classic33
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Hard?Don't ever forget the old adage: "Winter miles - Summer Smiles "
I've just punched myself
Hard?Don't ever forget the old adage: "Winter miles - Summer Smiles "
I've just punched myself
Fair weather cyclist! Riding in waterproofs or over ice with studded tyres is enjoyable. If it's raining, I'd need some waterproofs to get from station or parking to the destination anyway, so I'll cycle. If it's icy, travelling by other means seems even more dodgy and not going out at all isn't always an easy option if you work. Fair point on wind blowing, but as long as it's 40mph or below, it's manageable and it might be a tailwind at least some of the time.My attitude to winter cycling is not that much different to summer cycling, save for the risk of ice in winter. Essentially, if it's dry-ish out and not too windy, I'll ride a bike whatever the time of year. If it's chucking it down with rain, wind blowing enough to be unpleasant, icy under foot or snowing, the bike stays off the road and I either travel by other means or don't go out at all. I take the view cycling should be enjoyable, not some sort of masochistic activity to be suffered!
. A strong headwind can give the privilege of a climbing workout while going down hill.
Done it. Used to be 250 miles over 8 shifts on a four day weekend.That's fine if you have the luxury of a nice desk job where you can sit down for the next 8 hours and recover from your exertion riding to work. Try that when doing a real physical job and you might not be so blasé about it.
I like Fenders...Americans don't really do "fenders".
Plenty of east and north east winds here. I feel the best plan is to have a backup route that avoids hitting the wind head on so much, but of course that's longer.
That statement made me think of a pretty miserable ride last year riding fully loaded south west across the Fens last year to catch a train at Peterborough. If I ever go back to that neck of the woods I'll make sure I'm going north east.