Winter cycling?
Really?
Where I live its near impossible. The temp have been below -40 for a while now. Even when its gets nice (-25) the wind chill brings it down to -45 anyway. And snow is up to you knees or waist in places. Anyway, I have been out twice since November only for a loop around the block. There really is no winter cycling here. But in April when the morning temps are -15 or so I will be riding again. |
Originally Posted by ricohman
(Post 8192961)
Really?
Where I live its near impossible. The temp have been below -40 for a while now. Even when its gets nice (-25) the wind chill brings it down to -45 anyway. And snow is up to you knees or waist in places. Anyway, I have been out twice since November only for a loop around the block. There really is no winter cycling here. But in April when the morning temps are -15 or so I will be riding again. On the plus side it's no picnic walking from the parking ramp to the office either. With a bike I pull right up to the door and I don't ever have to scrape the windshield or worry about the car starting. |
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Originally Posted by ricohman
(Post 8192961)
Really?
Where I live its near impossible. The temp have been below -40 for a while now. Even when its gets nice (-25) the wind chill brings it down to -45 anyway. And snow is up to you knees or waist in places. Anyway, I have been out twice since November only for a loop around the block. There really is no winter cycling here. But in April when the morning temps are -15 or so I will be riding again. |
Originally Posted by GGDub
(Post 8193401)
The other bikeforums members from Sask., Alberta and Manitoba who regularly post on this subforum would disagree with you.
All of my MB friends are in the same boat. When its -45 and the wind chill makes in -50 something its just to cold for biking. I have been doing a lot on my snowshoes for cardio though. And thats a good workout. However, my two friends that live in the banana belt (Calgary) have been out quite a bit this winter. |
Originally Posted by DataJunkie
(Post 8193141)
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I used to commute to work at -40 in Winnipeg ... that wasn't too bad. But they kept the roads in a lot better shape than they do here in Alberta. At -40, the roads were often bare and dry.
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It's -18 right now.
I am going for a quick ride before work. And it will be 0C tomorrow? From -43 to 0 in 24 hours. Only in Saskatchewan. |
Originally Posted by ricohman
(Post 8193628)
It's -18 right now.
I am going for a quick ride before work. And it will be 0C tomorrow? From -43 to 0 in 24 hours. Only in Saskatchewan. It's up to +7 here today. |
C or F?
-40 is the same. cool. |
quick question, do you folks feel that core temperature affects the way your fingers and toes get chilled in cold weather? In the morning, on my first trips, fingers get numb fast, but after
a few miles of hard work, they seem to fare much better...is it just me? |
Originally Posted by bloompedal08
(Post 8195364)
quick question, do you folks feel that core temperature affects the way your fingers and toes get chilled in cold weather? In the morning, on my first trips, fingers get numb fast, but after
a few miles of hard work, they seem to fare much better...is it just me? I find that after -30 gloves are pretty much useless in wind. I wear leather mitts after that. But even running in very cold conditions (-30 -40) your toes can freeze after 20 minutes or so. |
Originally Posted by bloompedal08
(Post 8195364)
quick question, do you folks feel that core temperature affects the way your fingers and toes get chilled in cold weather? In the morning, on my first trips, fingers get numb fast, but after
a few miles of hard work, they seem to fare much better...is it just me? Old skiing folklore - if your feet are cold put on another sweater. If your core is actually cold, like you're even semi-shivering or hugging yourself then your body has probably already started shutting down circulation to the extremities to try to help warm the core up. |
Originally Posted by bcbcbc
(Post 8193777)
C or F?
-40 is the same. cool. The +7 I talk about is +7 C, of course, because ricohman and I are from Canada. |
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