ferret fur
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Roseburn
Maximum respect to the guy i saw cycling past Murrayfield this morning ....wearing shorts 
I wish I had left the bike...
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CycleFun30
New Member
- Location
- Paisley
Since it started snowing (Saturday morning here in Paisley) I have been able to cycle all my way to work at weekend and to go to school today. My experience is that the main roads are in much better condition in Glasgow than in Edinburgh where even the city centre was an absolute nightmare...
Paisley Road West, Dumbarton Road, Hawkhead Road are all fine, and even car drivers seem to be more tolerant and patient towards cyclist...
The good thing is that this weather (and the risk of getting injured seriously) forced me to wear helmet which I do not tend to do otherwise, I must admit.
Apart from having double gloves, waterproof jacket and trousers while cycling I do not use any special winter equipment though I always take my thermos full of hot tea with me.
And I love winter!
Paisley Road West, Dumbarton Road, Hawkhead Road are all fine, and even car drivers seem to be more tolerant and patient towards cyclist...
The good thing is that this weather (and the risk of getting injured seriously) forced me to wear helmet which I do not tend to do otherwise, I must admit.
Apart from having double gloves, waterproof jacket and trousers while cycling I do not use any special winter equipment though I always take my thermos full of hot tea with me.
And I love winter!
BentMikey
Rider of Seolferwulf
- Location
- South London
Glad you got home OK!
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Rode in on the fixed as normal today. Coventry had a light sprinkling of snow Friday night and some of that is hanging about, our road is never salted, gritted or cleared, it was a mixture of rutted snow and ice this morning. Most of the roads were clear but some ice about, St Giles road and Caldwell road, and the little bit of cycle path at the Bermuda Park island was covered in snow. It was all clear on the way home tonight apart from our road, the snow had cleared but it was covered in ice.
Wish I had taken the bike today, but decided to go for the bus instead. None running along our road so walked to main route to find that the buses that should have stopped, didn't because they were full and the buses that had room didn't stop because they were express ones. So I ended up hoofing it the 7 miles into work along paths that started out with deep snow and ending up on packed snow/ice. Took me 3 hours to get in to find that I had left my pass at home so had to guess who may have made it in to get them to come down to sign me in.
jann71
Veteran
- Location
- West of Scotland
I had to dig the car out of the snow this morning 
...and today I did leave the bike. Definitely the correct decision. I too had to dig the car out this morning and the main roads were one big slush bath. I did see two hard souls (nutters/stud tyre users?) out on their bikes. I felt sorry for them......uuugh! I'm becoming driver man....arrrgghhhhhh! 
Vikeonabike
CC Neighbourhood Police Constable
- Location
- Bourne, Lincolnshire
Rode into work on Sunday, I was threatened with arrest under section 136 of the mental health act by colleagues if I tried to ride home! Eventually, once my bike had been locked to a pipe in the nick and two burly collegues were stood there holding cuffs I relented and got a lift!
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
I had the looks of disbeleif when i got into the office this morning. the inevitable questions of my sanity riding in , in this weather.
it was good fun.
it was good fun.
Wobblers
Euthermic
- Location
- Minkowski Space
I decided to work at home this morning to let last night's snow clear - the roads were all right in Brum when I came in this afternoon. I suspect things will be beginning to get a bit icy for the journey home, but the main roads look clear.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
...and today I did leave the bike. Definitely the correct decision. I too had to dig the car out this morning and the main roads were one big slush bath. I did see two hard souls (nutters/stud tyre users?) out on their bikes. I felt sorry for them......uuugh! I'm becoming driver man....arrrgghhhhhh!
You do realise that one of those 'nutters' was filming you stuck in all the traffic,and squealing like a girl at every close pass?
Matty
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Nr Edinburgh
I don't think it's much more dangerous cycling in this weather, just take it easy. Have managed to cycle on MTB, seriously dodgy bits only being getting out of housing estate and into work car park.
I did chuckle this morning as I very politely let a lorry past - when there are only two clear tracks in snow, they find it hard to get past. He then stopped at the next set of lights and got stuck. I cycled back past, waved and disappeared into the distance. Meanwhile the following bus also got stuck.
I did chuckle this morning as I very politely let a lorry past - when there are only two clear tracks in snow, they find it hard to get past. He then stopped at the next set of lights and got stuck. I cycled back past, waved and disappeared into the distance. Meanwhile the following bus also got stuck.
andrew-the-tortoise
Swarfega Abuser
Rode into work [well pushed it half the way] - this was riding a full sus. with ice spikers - hats off to the dude in a skeleton shirt on a tourer who wizzed past me [whistling a tune] approaching Dronfield.
The return was OK since the salt had worked its way into the roads.
Thats me F***ed
, will be on the train tomorrow......
The return was OK since the salt had worked its way into the roads.
Thats me F***ed
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Glad i was in the car .
Down to 20 mph on the country sections you can normally whizz along at 60 (national speed limit road) with untreated roadsthat had snow on them.
Coming home the snow as really coming down and i could see the few who had easy short commutes slithering around looking like they were going to fall off any second.
Down to 20 mph on the country sections you can normally whizz along at 60 (national speed limit road) with untreated roadsthat had snow on them.
Coming home the snow as really coming down and i could see the few who had easy short commutes slithering around looking like they were going to fall off any second.
