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- Glasgow
Was it really?
I think -2 in my bit, at 7am.
Not really cold by all means on a heavy commuter with ice tyres, but when I walked to Tesco at 7pm it felt freezing
Cold is here again !!
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I think -2 in my bit, at 7am.
Not really cold by all means on a heavy commuter with ice tyres, but when I walked to Tesco at 7pm it felt freezing
Slick
Guru
Was it really?
I think -2 in my bit, at 7am.
Not really cold by all means on a heavy commuter with ice tyres, but when I walked to Tesco at 7pm it felt freezing
It was Pat, but I never took the bike out.
It did warm up quite quickly when the sun came out, but loads of areas stayed covered in frost all day as the sun couldn't reach them.
To be much milder tonight though.
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
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- Inside my skull
You might find that your feet were cold because your core wasn’t sufficiently warm and / or your leggings weren’t sufficient to stop blood cooling in legs on way to feet.
Slick
Guru
Was it really?
I think -2 in my bit, at 7am.
Not really cold by all means on a heavy commuter with ice tyres, but when I walked to Tesco at 7pm it felt freezing
Although I don't know now, as I've just checked outside and its-3 already.
Biker BoB
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- Location
- West......very west....
Why why why ??😔
Delilah!
Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
It's cold when the ice forms spontaneously on your head- and seat-tubes during a ride. Sheepskin gloves and insulated shoes — keep riding.
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CAESAR AVGVSTVS
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I’ve been online after visiting my local shops, purchased some Merino Wool Thermal Liner Socks/Liner gloves/boot socks and my new DHB thermal pants turned up 😃 hopefully that will do the job on Wednesdays evening ride through the commons and woods.
- Location
- Essex
It's not so much the cold but the slippery roads.I had a coming off a few years ago and it wasn't nice.Scrapped leg and a damaged rear derailleur.
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CAESAR AVGVSTVS
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I do a lot of road riding in the Surrey hills, as soon as the leaves start to fall off the trees the road bike gets put away and out comes the mountain bike for some off road winter fun rides. A lot safer!!
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CAESAR AVGVSTVS
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Well I’ve got the cold problem sorted, went out -2 at 6.30am. 26 miles through the countryside and came back nice and warm😃 had to buy some new boots but couldn’t pay the sort of money for proper winter boots for Mtb riding. Ended up buying a pair of “Cat Everett boots”. They are great and do the job.
There was plenty of other guys out early enjoying themselves, just shows the cold can be overcome 😃
There was plenty of other guys out early enjoying themselves, just shows the cold can be overcome 😃
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Riding 3 miles to work for 6.00am a few days ago my garmin edge explore 2 registered minus 6. I'm warm all over besides my finger tips which get cold to the extent they hurt. It's also the first time I've ever had to wear a buff over my mouth to stop it going numb. I try to use the roads the emergency services use as these are always gritted unlike most other roads where gritting is a thing of the past.
