fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
WFH today, not risking it anymore. May WFH tomorrow also as not needed in the office.
Tales from today's commute....
- Thread starter martint235
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Arjimlad
Tights of Cydonia
- Location
- South Glos
Heated gloves over thin Sealskin liners, balaclava with buff over, long sleeved vest, winter jersey and winter shell, Sealskin socks in winter boots, Schwalbe Winter studded tyres etc.
And I still picked the shorter boring way into work chiefly because whenever it's icy, someone seems to stack their car into a hedge on the beautiful back lanes and I don't want to be in the way when they do so.
And I still picked the shorter boring way into work chiefly because whenever it's icy, someone seems to stack their car into a hedge on the beautiful back lanes and I don't want to be in the way when they do so.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Got up and looked out , covering of thin but frozen snow so sod that , this weather I need a MTB with studded tyres.
I can't risk having another bad fall that leads to time off after that last few years. Car was reading - 5 c .
I can't risk having another bad fall that leads to time off after that last few years. Car was reading - 5 c .
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Studded tyres aren't a guarantee of safety, but they help ! Thing is, there is no saving it if the tyres let go on ice - you are down hard.
N0bodyOfTheGoat
Über Member
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
Yep, on my 240 stud Gravdals, there's a world of grip difference between inflating them to ~60PSI and sticking to 30-40PSI (not sure I'd risk 30 these days at ~96Kg kitted up for cold).
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Slight over pressure might have been my downfall last year, but I was on older Snow Studs with 100 'edge' studs that were not as 'proud' as they used to be. Changed them to Marathon Winter Plus with 200 studs, but I'll hold off now when it's like it is currently - it was like this last year when I came off - ice under snow, and the main road was just black ice - looked fine, but wasn't. No issue with grip on the bridleway.
I have "Ice spiker pro" on the mtb which claim 400 spikes. Up in the Peak district yesterday, they were fine over extended sheet ice.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I have them also for my Full susser - incredible tyres TBH.
Got to ask you, which heated gloves have you got? Would you recommend them?
I use Blazewear liner gloves - pricey but effective. Like most gloves, they don't last forever too - typically 1-2 seasons IME.
You need a really good pair of insulated outer gloves to wear them underneath.
I've no experience of alternatives.
https://www.blazewear.com/gloves-and-glove-liners
Thorn Sherpa
Veteran
- Location
- Doncaster
Not sure on the temperature in sunny Barnsley this morning but was bloody cold! Covering the quality testers job till further notice so a few extra miles through the week. Nice pit memorial round the corner from the testing place.
How often do they need recharging?
With that wheel, I thought you were at Poolsbrook Country Park for a minute!
What do you test?
Last up to a few hours, dependent on power (there's 3 settings). I recharge daily commuting.
