Decision made.

[gavroche]

Snow is a superb opportunity to practice certain skills, and a bloody good workout!

With slick tyres, it is very unwise and impossible to practise your skills in the snow. There is only one outcome: flat on the deck.

 

[Brandane]

Snow is a superb opportunity to practice certain skills, and a bloody good workout!

As a committed FWB, it might sound strange but I quite enjoy riding in the snow! As long as it's fresh snow which hasn't been compacted into ice, and doesn't have frozen ruts in it which tend to direct your front wheel away from the line you want it to go. I use Schwalbe spiked tyres for snow riding which makes things a lot easier.

 

[Drago]

With slick tyres, it is very unwise and impossible to practise your skills in the snow. There is only one outcome: flat on the deck.

Fortunately its not something I had suggested.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Calling all senior cyclists, how do you cope with winter time and cycling?

60+?

Ah, ok, I'm a bit too young then

Riding a bike in the rain proves nothing except a lack of mechanical sympathy for the moving components of your bike.

Pffffhh! GT85 and chain oil will sort it, are you made of carbon?

Snow is a superb opportunity to practice certain skills, and a bloody good workout!

Oh, yes, an old MB, some Schwalbe ice spikers, appropriate clothing and footwear, being on the bike in snow is so much fun!

 

[fatjel]

I'm not 60 till friday but I only did 60km yesterday cos it was a bit icy

 

[hondated]

60+?

Oh no that's me then.

Got up at 6am this morning to go out for a ride and saw snow outside so ended up going for a walk.
Think I agree with idea of walking rather than cycling during the Winter.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm only a youngster of 64 but I'm a all year round rider, always have been, I didn't ride this morning in the snow, I'm retired now and can pick my days out, if I'd still been working I'd have been out this morning, I normally only stop riding when its not physically possible to ride.

 

[youngoldbloke]

Winter cycling in Copenhagen http://copenhagenvikingbiking.tumblr.com/

 

[Sharky]

Was a couple of years ago, when we had heavy snow in Kent, at the club run meeting place-

Me on the left, but must admit, there was only the two of us and we rode straight back home.

 

[Apollonius]

It rained pretty hard and was cold here last week on our club-ride day. I wasn't expecting many to be out as we are all retired - and thus able to ride weekdays. Three of our 80+ guys appeared and several women too. We had a pleasant 27 miles, though it did stop after a bit and the sun came out. Probably should have been a mudguards day, but I wasn't sure about the bottom bracket on my mudguards bike, so I took the Bianchi. Wipe-clean plastic, you see.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Despite light snow as I left the house this morning, enough old nutters still turned up for a chilly damp ride this morning. Only a couple under 50 and several over 60.
As far as I'm concerned a bad day on the bike is better than a good day in the office.

 

[Apollonius]

That looks so much like our group, but a bit younger all round, of course. And it has stopped raining!

 

[boydj]

Good day for a ride here, in spite of all the snow lying around. Main roads were clear, not much wind and temp above zero - no excuse for staying indoors.

 

[Gravity Aided]

It's been -15C most of the day here, I ride indoors when it's below 0C, due to black ice and other hazards, as well as people not expecting nor looking for cyclists on the roads. I don't mind riding at lower temps, but by the time the sun has come out, that would be Spring.

 

[Fab Foodie]

That looks so much like our group, but a bit younger all round, of course. And it has stopped raining!

Yep, but as we got kitted up, none of us knew whether the snow would continue or stop .... So we prepared to ride regardless. This time we got a break.