Commuting In The Snow

[Andrew_Culture]

if you don`t suffer with it then i think your ok, i guess its genetic as i have always suffered with it.

My feet have turned funny colours but not for more than a few hours.

 

[paulw1969]

Reckon its the car for the rest of the week for me also.....still too much ice on the back roads which i use....which is a shame as the main roads look ok....studded tyres are going to have to wait until later in the year.......Friday afternoon is looking dire for the Midlands snow wise so i'll take the safe option and take the car.

stay safe out there folks

 

[MisterStan]

Inexplicably I was a slower on my road bike this morning than on my wifes mtb last night. Clearly - Its not about the bike!

What colour is your bike?

 

[Matt1705]

Will be my first commute tomorrow in this cold weather, and I'll be leaving at 5AM.

Will update tomorrow how I got on (if I'm alive )

 

[MisterStan]

Will be my first commute tomorrow in this cold weather, and I'll be leaving at 5AM.

Will update tomorrow how I got on (if I'm alive )

Layer up and take it easy. You should be fine.

 

[fossyant]

The only times I don't like the snow is when I have to be in Manchester and I don't have the handy off road route to my current office.

 

[Matt1705]

Layer up and take it easy. You should be fine.

It's 99% A road, so hopefully not too slippery if the gritters have been out...

But I'm leaving (at least planning to) earlier to allow for my slower than normal speed :confused:

 

[donnydave]

What colour is your bike?

I'm not falling for that, you might follow me home and nick my washing.

(White with black seat post and black chainstays)

Dave

 

[summerdays]

It was cold this morning and I think I could have done with one more layer .... -3 deg C and I only had on a long sleeved T, Izumi Bib tights, and my Evo nightvision (gloves and buff of course). It didn't help that I hadn't done up my coat properly and the zip was gradually coming undone from the bottom of the coat. I thought it was just so cold until it was half undone. I only got to the point of being OK about a mile from my destination. I have found that now I've changed routes so that I'm now got a lot fewer junctions that my speed is a little faster and I'm generating more heat.

 

[2Loose]

The first 80% of my commute is on gritted roads so I don't mind getting off and using my bike as a crutch to stay upright on the other 20%, but despite being wrapped up well I am losing a lot of heat from ears and head - sometimes I miss my helmet lol.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I just started looking for for spd MTB pedals so I can try and get my MTB up and running in time for this alleged snow

 

[BSRU]

Checked my snow bike over last night making sure it is ready for tomorrow, if required, also changed the flat pedals to spd's with flats on one side.

 

[fossyant]

It's not going to snow you know !

 

[Matt1705]

Well I made it in this morning without freezing or falling off

Bring on the snow, I like a challenge

 

[summerdays]

I just wish I knew if the schools were going to be open or shut ... so that you could start planning around that. I know there are exams on tomorrow so the eldest has to go in anyway, but it is whether the others have to go in.