Cycling in snow
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davidphilips
Veteran
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Really like that big back light,is it 4 wheel drive? If so it might be better in the snow than most cars?
matticus
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classic33
Leg End Member
Just the two.
The light came off an electric luggage wagon that would later appear in Casualty. The squeaking of the three nuts as they were being undone was worse than chalk on a blackboard, so I was told.
As with other posters on here . I used to ride to work daily in all weathers including snow and ice ,no speical tyres, avoided braking if possible.Been off a few times due to ice .
Rule of common sense now applied ,took more than 60 years mined .
Plus cracking bones as i get older has lost any appeal . The NHS has enough on its plate at the moment without me adding to it .
Rule of common sense now applied ,took more than 60 years mined .
Plus cracking bones as i get older has lost any appeal . The NHS has enough on its plate at the moment without me adding to it .
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Brake, or break? 🤔
matticus
Guru
I like riding in snow but when the cars and trucks have compacted it down and given it a shine, or it has turned to slush (and iced up again), it's not so much fun. What makes it worse is cars and trucks getting too close, not giving enough room to let me read and ride the road according to the snow and ice (especially where I can't see the edge of the road and the verge for the snow).
I couldn't resist a trip out on Sunday, the day it came down
I couldn't resist a trip out on Sunday, the day it came down
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
Since my latest n+1 purchase was a Fatbike, I have had a renewed enthusiasm for riding in the White stuff. 
hoopdriver
Guru
- Location
- East Sussex
I used to love to ride on frosty mornings, but a couple of painful, shoulder-damaging tumbles over the past couple of years on unsighted slippery patches has cured me of that. I don't bounce like I used to. Nevertheless I braved the risks to capture this wintery image on a lane near Wartling, East Sussex.
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- Inside my skull
I like riding in snow but when the cars and trucks have compacted it down and given it a shine, or it has turned to slush (and iced up again), it's not so much fun. What makes it worse is cars and trucks getting too close, not giving enough room to let me read and ride the road according to the snow and ice (especially where I can't see the edge of the road and the verge for the snow).
I couldn't resist a trip out on Sunday, the day it came down
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Same as me, best ridden whilst the snow is fresh
Ian H
Ancient randonneur
That's deep!
GuyBoden
Guru
- Location
- Warrington
Snow and ice certainly test your bike handling skills. My policy is don't brake and slow down a huge distance from any corner. My wife fell off on ice last week, I kept telling her, what ever you do don't brake, just steer your way out of trouble. She forgot, pulled the front brake (worse brake in ice) and promptly fell off, luckily just a bruised knee.
