Do I cycle tomorrow?

[magnatom]

I've been off for over two weeks now. Just under two weeks of that have been the weather. Call me a big Jessie, but the ice on the roads in Glasgow was crazy for a good while. 25mm tyres and ice/snow don't mix!

Then the bugs struck and I've been off work for the rest of the time. Nasty bug....you really don't want to know! I'm back tomorrow (as long as my wife doesn't fall foul of the bugs....won't someone please think of/look after the children!!) but do I take the bike or the car tomorrow?

Rain tonight, followed by freezing temps, then possibly snow in the afternoon. I'm mainly on main roads. Do I chance it?

 

[Banjo]

Cycling on ice issues aside.Take the car , give your body more time to fully recover.

 

[magnatom]

I'm pretty much recovered. I was off today not because I was sick, but because I had to look after the sick!

 

[magnatom]

I should add, I'm getting fat!

 

[BentMikey]

No mate, take the car. Icy roads forecast with MetOffice advisories.

 

[magnatom]

Pah! And I thought this was a cycling forum!

 

[gaz]

MTFU and take the car

We all know what it feels like after a break of the bike, i doubt i would want to do that with the potential bad weather you will be getting!

 

[magnatom]

Daughter allowed us about 2hours sleep last night. Car it is!

 

[summerdays]

Mr Summerdays lay in bed listening to the weather forecast and then said "I don't know which bike to take?" At which point I kicked him and asked why would he take a bike without studded tyres when he had a choice

If he was feeling unwell or just recovering it would be take the car. I think you made the right choice.

 

[BentMikey]

Pah! And I thought this was a cycling forum!

Yeah, but you're too stingy to buy studded tyres innit, else I'd have said take the bike.

 

[fossyant]

MTFU...............

I took the fixed with 23mm tyres, why, it's was blowing a gale and hissing down - might be my un-doing later if the weather does change !

That salt/molasses mix is horrible.....ergh..... getting sick of washing it off the bike - at least the fixed has full guards, unlike the MTB.

 

[magnatom]

Yeah, but you're too stingy to buy studded tyres innit, else I'd have said take the bike.

Oi! I resemble that remark!

To be fair, 35mm tyres just wouldn't fit on either of my bikes, so it would be a new bike as well!

 

[BentMikey]

Takes one to know one innit.

 

[Origamist]

Just get a cheap hack with cantilevers - the ice tyres will prob cost more...

 

[DrSquirrel]

MTFU and ride.

Yea, you get worse weather up there, but surely you should be used to it?