Snowy bounce around Pitsford Res

[PeteXXX]

I've been a member here for a while but haven't posted anything until now...

A few mates and I ride all year round and don't let a bit of bad weather stop us!

Pitsford Reservoir has no challenges usually, but when covered in snow and ice, it is a fun ride..

Here's a couple of pics taken yesterday

22 miles with max temp of about -2

That's me on the left on the Cannondale SL4

T'other 3 lobbing snowballs at me...

I had one comedy fall into a pile of the white stuff, but apart from that, we all survived the day in one (cold) piece.

A good thing about Pitsford is that the café serves excellent wedges and hot tea

 

[biggs682]

hope you behaved at some point going round pitsford

 

[Easytigers]

How weird! Just got a text to see if a fancy an early morning ride...opened it and the planned route takes in Pitsford Ressie! Then noticed this thread as I was replying...small world!!!

 

[02GF74]

marvellous. 4 bikes, each a different colour.

 

[Mojonaut]

Love it around Pitsford my hybrids tires wouldn't cope with that though - can you get knobbly ones for a 700x35 ?

 

[Bromptonaut]

Love it around Pitsford my hybrids tires wouldn't cope with that though - can you get knobbly ones for a 700x35 ?

I've done it on a Brompton in summer but it can get churned up in the wet.

 

[PeteXXX]

Love it around Pitsford my hybrids tires wouldn't cope with that though - can you get knobbly ones for a 700x35 ?

There's loads of knobbly 700x35 tyres around.

These are quite cheap How about a pair of Schwalbe Land Cruisers?
They'd do well in the snow, I reckon

 

[Mojonaut]

There's loads of knobbly 700x35 tyres around.

These are quite cheap How about a pair of Schwalbe Land Cruisers?
They'd do well in the snow, I reckon

Damn those 'buy it now' buttons, worth a punt at that price though- cheers

Bob

 

[PeteXXX]

They should do well on Bridleways and Byways as well I should think..
Have fun

 

[Pale Rider]

Well done to your mates for trying to put some life and movement in the pics.

 

[PeteXXX]

We do try!

 

[Mojonaut]

They should do well on Bridleways and Byways as well I should think..
Have fun

Went Monday while there was still snow around, tho' it was becoming a bit slushy and lumps of ice kept falling off the trees - deliberately aiming for me or so it seemed.
I was the only one there on two wheels judging by lack of tire tracks, good fun but got a hankering for a hardtail now.............

 

[PeteXXX]

It's good to be the only set of tyre tracks somewhere, isn't it!!?