MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
First commute on the ice.
Didn't like it much.
Didn't like it much.
Whhooooooaaaa
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SquareDaff
Über Member
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
My first ride on ice since coming back to cycling too. Was suprised how instinct took over after so many years and still had fun riding into work!! 
Sh4rkyBloke
Jaffa Cake monster
- Location
- Manchester, UK
I managed to get to the end of our road and was turning onto a side road which leads to the main road... just 30m away when gravity and the Ice Man became my mortal enemies. Went down like a sack of spuds. Twisted the handlebars, bent the STi shifter round the bars, smashed one of my back lights and sounded the airzound for about 5 seconds just so everyone would hear it and have a look. 
Walked back home and decided to take the eldest to School and drop the Wife off at her work on the way to mine.
Bruised and grazed arm but all else seems to be okay.
Walked back home and decided to take the eldest to School and drop the Wife off at her work on the way to mine.
Bruised and grazed arm but all else seems to be okay.
It was almost icy this morning, -0.2 on the outdoor thermometer plus wet roads, with some glistening white patches. Walked to one of the patches outside my garage, then brake tested my front wheel on them, not sitting on the bike and decided not proper ice. The fog was more of a problem this morning, quite dense in some places.
ACS
Legendary Member
- Location
- Just below the snow line
Very steady riding in this moring, lots of ice patches. Sheets of the stuff where the water had flowed off the fields following yesterdays rain and across the road.
The scary thing was not so much the ice as it could be seen and given hard ground frost, expected it was the speed of the motons. The route is rural, narrow lanes and most appeared to be driving as if it was summers morning.
The scary thing was not so much the ice as it could be seen and given hard ground frost, expected it was the speed of the motons. The route is rural, narrow lanes and most appeared to be driving as if it was summers morning.
2Loose
Guru
- Location
- Loughborough, Leicestershire.
Walked the young'un to school with my bike and felt the shoes slip a few times, so took it very carefully while riding in afterwards.
No slips, but not very fun either. Fingers felt like they were on fire by the time I got in to work - time do dig out the undergloves and prehaps even the mtb.
No slips, but not very fun either. Fingers felt like they were on fire by the time I got in to work - time do dig out the undergloves and prehaps even the mtb.
OP
OP
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Bus struggling up the hill by Irlam station should have been a clue but I nearly lost it so walked for 10 mins or so. Probably the single scariest moment I have ever had on a bicycle.
Chatted with a lady who'd come off but she seemed ok ish and was heading for a friend who'd be having a look - hope you're ok if you're reading.
Plenty of other walking cyclists.
Chatted with a lady who'd come off but she seemed ok ish and was heading for a friend who'd be having a look - hope you're ok if you're reading.
Plenty of other walking cyclists.
swee'pea99
Squire
I don't do ice. End of.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Was dodgy this morning - just before getting the bike out of the garage, I was out inspecting the road......sheet ice.
Walked the bike to the main road (5 min walk) and took it steady.
Very hairy moment on the main A34 Kingsway going into Manchester (a busydual carriageway). Coming to the end, I filtered past two standing lanes in the bus lane, "oh yes this looks fine" I thought. Putting in some 'effort' on an uphill drag (still sat down) and the rear end starts snaking....brown pants moment. Just held onto it. Edged over to the two main carriageways and gingerly carried on.
Very close to taking the MTB and studded tyres this morning, but as I had to be in Manchester, I took the road bike.
Roads still very wet at lunch, so looks as though it will be the MTB tomorrow.
Walked the bike to the main road (5 min walk) and took it steady.
Very hairy moment on the main A34 Kingsway going into Manchester (a busydual carriageway). Coming to the end, I filtered past two standing lanes in the bus lane, "oh yes this looks fine" I thought. Putting in some 'effort' on an uphill drag (still sat down) and the rear end starts snaking....brown pants moment. Just held onto it. Edged over to the two main carriageways and gingerly carried on.
Very close to taking the MTB and studded tyres this morning, but as I had to be in Manchester, I took the road bike.
Roads still very wet at lunch, so looks as though it will be the MTB tomorrow.
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
I managed to get to the end of our road and was turning onto a side road which leads to the main road... just 30m away when gravity and the Ice Man became my mortal enemies. Went down like a sack of spuds. Twisted the handlebars, bent the STi shifter round the bars, smashed one of my back lights and sounded the airzound for about 5 seconds just so everyone would hear it and have a look.
I just knew that zound would bite back one day. I'm not sure what's worse, the pain of the fall or the pain of the zound's fantastic ability to draw attention to it?
Hope and the bike recover soon.
ice, not something I've done yet, I managed to avoid it last year
Lunchtime forecast states ice will be very wide spread tomorrow morning, far more than this morning.
calibanzwei
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Warrington
Was fine on the way into work, caught out and spilled in the car park - luckily no one around to see!
Company car parks are doubly dangerous, not enough traffic and usually not gritted. My work car park is very rarely gritted, they normally only grit the pavements.
jonny jeez
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chislehurst, Kent, UK
It never fails to surprise me at how such a small island can collect such varied climate.
slight ground frost down here, sunny but sharp. Cant say I'm looking forward to Ice
gb155
Fan Boy No More.
- Location
- Manchester-Ish
Got Up
Couldnt see any ice
Got on the Canal, no ice anywhere
Got off at the City Of Manchester Stadium and was SHOCKED to see the roads and cycle lanes full of ice......talk about getting away with it
Couldnt see any ice
Got on the Canal, no ice anywhere
Got off at the City Of Manchester Stadium and was SHOCKED to see the roads and cycle lanes full of ice......talk about getting away with it