Is 0 degrees to cold to ride?
 

It's sunny out, light wind, dry roads, but 0 degrees. I rode Friday at 20 and had a good ride. I was hoping it would warm up to the teens, but the temp is still dropping. So what's the coldest temp you've ridden in?

fahrenheit or celcius?

yes. next question

Fahrenheit, wait it's up to 1.4 now...

I rode yesterday at -9 with -25 windchill! It was mostly a mental thing, getting out the door. Once I was out it was fine. You just have to cover every single inch of skin. I went out and got ski goggles, which I didn't need riding in the teens and 20's.

I'm pretty proud of myself! I was just scrounging around looking for a thread to post my cold weather bravery in.

Yes, it's too cold to ride. Join the WCC and Fuggedaboudit!

Below a certain temperature, I get a better workout on the trainer indoors. That temp keeps going down, right now I think it's ~40 F.

Right now I go outside between 25 and 40 - and have ridden in much colder temps - but when all of my mental/physical focus is spent on warmth and traction, I don't really exercise the muscles that well; and as a bonus, I get to sear my lungs.

For me, it's all what goal I have for the workout that day. Being able to exercise in extreme-low-temps isn't high on the priority list.

No.

Next question.

Nope. Coldest was -27f. It was fun, but Adidas Sambas aren't the warmest shoes out there :-)

1. No, neither 0°C or 0°F are too cold to ride in.

2. The coldest I've ridden in was -40°C/F on a commute to work.

It is 38F which is extremely rare in the middle of the afternoon here. I'm not riding! I don't think I own enough proper clothes for a long ride in that since it has never been worth buying them for the 1-2 days like that a year. So the answer to your question is yes, yes it is too cold to ride.

All you need are cycling shorts, sweatpants (or leg warmers if you've got them), a long sleeved wool top of some sort, and a jacket for that temp. Oh, and full-fingered gloves of some sort (not necessarily cycling specific), and something to cover your ears.

no, if you have the right gear for feet, hands, head. if you don't, you will want to cry...and your tears will freeze instantly.

0 Kelvin is way tooo cold. :D

I have ridden in those kind of temperatures when I lived in Alaska, but now in Colorado, I don't have to. So I will be on my trainer today. It is far from zero here, but we do have a bit too much ice.

stole my thunder.

You're a tougher man than me. ;)

45 (wind chill) is too cold to ride.

Hell yes.

What!!?!?!

You mean cold-ervals aren't making me faster? I figure a high FTP and acceleration repeatability are secondary concerns in the face of my ability to ride when it sucks outside...

Or maybe not.

Please don't send the Floridian out in 38* weather - He'll die. I don't care how well dressed he is. If you are used to zero degree days then 38* is balmy. If, like me, you are used to temps that hover in the 20's at times, you can handle 38*. If, on the other hand, you live in Florida where 50* is considered cold, then don't go out and don't feel guilty about staying in.

?? You sure?

That's too cold for Pcad. If it's too cold for Pcad, it's too cold for anyone.

I rode today but it was 15-20ºF here. I won't ride when it's below low teens. 13ºF has been my coldest ride. Rode for two hours today. Actually the wind made it much worse. How rideable cold temps are has a lot to do with the presence or absence of 25mph wind gusts. We had those here today and it was nasty.

cough*wuss*cough

Machka is a tougher man than all of us... and prettier too.

:D

Now that I've shaved my stache and beard, that's debatable.

By the way Wussies, Zero may be too cold for cycling, but not for NFL Football. Giants/Packers, 5:30PM at Lambeau in Green Bay Wisconsin. Projected game starting temp: about zero point zero degrees F.

I've met Machka... there's no debate to be had here.

She's probably out there riding right now.

Fascinating seeing the various opinions based on geography.

But, in my opinion, no matter where you live, it is NEVER too cold to ride!

+1000

-9°C SUNNY RealFeel® -25 °C W at 49 km/h
Might just go for a spin