Who is hibernating now?

[MrGrumpy]

Used to be a complete die hard come winter and have been out in some horrendous conditions. As others have also said, I like this time of the year but my view is if its risky, due to wind or ice then I will seek alternative transport. Nothing is worth putting yourself down on the tarmac due to ice etc.

 

[MarquisMatsugae]

No hibernation for me,the massive knobbly tyres are on and the winter clothes out the cupboard.
Bad weather is half the fun sometimes in MTB land

 

[Racing roadkill]

The cold weather and high winds are upon us now so my bikes have been cleaned, oiled and put away as I will not use them much now until the weather improves . My spare bike is now set on rollers and that's what I shall be training on for the time being.
Wet roads, dead leaves, salty tarmac is not for me .

Anyone doing the same yet?

I never have done, and never will do.

 

[mjr]

but it is normally faster than slipping into the warmth of my little old car and being stuck behind another little car

...with your cabin air intake sucking up the exhaust of the cold engine in front and only partially being filtered.

Nothing is worth putting yourself down on the tarmac due to ice etc.

So fit studded tyres.

 

[MrGrumpy]

...with your cabin air intake sucking up the exhaust of the cold engine in front and only partially being filtered.


So fit studded tyres.

Very true, you can run studded tyres but hardly worth the effort or cost, and not that desperate to prove a point to anyone ! Besides that is what my mahoosive 4x4 is for other than taking kids to school etc for those ice days

 

[Deleted member 35268]

I do about 20% less cycling in winter as I stop the commuting sadly, but I am just as enthusiastic, come rain, cold, wind or all three.
I like winter as I actually just focus on the leisure rides.

 

[ianrauk]

I do about 20% less cycling in winter as I stop the commuting sadly, but I am just as enthusiastic, come rain, cold, wind or all three.
I like winter as I actually just focus on the leisure rides.

Why do you stop commuting?

 

[Racing roadkill]

As we can see, there are cyclists, there are CYCLISTS YEAH, and there are people who like to ride their bikes. This time of year highlights who's who quite nicely.

 

[Tim Hall]

As we can see, there are cyclists, there are CYCLISTS YEAH, and there are people who like to ride their bikes. This time of year highlights who's who quite nicely.

Grrr! Rawr!

 

[Ciar]

Nope, i shall continue commuting and getting out in the forest on the MTB, hoping this year we get some decent snow down south, as i badly want to go sliding around in the snow on the MTB still 10 years old basically!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Grrr! Rawr!

Mummy, I'm scared.

 

[Racing roadkill]

Mummy, I'm scared.

Make that 4 types of cyclists.

 

[mythste]

Battling the elements is half the fun!

Stood waiting on the top of Sky Road in the peaks for a friend who completely fluffed the climb was just character building, and I knew I was okay when the biting cold started to feel warm...

 

[GuyBoden]

I just wait until the frost thaws (Usually about 11am), then I'm out on my bike, if it doesn't thaw I'm not.............

 

[ianrauk]

So is it only @gavroche hibernating during the winter months then?