter (or at least, nothing has in the last two years).
__________________
I am clinically insane. I am proud of it.

That is all.
Chris L is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 03:57 PM
  #24  
riding a Pinarello Prince
Thread Starter
 
orguasch's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Downtown Toronto,Canada
Posts: 2,409

Bikes: Pinarello, Prince and an FP5

Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
I know that's why I am really taking advantage of riding my bike, coz, once it starts snowing here in Toronto, it not ganna let up until April
__________________
"Racso", the well oiled machine;)
orguasch is offline  
Old 12-05-01, 04:42 PM
  #25  
Sprockette
 
wabbit's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Canada
Posts: 5,503
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Originally posted by Captain Crunch
Wabbit


Matheson is a little town in Northern Ontario. It's near Timmins and 6.5 hours north of Toronto. We get two seasons here and they are winter and construction.
Actually it really isn't that bad. We at least get decent winters which we can do something with rather than just being chilled to the bone with damp wet weather. We get great snow here and the ski trails are to die for.

Where are you located?
Montreal. I seemed to remember Matheson being near Timmins (on a map).It was really mild here today, about 10C (50 F) but FOGGY. Went for a ride- near the waterfront it was a really spectacular sight. I wish someone had taken a photo of us cycling against the background of the water- it would have looked like we were suspended in midair. It's real Het Volk conditions these days!
__________________
You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. That's great...if you want to attract vermin.
wabbit is offline  

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.