Which Nutters cycled in then......?

[levad]

I have ridden in all week.Took 1 hour for 13 miles going home yesterday. I took a different route today, 2 hours 40 minutes for 15.5 miles. I had to walk about 4 miles as the snow was above my bottom bracket. The rear cassette froze up with snow so the chain was spinning on a cylinder of ice!

Good fun and a very kind couple invited me in for a hot drink half way in.

We are on the top of the hills in West Oxfordshire near Woodstock and have about 18 inches of snow in the car park.

Marathon Winter tyres for me too. They work well on shallow snow (2 - 3 inches) and sheet ice but very squirmy on the deeper stuff.

 

[palinurus]

They work well on shallow snow (2 - 3 inches) and sheet ice but very squirmy on the deeper stuff.

I think anything is likely to be squirmy in deep snow- once the rims are going in a few inches. Feels similar, but somewhat less squirmy, than riding in deep, gloopy, mud.

 

[John the Monkey]

Another potential JtM spot - were you cycling on Xmas eve on a brown Surly, wearing a red waterproof going down Sydney St (sic), Crewe at around midday!?

Not me again - my LHT is Olive green.

We do have a Surly dealer in Alsager (Sideways Cycles) so I wouldn't be too surprised to see a few around here.

 

[John the Monkey]

JtM Identification tip; All my bikes do have a Flandrian Lion on them (usually on the seat tube, although the Brompton's is atop the main tube.

 

[summerdays]

Decided to cycle up to the Downs and the Viewing point. Even had some motorists make crazy signs at me whilst laughing. But it was nice, extremely few cars, and I just took it really easy on my semi-slick tyres. Still had one stupid driver who thought the conditions were just fine and over took me coming up to a traffic island whilst on his hand held mobile phone - thanks Mr R783 CEU.

 

[Origamist]

I'm heading off now as the snow is coming down heavy in Kennington...!

 

[BentMikey]

You're not Belgian are you JtM? *Laughs*.

 

[skudupnorth]

Looks very,very cold out in Bolton.I expect it will be icey and more cars are out tonight so that should be fun !
Carefull out there everyone

 

[theboytaylor]

I didn't ride in today because I was a bit chicken about riding in on slicks and particularly worried about getting back home. Looks like I was right to be: the main roads in SE London are chokka with angry motons and they look slushy and signs of icing over; the side roads are chaos and when I walked up Charlton Church Lane (which is on a steepish hill) an hour ago there was a bus stuck halfway up and going nowhere!

 

[cyberknight]

Still off the bike just got over my infection from Christmas now got diarrhea.

Going crazy from not doing anything for nearly 3 weeks .

 

[yorkshiregoth]

Cycled home this morning but had to get off and walk for the last 1/4 mile or so due to icy roads. Will be attempting to ride into work in about 4 hours time.

 

[swee'pea99]

Without doubt the worst conditions I've ever ridden in. Driving snow, so much that it was whitening even the main roads, despite the traffic, 3-5" on the backstreets, loads of skidding and sliding anywhere but on the main drag, got back with arms caked with snow, black hat white, frozen fingers and soggy toes. Quite enjoyed it, all told! (But I won't be cycling in tomorrow unless it changes overnight, of which there's little sign.)

 

[Tollers]

My journey was fine from tower bridge to the west end and back. It was only when i started turning into the road i live in that my bike slipped from under me.

I'm not deterred though....just need to be more cautious in side roads.

 

[johnr]

The Guardian says cycling in snow is for normal people...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/jan/06/tips-cycling-in-snow

so it must be .

I've cycled every day since xmas. Had to get off and walk for about a mile a few days ago, but apart from that it's been fab .

 

[XmisterIS]

If this weather continues until March as some say it will, I may invest in a pair of studded tyres!