Machka 

I wanted to ride a century today ... but when the cars aren't even staying on the road .........

bdcheung

you could always do it on rollers

Machka 

It wouldn't count ... this one is for the Century-A-Month, and for that you've got to do those rides in a non-stationary manner, on a road, trail, MUP, track, etc.

If I could ride my bicycle round and round the walking track at the local recreational centre, that would count ... but the people at the rec centre wouldn't like that at all!!

If it were an extra century, not for the CAM, I might consider doing it on my trainer. Every winter, I think I might do a century on my trainer, but so far there have been enough good days for cycling outside I haven't had to do that.

yonderboy

I guess there's always Burnaby. Or Nokians.

Machka 

Nah, not for one episode of freezing rain.

Godwin

It's clear and 6C here. Are you still in Edmonton? I wouldn't have excepted that much difference in the weather.

Machka 

Red Deer. Evidently Central Alberta got hit the worst with this particular storm system.


And the weather on one side of Calgary can be vastly different from the weather on the other side of Calgary, nevermind any cities or towns elsewhere in the province. Calgary is interesting that way ... it kind of does its own thing when it comes to weather.

edbikebabe

Red Deer is the centre of all crappy weather in the province. Driving on Highway 2? Hmmm... Hit a snow storm/thunderstorm/hail/wind - must be Red Deer!

airosen

*shudder*

Machka 

Actually, the weather here has been really good this fall/winter so far. When Edmonton got dumped on last Tuesday, I figured Red Deer must have got hit too, but as I drove toward Red Deer, the weather got better and better ... and there was no snow here. There still isn't .............. it's all ice.

I'm hoping for a brown Christmas!!

roadwarrior

It's 6c (43f) in Calgary, and it's 10f in Chicago...it's like 15f in Cincinnati

Huh?

Machka 

We had the warmest November on record up here in Alberta. November was gorgeous! Warm temps, not a flake of snow ....

December has been pretty good too. It got a little chilly a couple nights ago, but where I am right now it's +3C (and raining).

Rowan

Hehehehe.. it's about 25 deg C where I am. I can't export it, so you'll have to come here!

DataJunkie

Freezing rain is just about the worst form of precipitation. My hometown in Washington state frequently had this.
I wouldn't even leave the house. Ice coating everything makes even getting to the car a chore. Not to forget even trying to open a frozen shut door.
I suppose if you could find a safe location away from the cars, studded tires, and studs on the bottom of your shoes....
Sounds like a miserable ride of any distance.
Trainer or couch time!

Machka 

Soon! Soon!!

But are you sure you can't package some of that nice weather up and send it to me for Christmas?

RichinPeoria

15F here on Lake Erie in Pennsylvania

Machka 

Today they've issued a freezing rain warning combined with winds from 70-90 km/h. Yay!!

As DataJunkie says, freezing rain is just about the worst form of precipitation. It's dangerous and you can't do anything with it. At least if it were just fluffy snow, I could think about skiing, and snow can usually be shoved aside and the roads can be left in decent condition to ride.

Godwin

The weather in AB is weird, you're only 150km away and here it's 4c, partly cloudy and max wind speeds of 15km/h.

Machka 

It's because of the mountains. The mountains funnel the weather systems and the wind in certain directions. Just now, the bad stuff is being funnelled into Central Alberta. Other times it gets funnelled into other parts of Alberta. You just never know what you're going to get ... never count on the weather!