Do you ride slower in the winter?

[davidphilips]

Just remembered another thing that sometimes slows me down when my hands are very cold when using bikes with shimano changers i sometimes find myself braking when trying to change gear does not happen with sram or campagnolo.

 

[derrick]

I think i might be getting used to the weather as my speed is slowly increasing.
Or it could be we have had a couple of warmish days,

 

[vickster]

I think i might be getting used to the weather as my speed is slowly increasing.
Or it could be we have had a couple of warmish days,

or very strong tailwinds

 

[derrick]

or very strong tailwinds

Could be,
But i now have a dump before every ride.

 

[vickster]

Could be,
But i now have a dump before every ride.

How charming

 

[derrick]

How charming

I was reading this earlier.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/it-doesnt-matters-its-not-the-bike-kit-you-have.228440/
Did not mean to be rude.

 

[welsh dragon]

I ride slower than a slow thing all year round.

 

[MiK1138]

YUP annual average speed drops about 2 mph

 

[avsd]

Yes 1-2 mph slower. Weather and more time using lights.

 

[Milzy]

Yes!! A little. My last ride had wet rodes and it seemed to make things slower.

 

[mgs315]

Definitely today but that was more down to a 40mph headwind/gusting pushing me all over the road. Combine that with close passing cars and I’d had enough to trying to descend at any fair rate.

 

[johnnyb47]

Well ,I think I've made a text book error in finding out why my average speeds have plummeted of late. The winter bike I use is a fairly chunky Boardman mountain bike fully kitted out with mud guards/disc brakes etc. I do though have some 1.50 slick tyres fitted ,and in all fairness they've coped pretty well down the filthy lanes I cycle down (roll on summer for the road bike again).
I haven't been checking the tyre pressures of late with my gauge. I've only been pressing the tyres with my thumb as a quick test and seem to be fairly good.
With the pressure gauge today I check them and was very surprised to how little pressure they had in them even though they felt good with my so called thumb test.
I usually inflate them to around 80 psi but they where down to around 45!!!.
After pumping them up again and a 15 mile ride ,my average speed was back up to around what I would call normal again
Still got home knackered though lol :-) :-)

 

[vickster]

Take the best bike out if it's dry

 

[johnnyb47]

The roads were I live are absolutely filthy this time of the year vickster. They are just covered in cow muck and thick mud. I actually quite enjoy riding through muddy conditions but not on my old Pug road bike. I've said before ,but its a minter of a bike dating back from the early 80s and it pains me to get it plastered in mud. It's worth nothing on the market but it holds great sentimental value to me and want to preserve it as much as possible :-) :-)