AlanW
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Got up this morning and looked out of the window, hmmmm.....bit foggy I thought, but still ridable.
At just after 6 o'clock I left my garage and as I went down the drive I wiped my gloved hands on the windows of our cars, hmmmm....slight touch of frost as well.
But still not put of by the warning signs, I carried on. :troll:
As I left the cul de sac the back of the bike slipped, and still I carried on.
First thing I have about a mile of a steady drag upwards and as I was ascending the fog was getting thicker and thicker.
And the air was so cold, I was struggling to get my breath.
I eventually got on to the top "road" which is pretty high up and you could not see your hand in front of your face. The situation not helped by my twin Lumicycle lights being to bright and the light pattern just bouncing back at me. But using the central white line in the middle of the road as my guide, still carried on.
I travel across this road for about another mile before turning off into a single track country lane.
I am now minus any white lines in the road, so nothing to guide me. My glasses are useless as they keep misting up, so I have to remove them. But the freezing fog is making my eyes sting so I have to squint, of course making it even worse to see where I am going.
I am now down to little more than walking pace, coz I know that there a some really deep potholes along this lane somewhere?
Then I notice that I am riding over fresh hedge cutting, must have only been done yesterday afternoon, coz I can still smell that "fresh cut" smell in the air.
I am now at the point of no return, so I have no choice but to carry on, praying to the good Lord that the Conti 4 Seasons are really that puncture proof!
In a couple of places I have to stop again because the bike has slid again and I just cannot see the road. Is it ice or not, is it safe to ride on or not, taking into account that it is still pitch black?
But I finally get to work, and in one piece, which to be honest was a miracle! But I was frozen, its the coldest I have been all winter, my gloves, Buff and overshoes were soaked right through.
So next time I decide that come what may I am riding to work, maybe I'll think twice if its foggy and icy.
The moral to the story, DON'T ignore the warning signs!!!
At just after 6 o'clock I left my garage and as I went down the drive I wiped my gloved hands on the windows of our cars, hmmmm....slight touch of frost as well.
But still not put of by the warning signs, I carried on. :troll:
As I left the cul de sac the back of the bike slipped, and still I carried on.
First thing I have about a mile of a steady drag upwards and as I was ascending the fog was getting thicker and thicker.
And the air was so cold, I was struggling to get my breath.I eventually got on to the top "road" which is pretty high up and you could not see your hand in front of your face. The situation not helped by my twin Lumicycle lights being to bright and the light pattern just bouncing back at me. But using the central white line in the middle of the road as my guide, still carried on.
I travel across this road for about another mile before turning off into a single track country lane.
I am now minus any white lines in the road, so nothing to guide me. My glasses are useless as they keep misting up, so I have to remove them. But the freezing fog is making my eyes sting so I have to squint, of course making it even worse to see where I am going.
I am now down to little more than walking pace, coz I know that there a some really deep potholes along this lane somewhere?
Then I notice that I am riding over fresh hedge cutting, must have only been done yesterday afternoon, coz I can still smell that "fresh cut" smell in the air.
I am now at the point of no return, so I have no choice but to carry on, praying to the good Lord that the Conti 4 Seasons are really that puncture proof!
In a couple of places I have to stop again because the bike has slid again and I just cannot see the road. Is it ice or not, is it safe to ride on or not, taking into account that it is still pitch black?
But I finally get to work, and in one piece, which to be honest was a miracle! But I was frozen, its the coldest I have been all winter, my gloves, Buff and overshoes were soaked right through.
So next time I decide that come what may I am riding to work, maybe I'll think twice if its foggy and icy.
The moral to the story, DON'T ignore the warning signs!!!
Steady on tiger.................
