What do you do during the winter?
09-30-10, 05:49 PM
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stole your bike
Originally Posted by miwoodar
Clear mornings and 5 hour cruises rock in the winter. Beats the crap out of being couped up inside!
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09-30-10, 05:53 PM
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Snowshoeing, skate-skiing, and studded tires for the commuter...and lots of walking with the poochies
09-30-10, 06:02 PM
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Best time of the year to ride here as well. Cant wait for the cooler temps!
09-30-10, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by roadiejorge
Indeed. The cold isn't an issue for me because I keep myself warm by wearing the right attire and put in a good effort so I'm nice and toasty.
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09-30-10, 07:02 PM
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Clearly none of you have to spend winter in Cleveland: https://www.forbes.com/2010/02/05/wea..._slide_11.html
09-30-10, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
I'm good down to about 15ºF. Happily we get very few days around here mid-winter where it's not warmer than that by noon.
09-30-10, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by eyeclan
So the colder seasons are coming up, and I was wondering what most of you do to keep up your fitness. I've tried trainers and am wary of rollers, simply because the greatest joy of cycling for me is to feel the road and get out there. Running could help with cardiovascular performance, but what I'm really worried about is maintaining the strength in my legs (which I have only really started to get).
PS, I'm pretty cheap and paranoid, and I don't really want to use my entry level road bike when the salt and slush hits the road. Any ideas?
PS, I'm pretty cheap and paranoid, and I don't really want to use my entry level road bike when the salt and slush hits the road. Any ideas?
The last photo is my friend holding our two bikes without studs on a lake. When the day is warm the top of the ice can have better traction.
09-30-10, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by pdedes
fixed gear cyclocross, ski, skate, trainer, sex.
09-30-10, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Gorden Gekko
Unfortunately we all don't have our own businesses and cant ride at noon everyday
09-30-10, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris_F
I will try that. My current setup is a camelback. Since it sits on the back and gets body heat it doesn't freeze. But the tube can, so every time you drink you have to hold the tube above your head and open the nozzle to let the water drain back in to the bladder, then you have to blow it out to make sure. And then sometimes the mouth piece still freezes so you have to stick it in your shirt for a few minutes to thaw it.
09-30-10, 08:01 PM
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If your water freezes it's God telling to to HTFFFFFFFFFFFU.
09-30-10, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
If your water freezes it's God telling to to HTFFFFFFFFFFFU.
09-30-10, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 2manybikes
If you use stainless insulated bottles, it's God telling you you're smarter.
09-30-10, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by calamarichris
What's a 'winter' (hope I pronounced that right) and what are they used for?
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09-30-10, 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
If your water freezes it's God telling to to HTFFFFFFFFFFFU.
Originally Posted by 2manybikes
If you use stainless insulated bottles, it's God telling you you're smarter.
If you lose part of your penis to frostbite, it's God telling you, you should have stayed on the trainer.
09-30-10, 09:24 PM
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I live in western Colorado - the winter is usually pretty mild with abundant sunshine. This will be my first winter, so I'll probably just ride through most of it.
I am going to be in Italy for at least 6 weeks, so I'm currently trying to find/buy a bike there to ride. I'll probably just do a ton of base miles while there. Buying a bike unseen is proving to be a real PITA.
I am going to be in Italy for at least 6 weeks, so I'm currently trying to find/buy a bike there to ride. I'll probably just do a ton of base miles while there. Buying a bike unseen is proving to be a real PITA.
09-30-10, 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kbbpll
Does that sign say "A Community of Enchiladas"? Sorry, I got too much frostbite on my corneas. What's a "LANE BIKE"?
09-30-10, 11:48 PM
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What do I do in the winter? Put on my studded tires.
10-01-10, 02:44 AM
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I say we ban all BFers over winter if they live in toasty California or Florida etc.
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10-01-10, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by kbbpll
what's a "lane bike"?
read
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think
engineers
highway
10-01-10, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted by coasting
I say we ban all BFers
10-01-10, 04:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Gluteus
If you lose part of your penis to frostbite
10-01-10, 07:14 AM
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