East Yorks night ride [POSTPONED]

[velocidad]

just shown my youngest your snow creature and he loved it! he asks if it's one of the prehistoric super-crocs such as sarcosuchus or just a regular crocodilian? that's jacob for ya ;-)

cheers,

velocidad

 

[Bandini]

Is this still happening? Whether looks likely to be terrible. Anyone want to arrange an alternative date - weather permitting?

 

[ComedyPilot]

I am not game in this. The back roads I would have to ride are packed ice, and chunky ridges, as are the back roads to the pub. From a safety point of view it might be better to wait for a warmer, clearer night?

 

[Piemaster]

+1 CP
Minor roads around here haven't shown any signs of clearing despite having sun on them all day. The (January?) ride earlier this year saw Helen fall a couple of times and the car-spinning-into-the-field episode, when it probably wasn't as cold as it will be tomorrow.
I ordered some winter tyres last week (just before the real snow started) but they haven't arrived yet. Even with them it would be more bloody-mindedness than enjoyable going tomorrow. And this is from someone who was riding on a frozen Norwegian beach on New Years day this year. Ended up with a slush puppie in the water bottle that day.

 

[craigwend]

Fair enough, this will save me from my own stupidity

Though to be fair it was -5 (about 4:30) when I drove home tonight just past Beverley!!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/336


I'll send a message to Shaun (& a mod) see if they can change the title to POSTPONED...

i'VE PM'D solty,velo & uncle phil just in case

 

[HelenD123]

What's anyone doing between Christmas and New Year? If there's been a thaw by then perhaps we could arrange something.

 

[zacklaws]

I'm free from the 30th till the 3rd but same as the ride that was planned for tonight I'm not sure where I will be as I may go back up to Northallerton.

 

[velocidad]

yep certainly nasty riding weather, i managed about 500m from my house the other night and decided it was just too dangerous. unbelievably i managed to get a puncture in that short distance too.
i can be free for a ride most anytime really.
all the best to you all,
velocidad.

 

[Bandini]

Good call.

Will see you all after the thaw!

 

[Soltydog]

What's anyone doing between Christmas and New Year?

Working Back at work on Sunday 27th till Thursday 31st, but then off for 5 so early next year is good for me

 

[craigwend]

just shown my youngest your snow creature and he loved it! he asks if it's one of the prehistoric super-crocs such as sarcosuchus or just a regular crocodilian? that's jacob for ya ;-)

cheers,

velocidad

I checked with the artist of said creation, it's an alligator -something to do with the length of it's nose, but it is called a 'snowcodile' ...

(it's still there...)

Glad we did not go out on tuesday, it got as low as -7 on the way home tonight

 

[craigwend]

Tuesday looks the best day next week so far?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/336

 

[craigwend]

Still icey off the main roads, particularly near hedges away from the sun, I could feel the temprature drop as the sun went down, perhaps wait until summer?

 

[ComedyPilot]

Yes, I think it would be best to put this off for a while until the roads thaw out.

 

[Bandini]

Dying to get out - but I have work coming out of my ear holes That was presuming that we had a thaw. Academic now.