Rusty Nails
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- Living in the slow lane
Looks good. They appear to be quite bulky for liners, do they need extra heavy outer gloves?
Anyone been brave enough to cycle in this cold snap
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
I have found that those magic gloves they sell in corner shops are brilliant as glove liners.
I havent been riding at all this week , the floods we have had have frozen leaving patches on my commute where the road was a sheet of ice .Glad i chose not to as we had some havey snow overnight that left even the main roads dodgy as there was hardly any traffic to keep it clear so i would defiently have hit the deck if i had tried .
Oddly my hands are worse driving the car even with gloves on my fingers have been going white !
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
They are fairly bulky in general, and have *very* bulky cuffs, where the batteries are kept. You may find you can't get them inside a cycling waterproof sleeve. Lots of people seem to complain about being able to operate gears or brakes with bulky gloves, but I've never had a problem.
You need windproof outers, ideally waterproof, and the more insulation in the outers, the more effective the heating.
I use them with full on crab claw outers (planet X) when subzero; but they're still very effective with normal fingered outers which I use when it's cold but not freezing. They are remarkably effective - a 20 minute descent of the Cat and Fiddle in the snow was fine on medium setting.
Ideally, you'd have the outers a size larger than your normal gloves, but I've got very big hands, so can't do that.
I've been using them for about 5 years and the elements don't last forever - two winters of commuting use is a reasonable expectation IME. I'd guess they'd last much longer if just used for weekend rides and the like.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Ice doesn't worry me. Its the behaviour of car drivers in adverse conditions.
mythste
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
It was! It's made a load of boggy otherwise avoided winter mtb lines into hard frozen, really rather grippy runs! I would normally avoid the photographed section outside of dusty summer months. It was great to go and have a play!
matticus
Guru
I had a strange cold extremities moment last night.
Went home the long way, around dusk, around 1.5hours. Tons of clothes (inc winter boots + mega socks), judged about right;
but nearly home, when I turned into my estate, the lack of grit made me slow down a lot, trying to stay in the tyre tracks in the dark, dodging shiny bits ... just 5mins of this and my feet dropped off a temperature cliff! I was glad to get through the back door.
This morning was OK - sunny, a mere -9'c with windchill, roads clear but lots of flooding to look at
Went home the long way, around dusk, around 1.5hours. Tons of clothes (inc winter boots + mega socks), judged about right;
but nearly home, when I turned into my estate, the lack of grit made me slow down a lot, trying to stay in the tyre tracks in the dark, dodging shiny bits ... just 5mins of this and my feet dropped off a temperature cliff! I was glad to get through the back door.
This morning was OK - sunny, a mere -9'c with windchill, roads clear but lots of flooding to look at
johnblack
Über Member
- Location
- South Northamptonshire
Too right, every Sunday without fail, don’t get time in the week.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Just below freezing at 11:30 when I went out. Canal frozen over. Unfortunately, some areas are still rather boggy due to the increased foot traffic due to 'lock down walking' - made a right mess of a number of paths, and what was grass is just mud.
Bike is pretty filthy with frozen mud. Glad of the Ice Spiker Pro's - at least people can hear you coming.
Bike is pretty filthy with frozen mud. Glad of the Ice Spiker Pro's - at least people can hear you coming.
mythste
Veteran
- Location
- Manchester
Pretty filthy? This was all frozen on solid on Sunday. Had to get a bowl of hot water before I could clean. Madness. (But how an Orange should look this time of year IMO!)
Attachments
Beespoke
23yrs of tying hubs & rims together
- Location
- Macclesfield
I'm out most days in a morning.
This was Monday...
This was today...
I did nip to the bank on the fixie yesterday, but no pictures I'm afraid.
This was Monday...
This was today...
I did nip to the bank on the fixie yesterday, but no pictures I'm afraid.
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- Inside my skull
SkipdiverJohn
Deplorable Brexiteer
- Location
- London
Agreed, a turbo trainer would bore me shitless - I just can't see the point of fake "cycling". Either go ride a real bike, or do something completely different instead. I also like the fresh air and scenery that can go with cycling, nondescript urban utility trips aside. I draw the line at getting sleeted or rained on though, except if I get caught out in a shower. There is a limit at which the unpleasantness of the weather outweighs the pleasantness of the actual riding. When I get to that point, the bike gets put away.
- Location
- Inside my skull
Nothing better than a few hours of riding on empty winter roads. Makes you feel super invigorated
matticus
Guru
You're looking good Ming - much better than on that dorky recumbent!
I'm hoping your pic will be trumped by someone posting that crazy downhill snow race ...
- Location
- Inside my skull
I thought everyone commuted via glacier. Is it just me?
