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When I went out this morning it was between -5 & -7 in Coventry, main roads clear, side roads icy. My beard iced up on the way in. Warmer on the way home but side roads still icy.
Which Nutters cycled in then......?
- Thread starter fossyant
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hambones
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Waltham Abbey
-4 this morning, roads in pretty good shape. Was definitely a 2-layer day though!!
swee'pea99
Squire
It's ok on the main drag - the traffic keeps the road clear. Only on the side roads (and - worst, across the park) do things get a bit hairy. Don't know what the temp was this morning, other than bloody cold. *Hard* frost. Pretty savage for London.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
-7 this morning at 7am,no way am I risking it.
Itching to get back on bike too after 3 weeks of virtually no cycling
Itching to get back on bike too after 3 weeks of virtually no cycling
Was on the motorbike heading into the city today: 'acrtic' bridgedale socks, windstopper thermal leggings under my bike trousers, thermal vest, two thermal LS tops, another LS top, LS fleecy cycling jersey and motorbike jacket, gloves and thermal undergloves, and a neck warmer.
5 mins from my house had no choice but to ride through a flooded bit of road where a water main had burst, and spent the whole afternoon with two wet feet. Brrrrrr.
Oh, and I had a flask of scalding hot coffee in my rucksack in case I needed to pull over on the way home to warm up a bit. I didn't need to stop, but it was lovely to drink as soon as I got home
5 mins from my house had no choice but to ride through a flooded bit of road where a water main had burst, and spent the whole afternoon with two wet feet. Brrrrrr.
Oh, and I had a flask of scalding hot coffee in my rucksack in case I needed to pull over on the way home to warm up a bit. I didn't need to stop, but it was lovely to drink as soon as I got home
Downward
Guru
- Location
- West Midlands
Got up defrosted the car (Damn thing won't open as the door handles are metal and freeze) got in and it wouldn't start.
Anyway got into work and back ok and called the breakdown at 5pm. After 15 mins on hold they are too busy to attend so will send me £10 and a "call back tomorrow" luckiliy I have a day off so hopefully can get it sorted as I have to get my bike front wheel fixed as it's buckled.
Anyway got into work and back ok and called the breakdown at 5pm. After 15 mins on hold they are too busy to attend so will send me £10 and a "call back tomorrow" luckiliy I have a day off so hopefully can get it sorted as I have to get my bike front wheel fixed as it's buckled.
Madcyclist
New Member
- Location
- Bucks
Enjoyed the ride in today, left at 06:15 this morning side roads frosty but main roads were fine. Kept the speed smooth and steady on my fixed. A little warmer on the return but will stick to the main roads for now. The frost on the trees and fields was stunning.
RedBike said:
I know that studded tyres are designed for this sort of thing but I've become so careful checking the road for ice when it's likely and avoiding it, it'd take some serious rearrangement of my brain's wiring to deliberately ride on it.
What tyres did you get?
leosayer
Active Member
- Location
- Hornchurch, East London/Essex
I managed 8 miles before my finger tips were ice cubes and my ears nearly dropped off. Had bike withdraw so had to do it.
With no end in sight, I'm getting better cold weather gear in. -3.
With no end in sight, I'm getting better cold weather gear in. -3.
GrasB
Veteran
- Location
- Nr Cambridge
26x1.25" semi-slicks @ 85psi & taking in as many farm tracks as I could think of all at -4 to -3.6C ... the slow bits where on the road where all the ice was 
... the slow bits where on the road where all the ice was 
Arch
Married to Night Train
- Location
- Salford, UK
Only a mile and a half each way for me, rode in fine. Main roads are clear anyway, I negociated one icy bit near my house at walking pace, and then the path into the reserve (hard packed snow with ice topping) on foot, pushing the bike.
Rode about 4 miles while at work, but then a Maximus trike is the thing to be on in these conditions. Those braver than I enjoy throwing the front wheel about on the ice, and seeing the trike just carry on going forward.
Riding home a colleague and I tackled the packed snow path carefully, until a lady coming the other way came off in front of us - no turning, no braking, no speed, she was just upright one minute, down the next. We checked she was ok, and walked the rest of the way to the main road.
Rode about 4 miles while at work, but then a Maximus trike is the thing to be on in these conditions. Those braver than I enjoy throwing the front wheel about on the ice, and seeing the trike just carry on going forward.
Riding home a colleague and I tackled the packed snow path carefully, until a lady coming the other way came off in front of us - no turning, no braking, no speed, she was just upright one minute, down the next. We checked she was ok, and walked the rest of the way to the main road.
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
skudupnorth said:
Studded tyres are on the way ! A few road sections to contend with, and a bit in the middle at Stockport. It's OK when dry, but hell of a muddy route most of the year - hence riding the road all the time...and the fact that I ride a road bike to work.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
- 8 this morning .
I could go via unlit roads and have a mile of skiddy cycle path or take the lit route and have 3 miles of it, on a 10 mile commute.
just got over a chest infection so thought. and took the car
I could go via unlit roads and have a mile of skiddy cycle path or take the lit route and have 3 miles of it, on a 10 mile commute.
just got over a chest infection so thought.
and took the car
