Weeeeeeee...... that was fun. Bike is washed and leaning near a radiator in the dining room now. The roads were visibly quite heavily gritted (hence washing the bike upon my return) and plenty of ice in the gutter as I climbed out of Glossop. The little pond at the summit was ¾ covered with a crust of ice and hailstone, it was pretty nippy up there so just took time to have a quick skate on the puddles then a drink and back down against the wind.
Distance = 22.7 miles. Riding time = 1h 35m. Av = 14.4 and max speed 45.4mph but I was fighting the wind and watching out for icy patches so had to take it easy
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Hope it's not on.....
When does it become cold? I think it's cold when you need to put on longs.
That's one thing I haven't noticed yet since getting myself some winter boots, wear a pair of DHB thermal socks with them and feet have been toasty warm all winter.Feet were numb on the homeward bound commute , even with thermal socks + overshoes .
Not so much the temperature as the wind chill.
You must have small hands i have an xl pair of aldi cycle gloves and i could not get anything under them !That's one thing I haven't noticed yet since getting myself some winter boots, wear a pair of DHB thermal socks with them and feet have been toasty warm all winter.
Also using some merino glove liners under my Aldi winter gloves, not quite perfect but will do.
I can remember when I last cycled in shorts - about 2 hours ago. But only because of an unplanned trouser incident (spilt coffee). Still, wasn't too bad. But then it's a balmy 3C down here.I can't remember when I last cycled in shorts in this country
I might have to break my embargo on, cough, hrraagghh, ahem (whisper) moisturiser as the wind is drying out the skin on my face and making it sore.
I'll go and do something male now to make myself feel better after mentioning the M-word.