Hate the cold, good for riding
12-31-18, 08:47 AM
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with no snow on the horizon, I'm contemplating taking the road bike out again. riding the mountain bike, w studded tires, but no ice or snow, is getting a little boring
12-31-18, 10:20 AM
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I've found that my blood thinners (after heart attack) have increased my intolerance to cold. Unless it's all in my mind, but I don't think so. And at 134lbs I just don't' have a lot of fat layers to help much.
12-31-18, 01:43 PM
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DaveQ24, where do you live? Super short cold spell and few 100 degree summer days sounds ideal. I am in Michigan and winter is long and crappy. Summers are A-OK.
01-02-19, 01:49 PM
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Roger that on the long and crappy. Just now getting ready for a little snowride. Gentle and calm snowy day, just beautifulp. Winter wouldnt be so bad if it didnt last so long.
01-04-19, 07:21 AM
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Same place as you, MI, I’m in Metro Detroit. Winters - don’t know what to think anymore - weird weather - warmer here the past 2 weeks than almost any day last April. Summers are generally good - on average, I’d say I turn on the AC 10 days a year.
01-08-19, 12:52 PM
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Up here at the Tip 0’ The Mitt, we have that mix of warm and cold, rain and snow. At least it isnt -40 like last year this time. I made the 7&4news with that. I’ve been getting out since the new year and trying to do a better job at hillclimbing the beast down the road.
01-08-19, 01:00 PM
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01-12-19, 04:09 PM
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Must be the season for “I just dont want to ride in the cold/snow anymore”. Then I get to thinking about having good numbers on the next physical and blood draw numbers.
01-12-19, 06:17 PM
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Tons of ice on the trails in my neck of the woods, no way I can go without the studded tires. So the 29 plus is on the shelf, and the fat bike is playing on the trails right now.
01-12-19, 09:22 PM
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01-15-19, 05:59 AM
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In between storms in Southern California
I feel guilty posting anything on this subject, but I guess it is relative to what you're used to. Upper 40's is cold to me . A great ride though and glad to be here on such a nice day. We are getting much needed rain and cold(for us) weather.
01-15-19, 06:20 AM
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Jealous of all of you that got out last weekend. Sunday would have been a good day to take my old Trek with the studded tires out but I am way behind on a work project so was stuck indoors. This weekend's forecast has us in the heaviest snowfall zone so if I get outside it will likely be on my snowshoes, which actually would make me happy as they have been collecting dust since last winter.
01-15-19, 07:47 AM
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My favorite cycling aphorism is "There is no such thing as Bad Weather; there is only Inappropriate Attire."
I love riding in the winter. Just commuted to work this morning in 22°F with a wind-chill/Real Feel® of 16°F. It's brisk, it's invigorating, it makes me feel alive. But I also like riding in 100°F heat ...if it's a dry heat. The thing I hate -- and this hasn't changed as I get older -- is humidity.
I love riding in the winter. Just commuted to work this morning in 22°F with a wind-chill/Real Feel® of 16°F. It's brisk, it's invigorating, it makes me feel alive. But I also like riding in 100°F heat ...if it's a dry heat. The thing I hate -- and this hasn't changed as I get older -- is humidity.
01-16-19, 11:15 AM
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Yesterday was nice , temperature about 30F, no wind, roads clean and dry with no salt. However, the low sun is potentially blinding for drivers. Today it might get up to 40F. I prefer a milky sky for safety.
