Hate winter cycling?

[mkmark666]

Went out for 1.5 hours today, then spent about an hour cleaning my bike. Must get one of those smart trainers and zwift.......

Having said that it was still great to get out into the countryside, and dare I say it the few fellow cyclists I encountered all gave me a cheery greeting

 

[cyberknight]

I did an hour on the turbo today, preffered that to going outside, it was horrible today.

45 mins for me today , its been 1-2 degrees c all day and on/off sleet for most of it .

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I'm looking forward to colder commutes. Over here, it's still summer (for a bit longer), and the temperature has been reaching the mid-30s with depressing regularity. This coming week, however, the maximum should only reach 30. Obviously, the Australian winter is nowhere near as severe as the UK one, which makes cycling in winter more pleasant than in summer (for me, anyway).
I have been trying to acclimatise to the summer heat, though, because I'll be having an extra 2 weeks of summer cycling in the last week of June and first week of July, when I ride through the Italian and French Alps, and French Pyrenees.

 

[screenman]

Glad it was a rest day today.

 

[screenman]

I'm looking forward to colder commutes. Over here, it's still summer (for a bit longer), and the temperature has been reaching the mid-30s with depressing regularity. This coming week, however, the maximum should only reach 30. Obviously, the Australian winter is nowhere near as severe as the UK one, which makes cycling in winter more pleasant than in summer (for me, anyway).
I have been trying to acclimatise to the summer heat, though, because I'll be having an extra 2 weeks of summer cycling in the last week of June and first week of July, when I ride through the Italian and French Alps, and French Pyrenees.

There are some people who should be on my ignore list.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Somebody on another thread mentioned this. I was out in the sleet yesterday. Chain freshly cleaned and lubed. Put the bike away last night. This morning - rust all over the chain.

Conspiracy theory: The bike was in the LBS between it being lubed and this ride. Maybe they innoculated it with EZ-rust in a cunning plan to sell more chains.

 

[Globalti]

I drew the line this weekend; it was cod, wet and windy and that's not fun. We went to the velodrome for an hour's taster and poor GtiJ fell off avoiding his embarrassingly slow Dad and skinned his bum. Better than falling on ice on a gritty road though.

 

[screenman]

Somebody on another thread mentioned this. I was out in the sleet yesterday. Chain freshly cleaned and lubed. Put the bike away last night. This morning - rust all over the chain.

Conspiracy theory: The bike was in the LBS between it being lubed and this ride. Maybe they innoculated it with EZ-rust in a cunning plan to sell more chains.

Did you dry the chain before living.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Did you dry the chain before living.

Nope. I'm not mad.
I'd just done 100+ sleety miles and had a hot bath and a birthday meal awaiting me. I had a lot of living to do!

 

[Milzy]

Nope. I'm not mad.
I'd just done 100+ sleety miles and had a hot bath and a birthday meal awaiting me. I had a lot of living to do!

Hardcore!!

 

[SuperHans123]

Glad it was a rest day today.

What, you mean Sunday?

 

[johnnyb47]

I'm not a big fan of winter cycling. It's not so much the cold that puts me off, but more so the dark evenings after work. I feel to vulnerable cycling along the dark roads surrounded by mad motorists. My favourite time to cycle are in the summer evenings around 7/8 at night when the roads are nice and quiet..I can't wait for the clocks to change again to summer time hours..

 

[Lancsman]

I am loving it this year, I have even added 8 miles to my homeward commute. I take the short route going in though. I had a mild heart attack last year which put me off cycling but now I have overcome the fear of another I am loving cycling in the winter.

 

[SuperHans123]

I guess I am lucky where I live as I can ride up to about 30 miles without going on roads which is usually enough for a 48 yr old overweight hybrid riding snert.
Tried riding on the main Mumbles road the other day...sod that for a laugh..stress island!

 

[GGJ]

I don't mind the cold as I can layer up to keep warm. The rain doesn't bother me if it starts when I'm already out cycling, but I don't like leaving the house in the rain to start my ride. My biggest hate is the strong winds, it's no fun getting blown all over the narrow country roads and drivers not going me enough space