My coldest commute, so far...

[hackbike 666]

TMI.

 

[Tynan]

blimey

I can confirm that my new megabucks Meile freezer runs at precisely -18 degrees celsius

fairing is the thing here isn't it

 

[Maz]

I neshed it this a.m.
Rode about half a mile, slipped a couple of times and rode back. Took the car!

 

[BentMikey]

Fairing? You might as well be riding a Quest, LOL!

 

[threefingerjoe]

, the ice is the main factor

I don't blame you, there! If it had been icy AND that cold, I'd probably have driven a car, as I don't have studded tyres for the recumbent. I have them for my upright bike, which is my usual commuter. They work GREAT! You can stop, steer, climb a steep hill with confidence. Just don't get OVERconfident! You have to remember that you're still on ice, and can't take turns at high speed. Also, remember that when you stop and put a foot down, that you don't have studs on your shoes, and can end up doing a nasty split! [/quote]

, I suppose that the -18 is a dry cold and you perhaps dont get wet roads freezing and heavy frosts which put me off, its due to our moist climate !

You're probably right. Here, it gets icy if we have an ice storm, or snow. It doesn't get icy just because it's cold.

, One thing I wonder about is extreme colds effect on your lungs and any exposed skin ?

That day, I didn't have much exposed skin. I wore a paper respirator (dust mask), which kept my face plenty warm. I don't wear goggles, but I do wear glasses, which tended to fog up when stopped at intersections, but cleared quickly, when I got moving. I wasn't crazy about riding with my glasses fogged up for the first hundred yards or so, though! lol

 

[threefingerjoe]

Fairing? You might as well be riding a Quest, LOL!

Ok, Mikey, WHAT is a "Quest?" Got a picture of such a thing?

 

[BentMikey]

Ah, sorry! A quest velomobile - www.velomobiel.nl

Three wheels (tadpole trike) so very stable, completely enclosed so fast and protected from the weather.

 

[hackbike 666]

But the weather is the whole fun of it.Doh.

 

[HJ]

I hope you've got a good pair of gloves, otherwise you'll have to change your username to TwofingerJoe

How do you think he lost the others....

 

[hackbike 666]

How do you think he lost the others....

Sticking his fingers up at the motons?