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skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
Lovely foggy ride in yesterday and due to an open evening at the school I work at I got a night ride in aswell, just perfect.
I do prefer this time of year for riding
I do prefer this time of year for riding
Colder!! geez its not exactly been warm anywhere else bar the South East !
you need MTFU ! On a serious note maybe its the pollution that makes you struggle that bit more with more dense colder air, do you have asthma ? Love this time of the year as long as its dry!! Its been wetter than an otters pocket up here all year.
BrumJim
Forum Stalwart (won't take the hint and leave...)
- Location
- Selly Oak, Birmingham
Colder is tougher but:
1. Mornings with low lying mist hanging above the grass
2. Less sweat
3. A chance to wear that long-sleeved top bargain that you found in Spring
4. Less people in the park to ride around.
5. The colder you are, the more badass you are.
1. Mornings with low lying mist hanging above the grass
2. Less sweat
3. A chance to wear that long-sleeved top bargain that you found in Spring
4. Less people in the park to ride around.
5. The colder you are, the more badass you are.
When I check our local weather, I often have an envious glance at London and below and see that it's generally sitting 5 degrees or so higher than us and with no cloud or rain. It always seems that way anyway.
There are good parts to the dark and cold commutes if you use shared paths at all. All the dogs and walkers are on the turbo till the Spring so less obstacles on the paths.
There are good parts to the dark and cold commutes if you use shared paths at all. All the dogs and walkers are on the turbo till the Spring so less obstacles on the paths.
London rarely gets very cold or icy. It also doesn't rain as much as people think.
Yes I do keep a record.
Rainy Commutes (remarkably consistent)
2013 x44
2014 x45
2015 x48
2016 x45
2017 TD x20
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
It's all the fires the pagans are dancing around that keeps it warmer.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
- 12 is the coldest in the uk i have commuted, right layers and keeping the extremities good work for me.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Ha -11c for me back in 2010
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I set off ro work at 5am every morning. First 10 minutes I'm cold. For the next 50 minutes I'm too hot but too lazy to take gear off.
Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
Oooh I do love a bit of geeky data collection.
Ditto.
The only issue with cold damp mornings for me is that my kit always stinks. Even though we have a drying room now. One of my thermal tops in particular stinks about 2mins after I put it on.
I should have added that the figures are for rainy rides not rainy days.
steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I have a set of riding kit at work . When I get to work I take the kit I have ridden in, into the shower and wash it and hang it up. I ride home in the spare kit and do the same at home. At the end of the week the kit gets a proper wash.
skudupnorth
Cycling Skoda lover
- Location
- Astley,Manchester
So who is still riding in shorts and t-shirts ? 
Packed warm stuff if required but still holding out much to the bemusement of my work colleagues
Packed warm stuff if required but still holding out much to the bemusement of my work colleagues 
