How long does it take you to get reay for a long cold ride? How about post ride?
02-18-15, 01:34 PM
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How long does it take you to get reay for a long cold ride? How about post ride?
Is anybody as slow as me about this ? In the 20's or below, I wear a lot of gear. Enough to be perfectly comfortable.
Put lights on bike 5 min.
get dressed 30 min.
fill bottles 5 min.
fill tires 5
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45 min approx.
Post ride
undress 30 min
after snow and ice ride
pour hot water on salty parts of the bike
Then dry off with air compressor and
wipe discs with alcohol 60 min +
wash bottles 15
Put lights on charger or away 10
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115 min.
45 + 115 = 160 min. / 60 = 2.6 hours.
Forget two hour rides after all this. I need to ride most of the day. At least 6 hours. I want clear pavement for no studs, or all ice and hard pack snow for studded tires. Not 50/50 . I guess I need to wear out the studs for enough winter riding, and buy tires next winter.
Schwalbe ice Spiker pro's are $$$$$
You?
Put lights on bike 5 min.
get dressed 30 min.
fill bottles 5 min.
fill tires 5
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45 min approx.
Post ride
undress 30 min
after snow and ice ride
pour hot water on salty parts of the bike
Then dry off with air compressor and
wipe discs with alcohol 60 min +
wash bottles 15
Put lights on charger or away 10
___________________________________________
115 min.
45 + 115 = 160 min. / 60 = 2.6 hours.
Forget two hour rides after all this. I need to ride most of the day. At least 6 hours. I want clear pavement for no studs, or all ice and hard pack snow for studded tires. Not 50/50 . I guess I need to wear out the studs for enough winter riding, and buy tires next winter.
Schwalbe ice Spiker pro's are $$$$$
You?
02-18-15, 02:12 PM
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Wow. Water, 90 seconds. Get dressed, 10 minutes. Lights, turn on. Tires are filled. Post ride, undress in 5 minutes. Panniers (if commuting or hauling), 2 minutes to pack, 2 minutes to unpack. 20 minutes, 30 seconds.
I'll add some Boeshield to the chain every few weeks. In season the frame, rims, etc. stay dirty. After the season I'll strip the bike down to clean and grease.
I'll add some Boeshield to the chain every few weeks. In season the frame, rims, etc. stay dirty. After the season I'll strip the bike down to clean and grease.
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02-18-15, 02:25 PM
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I get up at 6:10 and I'm out the door before 7:00. This give me time to shower, eat, take care of the dogs and get ready to ride to the office. This is the same in June as it is in January (-10F this morning in Minneapolis). Ok, Maybe an extra 5 minutes in winter, but honestly not noticeable. The additional time in the winter is the longer route and slower bikes; summer commute ~30 minutes and winter commute ~50 minutes.
edit - I LOVE that 2 MPLS riders post the "What takes you so long?!" response. MPLS winter bikers rule!
edit - I LOVE that 2 MPLS riders post the "What takes you so long?!" response. MPLS winter bikers rule!
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I'm out the door in 15 minutes. 5 minutes to shave and relieve myself and 10 minutes to pile on the clothes and load the bike. I organize everything the night before and shower and dress at work. In warm weather I'm out the door in less than 10 minutes. (15 mile commute).
02-18-15, 07:14 PM
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See this similar recent Winter Cycling thread ”How long to get suited up?”
…My cycling during the Winter is just commuting, and I like to ride as early as possible to avoid traffic. I always try for a 5 AM departure, but it may be as late as 6 AM.
I’m expedited the night before by at least taking a shower rather than in the AM. When I arrive home after work, as late as about 10 PM because of my return train ride, I just lay out my gear as I take it off, so everything is there. I usually make enough coffee on one evening to last for about three days; I like to drink room temperature coffee. For my 14 mile ride I don’t need breakfast.
My actual dressing time for full winter gear is probably about 20 minutes as I layer up and make sure everything is in place without gaps. I do a bathroom stop just before the outer jacket goes on, so I can get out the door ASAP without getting too warm.
My real pitfalls are not going to bed early enough (before 11 PM), and getting up after 4:30 AM. Even more so, in the morning I may sit and drink my coffee and flip through the channels and pick up on a movie; or start reading, like BF, on the computer.
BTW, just before encountering this thread, I was reading on the Commuting Forum this recent thread, ”Suggestions for Faster Commute Prep in Morning?”
I’m expedited the night before by at least taking a shower rather than in the AM. When I arrive home after work, as late as about 10 PM because of my return train ride, I just lay out my gear as I take it off, so everything is there. I usually make enough coffee on one evening to last for about three days; I like to drink room temperature coffee. For my 14 mile ride I don’t need breakfast.
My actual dressing time for full winter gear is probably about 20 minutes as I layer up and make sure everything is in place without gaps. I do a bathroom stop just before the outer jacket goes on, so I can get out the door ASAP without getting too warm.
My real pitfalls are not going to bed early enough (before 11 PM), and getting up after 4:30 AM. Even more so, in the morning I may sit and drink my coffee and flip through the channels and pick up on a movie; or start reading, like BF, on the computer.
BTW, just before encountering this thread, I was reading on the Commuting Forum this recent thread, ”Suggestions for Faster Commute Prep in Morning?”
02-19-15, 08:23 AM
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02-19-15, 08:35 AM
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I can be up and out the door in 15 minutes or less.
02-20-15, 02:35 PM
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