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01-26-10, 09:08 PM
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coldest temperatures...
...that you've ever ridden in?
I moved to Burlington, Vermont from Virginia a few months back. I am used to riding year round, but the snow/ice makes it a little hard up here. However, rained yesterday and washed snow/salt/dirt/etc off the roads. So, weather permitting, I hope to ride on saturday but it looks like it'll be single digits-teens....
I plan to HTFU and ride on my day off work. what say ye?
I moved to Burlington, Vermont from Virginia a few months back. I am used to riding year round, but the snow/ice makes it a little hard up here. However, rained yesterday and washed snow/salt/dirt/etc off the roads. So, weather permitting, I hope to ride on saturday but it looks like it'll be single digits-teens....
I plan to HTFU and ride on my day off work. what say ye?
01-26-10, 09:15 PM
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01-26-10, 09:16 PM
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-8 F, no wind. Won't do it again unless I get better hand protection, but other than my fingers, it wasn't bad.
HTFU.
HTFU.
01-26-10, 09:18 PM
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I will not ride on ice or in snow, but so far my tolerance has been tested down to -2 F, no wind. As long as I layer up and have my booties, tights and gloves/Bar Mitts, I'm good.
01-26-10, 09:23 PM
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01-26-10, 09:25 PM
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I've ridden a few mornings in the -F areas, I'm fine as long as I cover up, at that temp I wear my ski goggles rather than sunglasses though and it works out.
Cold is easy though, it's the wet and or pollution that stops me most of the time.
Cold is easy though, it's the wet and or pollution that stops me most of the time.
01-26-10, 09:26 PM
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38 degrees farenhiet at the beginning of the ride. Damned cold.
ETA: But on the other hand, I once did a hard 20 mile training ride in 107 degree heat . . . in SE TX.
ETA: But on the other hand, I once did a hard 20 mile training ride in 107 degree heat . . . in SE TX.
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01-26-10, 09:29 PM
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12ºF.
My iPod froze that day.
My iPod froze that day.
01-26-10, 09:33 PM
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On the commute:
Dec 14, 2009: - 46C and this actually matched my personal record for cold weather riding. What was significant was this was the coldest temperature ever recorded at our city centre which tends to be warmer than outlying areas.
The coldest I have ever taken my road bike out at was -40C as I had just finished building it up and since it was dry and clear I wanted to test things... I would not consider riding in -40 to be fun at anytime but it is doable.
We have gone mountain biking when it was -25 C... the more intensive physical activity really keeps you warmer than if you were on the road.
It all depends on what you are used to and I am thinking that a winter century is in order here if the weather stays reasonable.
Dec 14, 2009: - 46C and this actually matched my personal record for cold weather riding. What was significant was this was the coldest temperature ever recorded at our city centre which tends to be warmer than outlying areas.
The coldest I have ever taken my road bike out at was -40C as I had just finished building it up and since it was dry and clear I wanted to test things... I would not consider riding in -40 to be fun at anytime but it is doable.
We have gone mountain biking when it was -25 C... the more intensive physical activity really keeps you warmer than if you were on the road.
It all depends on what you are used to and I am thinking that a winter century is in order here if the weather stays reasonable.
01-26-10, 09:38 PM
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around 10F. it's cold, but a couple days riding inside makes me want to HTFU instead.
01-26-10, 09:38 PM
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No need to declare C or F at -40... they're the same temp. Thats hard core. I've ridden in wind chills that cold but never actual tempretures. I've been -10*F before though. Layer up, and insulated bottles is all you need.
01-26-10, 09:38 PM
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01-26-10, 09:40 PM
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17F riding. -32F skiing, at Stowe, VT and Mt. St. Anne, Quebec.
01-26-10, 09:55 PM
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I cannot describe how freaking cold -46C is... saying it is -51F does not give many people any point of reference but it is cold enough that if you take a cup of hot water and throw it up in the air the water will hit the ground as ice.
I still have to concede to anyone who rides in Winnipeg during the winter... their weather is consistently the coldest in Canada barring Arctic regions.
01-26-10, 10:02 PM
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Some would say you might need to be committed to ride in temps like this but it is really warmer than walking, I don't drive, and it is still often the fastest way for me to get around.
I cannot describe how freaking cold -46C is... saying it is -51F does not give many people any point of reference but it is cold enough that if you take a cup of hot water and throw it up in the air the water will hit the ground as ice.
I still have to concede to anyone who rides in Winnipeg during the winter... their weather is consistently the coldest in Canada barring Arctic regions.
I cannot describe how freaking cold -46C is... saying it is -51F does not give many people any point of reference but it is cold enough that if you take a cup of hot water and throw it up in the air the water will hit the ground as ice.
I still have to concede to anyone who rides in Winnipeg during the winter... their weather is consistently the coldest in Canada barring Arctic regions.
01-26-10, 10:26 PM
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01-26-10, 10:45 PM
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16 F. In Texas. While pcad was in bed with a cold.
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01-26-10, 11:04 PM
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12F
Today I rode 100 miles in 23-27F. Yeah, I rode so damn far that the temperature dropped 4 degrees.
Today I rode 100 miles in 23-27F. Yeah, I rode so damn far that the temperature dropped 4 degrees.
01-26-10, 11:10 PM
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Just made a run to the market... it's 1 F.
Should have worn pants.
Should have worn pants.
