Sandy : Extreme Cycling

[thom]

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race. --H.G. Wells​

Consider a man riding a bicycle. Whoever he is, we can say three things about him. We know he got on the bicycle and started to move. We know that at some point he will stop and get off. Most important of all, we know that if at any point between the beginning and the end of his journey he stops moving and does not get off the bicycle he will fall off it. That is a metaphor for the journey through life of any living thing, and I think of any society of living things. --William Golding​

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Have you ever had to cycle in extreme weather ? Personally I like to keep my feet dry but I have been known to go out with slicks in 6 inches of snow. ​

 

[Andrew_Culture]

If the roads are reasonably clear I do love a good gale.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

off road, yep loads
on road well I'd rather not but....

I draw the line at hub high water on a commute.

 

[thom]

If the roads are reasonably clear I do love a good gale.

Indeed, it can be a pretty refreshing experience.

off road, yep loads
on road well I'd rather not but....

I draw the line at hub high water on a commute.

Hub high water ? Do you have to ford rivers on occasion ?

 

[carolonabike]

I got wet feet a few weeks ago. I was on my way home on my usual route. It's a low lying area called appropriately enough 'The Flats'. http://goo.gl/maps/llPoY
I passed a flood sign and then a road closed sign but this happened earlier in the year and the water was only a few inches deep so I ignored it and kept pedalling. The water got a bit deeper then all of a sudden it was in my shoes. I reckoned since my feet were wet and I only had a few metres to go I might as well keep going. It ended up half way up the forks and I had a tide mark when I got home

 

[Deleted member 26715]

If the roads are reasonably clear I do love a good Gale.

A Rachel or a Susan isn't bad either

I'll get my coat

Alan...

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Hub high water ? Do you have to ford rivers on occasion ?

Three points on my fave commute route flood fairly predictably during and after heavy rain. One spot does flood fairly frequently to bottom bracket height and beyond three or four times a year if you or the rain time it wrong.

It's on a C road at the bottom of a small fairly steep valley, the drains there don't drain, the culvert under the road blocks and the water has to sit somewhere. No flow though so once it has arrived in situ so quite safe to ride across, just very wet. This morning it was a bit lightweight merely completely covering the pedals at the lowest point of the stroke. But it had been much higher overnight.

I may be going back that way in a bit depending on what the weather is doing when I leave.

 

[Matthew_T]

Have a look at what a fellow CCer did on a forum ride:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl5zlr_RYpE&feature=g-upl

Watch at 0:16.

 

[HovR]

Back when Gloucester had the floods I had to cycle through hub-deep flood water, as it was the only way out of my neighborhood on to the main road. Mind you, that was on a bike I didn't care about too much. I think I'd try and keep my hubs out of the water nowadays unless necessary.

Have a look at what a fellow CCer did on a forum ride:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl5zlr_RYpE&feature=g-upl

Watch at 0:16.

We've had a few club rides that looked like that, but with no bridge.

 

[thom]

Have a look at what a fellow CCer did on a forum ride:

Watch at 0:16.

Truly ... extreme ... ! ;-)

Should have had more appropriate footwear though. Them Brooklynites know how to do it :

 

[Crackle]

Took this a few years ago on the front by me