Virgin Snow

[yorkshiregoth]

Just got home from one of my best commutes for a long long time. Riding along pristine virgin snow for the majority of the ride home, the snow started coming down pretty heavy for the last 2 miles but I really enjoyed it. Hope tomorrow is the same

 

[tdr1nka]

We've just arrived back in London having traveled down from Middlesorough this afternoon, South London is a Winter Wonderland!!

I've got to go out first thing and need to take a bike, it'll be the MTB hack but I have slicks, would I benefit by changing over to knobblys for the morning?

 

[mickle]

If it's slush run slicks, if it's snow fit knobblies @ 30psi. A tyre with tapered knobs is best as it packs the snow rather than lifting it.

 

[HJ]

Just got home from one of my best commutes for a long long time. Riding along pristine virgin snow for the majority of the ride home, the snow started coming down pretty heavy for the last 2 miles but I really enjoyed it. Hope tomorrow is the same

Lucky Sod, no sign of snow here

 

[tdr1nka]

Thanks for that Mickle! Now I need to rummage thru the cupboard and see what knobblys I do have!

*back from cupboard*

Slicks it is then.

*makes mental note to not give all spare tyres away to friends who never maintain their bikes. grrr*

The ironic thing is tomorrow is the first day of the cycle club I have started at Miss tdr1nka's Primary School.....

 

[Tynan]

settled snow here in London

the bike's upside down in the shed, the back wheel's off after truing yesterday and one the rear brake shoes is in the top pocket of my jacket

I meant to sort it all today but it was too bloody cold outside

ooh and it's 23mm slicks

I'm getting the train ain't I?

if there are any

 

[HLaB]

Lucky Sod, no sign of snow here

I just drove back from Fife and there is a very light sprinkling in the wind, persistent but nothing much. By the time i'd got to Edinburgh it had almost completely stopped.

 

[Black Sheep]

had an iccle bit in coventry making a shared foot bridge / cycle lane a bit amusing (not as amusing as when i spun 180 on ice) thankfully its not on the ground since millie has to drive to work at 7am tomorrow,
but apparently it has snowed and stuck where she works...

 

[Black Sheep]

probably will based on safety, that and they'll have you for more of the working day than if your fighting your way in etc

i've just got back from brushing the snow of millie's car, got a bit here in coventry, but not enough to stop me thinking about biking

think at 4-5 inch i'd switch to my mountain bike tho

 

[hackbike 666]

Best commute?
It wasn't for me,it was firking horrendous.

 

[summerdays]

Phone my boss in 15 mins and see if she also agrees it's a good idea to work from home today.

Someone's just phoned Mr Summerdays to say that is it OK that he works from home (aparently he weekly commutes from London). There isn't any snow worth mentioning here ... just a few frozen flakes stuck to the pavement!

 

[Wolf04]

Couple of inches of the white stuff here. The Studded Nokians did their job this morning but it took me twice as long as usual! A cloud of steam rising off me as I rode along, mental note don't need that extra fleece layer. On the plus side my new Fenix is superb.

 

[Black Sheep]

righty, i'm off into uni me thinks, and find something to eat too

lets hope i don't spin it hehe

 

[Origamist]

About 5/6 inches of snow in Streatham. A roads were doable on my commute (mostly heavy mush in the left tyre track) but still a bit slippy and not much fun. Traffic speeds about 10 mph. Might think about the tube home if it starts to ice over later...

 

[tdr1nka]

Might think about the tube home if it starts to ice over later...

There are no tubes today Orig, no buses either!

TfL

All is quiet outside Tdr1nka Towers apart from the sound of the occasional car crawling pathetically up the road...........