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How cold does the temperature have to be for you to stop biking?
02-28-12, 07:25 PM
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I suppose I should have elaborated a bit more. The wind here is always swirling around and never going in a consistent direction and is typically lot stronger in the winter - which is why the colder it gets, the less I tend to ride. Riding in wind like that is like being in a never ending fight with your bike. I said nothing about wind chill or comfort.
02-28-12, 07:52 PM
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Cold temps don't bother me too much,even down into the single digits. I usually draw the line at freezing rain though.
02-28-12, 08:16 PM
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20, coming from the Midwest. Any lower than that and breathing hurts, and that's no fun. Though maybe that isn't true here in the PNW with the more moist air - not sure, it's not ever been that cold so far.
02-28-12, 08:44 PM
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The lowest I have experienced was about 30 degrees. It was aight. Not sure if I want to go lower becuase if all layers I would need
02-28-12, 08:46 PM
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Yea, I agree that the winter wind is the worst. Here on Lake Champlain the wind is BRUTAL. It's all in one direction generally, but it is bad enough to make me not want to ride. This winter has been cake though, rarely a missed day. I can ride in just about any temperature, since I deliver papers in my hometown when I go back for brakes. After nine winters of that crap you get used to the temperature.
02-28-12, 09:22 PM
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i'll head out in a sweatshirt and shorts when it's 48, if i know it's going to warm up.
now that i'm commuting more, i plan on getting some real cold weather base layers and pushing my boundaries.
now that i'm commuting more, i plan on getting some real cold weather base layers and pushing my boundaries.
02-28-12, 09:33 PM
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never too cold. if i happily snowboard in -10*f, ill bike in just the same. all 4 years at college i biked to class everyday, regardless of snowfall or temperature. one year we barely got above 10*f for a whole month but i biked everyday.
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02-28-12, 09:35 PM
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I do not mind biking in the cold, like below 20F, the cold does not bother me at all, but the wind gets annoying just cuz like Scrod said, its like you are fighting your bike the whole time and it sucks. And I also kinda like biking in the rain. Even if it is cold. I am weird like that. Biking in the snow is pretty fun as well I think. I just never go too far when there is a lot of snow or if it is coming down pretty hard.
02-28-12, 09:48 PM
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02-28-12, 09:51 PM
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i'm not a super attractive male model type with chiseled jaw and designer threads. i'm also not a smooth talking player type spitting massive amounts of game.
but i am a dwarfy bearded rugged type who can fake the funk enough to be attractive in the lumberjack mountain man aesthetic, regardless of how long i could survive by myself in the woods.
if i drove my subaru just because the temperature was low outside i'd lose any self respect and masculinity i have. i ride that ****. what do you think they make clothes for?
but i am a dwarfy bearded rugged type who can fake the funk enough to be attractive in the lumberjack mountain man aesthetic, regardless of how long i could survive by myself in the woods.
if i drove my subaru just because the temperature was low outside i'd lose any self respect and masculinity i have. i ride that ****. what do you think they make clothes for?
02-29-12, 04:06 AM
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20-ish (mainly because Houston doesn't get much colder than that)
I'll ride with my clipless pedals on the road bike in the 30's, but that is the limit for that bike. Now the FG or my commuter, I'll ride colder because I can wear shoes and gear that keeps me warmer. I just have never really found the gear "sweet sport" for the road bike. At least with the commuter and FG, I can simply wear normal clothes, so it isn't a problem.
I'll ride with my clipless pedals on the road bike in the 30's, but that is the limit for that bike. Now the FG or my commuter, I'll ride colder because I can wear shoes and gear that keeps me warmer. I just have never really found the gear "sweet sport" for the road bike. At least with the commuter and FG, I can simply wear normal clothes, so it isn't a problem.
02-29-12, 04:44 AM
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I would say about 45 degrees. Even if it's not windy the ride creates a wind chill when it goes under that.
02-29-12, 12:50 PM
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Coldest I've done was -17 degrees F. It's very rare that it gets that cold here though, so I've never been able to try anything colder. Just need to dress right and keep moving.
02-29-12, 01:42 PM
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I really dont have a choice. I ride to work no matter what the weather. We are a one car family and with a wife and baby at home there is no way I am leaving them without a car. That being said, no temp is too cold because I have the gear to be able to layer and bundle up for any temp. Its all about layering and having the proper protection for toes, hands, and head.
Riding in freezing gusting wind still sucks though...
Riding in freezing gusting wind still sucks though...
02-29-12, 05:50 PM
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I have Reynaud's in my hands and feet and cold triggers it, so I try not to ride when its below about 20F. I did a few rides colder than that in January, but they weren't particularly fun.
02-29-12, 08:25 PM
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-20F is the coldest I have ridden, it occasionally gets colder, but I normally just hole up inside when it gets that cold.
03-01-12, 01:18 AM
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i found my limit today.. about 30 deg with rain/sleet/snowing..
found shelter until it stopped.
the cold was bad on my face.. but the freezing rain was bad on my soul. im sure cold and dry would be something different
found shelter until it stopped.
the cold was bad on my face.. but the freezing rain was bad on my soul. im sure cold and dry would be something different
03-01-12, 10:34 AM
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40 degrees is just long-sleeve t-shirt and windbreaker weather. i'll add another layer under 40.
25 degrees is my basic cutoff-- at that point, ice is a definite and it's not always easy to see. unintentional skidding sucks.
40 and raining-- i'll take the train.
25 degrees is my basic cutoff-- at that point, ice is a definite and it's not always easy to see. unintentional skidding sucks.
40 and raining-- i'll take the train.
03-01-12, 10:33 PM
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Temperatures? The **** are those?
I don't believe in them. Nothing will stop this pain train.
I don't believe in them. Nothing will stop this pain train.
03-02-12, 11:37 AM
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...cold? Here in the vast wasteland of the Sonoran Desert I have the opposite problem, heat. It has to be over 105F for me to stop riding normally. Over 100F though and I stop doing longer rides typically.