Friday to be coldest day in two years here !
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Friday to be coldest day in two years here !
For the NYC metro area they are saying 17° F high with strong winds (below zero windchill during the day) and I am ready with my best winter setup for my ride.
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Keep those ears, toes and fingers warm.
How long of a ride are you expecting?
How long of a ride are you expecting?
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Up here we refer to that as warm. We're going well below zero, with daytime highs struggling to reach zero. Nice and brisk. Someone snapped a photo of me the other morning clomping up the walk, complete with my own little condensing vapor cloud following me.
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I'm going in the woods Sunday. I hope it warms up to 25 or so
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Originally Posted by daredevil
Keep those ears, toes and fingers warm.
How long of a ride are you expecting?
How long of a ride are you expecting?
Last edited by Joe1946; 01-25-07 at 07:23 AM.
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Originally Posted by Joe1946
It's only about 12 miles round trip but long enough to know how my winter setup works.
I was out all last weekend riding in high winds & sub-freezing temps, so now all my coworkers have dared me to ride in to work this coming Friday! (I'm in NYC.) While I love a good dare, and it's only a 24 mile round trip commute, I think I'm gonna pass.
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This is not a "Ride" like when I go for my 70 mile round trip rides in warmer months but is my daily commute. I don't know about you but it doesn't take 2-3 hours for my fingers to get cold.
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What a rip-off, the temps got above 20 in the afternoon and did not feel all that cold the way the media built it up. I remember when I was in Alaska for two years and it hit minus 64° F and we slept outside in tents for over a week.