Riding in fog is awesome!

[downfader]

Man this morning was interesting. I couldnt go fast but it was quite an enjoyable ride. I extended it out into Netley village again and decided it would be a good opportunity to practise spinning up hill. It was eerie in places, you see a ghostly shape walking across the road as the odd pedestrian was out and about that early.

Still a bit shocked at how many drivers I saw, and how many of them drove without even the lights on dim (and this was in the dark, as well as the fog, at 6.40am - I counted 6 of them). A couple of the cars I saw heading the other way were definately driving at about 35-40mph too.

And the other thing. Dont you love how your light becomes like a light sabre in the fog.

 

[johnr]

I love the fog too. But especially at night when the cars are all at home in their garages. It brings out that pre-existing condition (stupidity) in too many of them.

There's something nice about being shrouded in clouds of fog as long s the clothes are right... and once the cars are gone, the wildlife comes out. Shining your light sabre at a fox's eyes can be quite spooky.

Autumn has definitely arrived.

 

[downfader]

Autumn has definitely arrived.

I was thinking the same.

 

[Trumpettom001]

+1 on the Lightsabre - try having a camera with twin lasers!!! I feel like Darth-whateverhisnameis...

 

[gaz]

+1 on the Lightsabre - try having a camera with twin lasers!!! I feel like Darth-whateverhisnameis...

It's a shame they don't make the noise when you move your head though.

 

[fossyant]

Love fog..................... great with good front and rear lights on a bike..........................

None in Manchester yet..................

 

[Glow worm]

Freezing fog is fun too- when it's as though you can snap your frozen hair off! Not that I've got much left nowadays

 

[jonny jeez]

Love the fog too, but cant uses the flashers !!

it'd drive me bonkers

 

[downfader]

Love the fog too, but cant uses the flashers !!

it'd drive me bonkers

I set my lamp to steady and its brightest setting. I did also stick the Hope on the bars and angle it down to 4 feet in front of the bike for potholes etc.. trouble is the Hope doesnt like the Jake's bars and just keeps swinging down out of place

Seems a bit more stable in the Kinesis the other day.

 

[fossyant]

Oh, you have had some pea soup........... none up narf....... Send it up 'ere

 

[downfader]

Oh, you have had some pea soup........... none up narf....... Send it up 'ere

Gonna be BAD weather tmorrow. Wet gear needed and high winds in places it seems

 

[400bhp]

Gonna be BAD weather tmorrow. Wet gear needed and high winds in places it seems

I don't like riding in fog - i wear glasses and its bad enough them steaming up when the weather is cold (like this morning). But in the fog

 

[Headgardener]

Once rode across the forest on a foggy night and in the dips only my head was above the fog level, was erie I tells yer.

 

[Chutzpah]

I don't like riding in fog - i wear glasses and its bad enough them steaming up when the weather is cold (like this morning). But in the fog

Thursday was my first experience in cycling in mist/fog. Discovered quite quickly that unlike rain, where the visor on my helmet pretty much covers them, mist just instantly left millions of droplets of water on my lenses. Couldn't see a thing! To me touching my glasses with my bare fingers is sacrilege, but soon I realised the only remedy was frequent wiping with my fingers.

 

[Vikeonabike]

Freezing fog is fun too- when it's as though you can snap your frozen hair off! Not that I've got much left nowadays

Love the looks' from colleagues when you get off the bike and there are little Icicles hanging from the beard......