Do you go on your bike when the roads are covered with thin snow ?

[DCBassman]

I rarely ride a bike if it's below 10°C...
Different if bike is your transport. Frankly, I'd not go out in the car either in such conditions, unless absolutely necessary.

 

[ianrauk]

I rarely ride a bike if it's below 10°C...
Different if bike is your transport. Frankly, I'd not go out in the car either in such conditions, unless absolutely necessary.

As I'm getting older I'm starting to think like this too. But only for leisure rides, not commuting. I no longer bounce as well as I used to.
Cycle commuting is a different matter as my bike is my main transport.
Living in London, we seem to be very lucky that the roads are gritted and pretty busy so ice and snow very rarely settles.

 

[fossyant]

I'm more bothered about driver's abilities - we all saw the carnage of last week's snow in Southern England over the media.

I remember going to meet some other CC'ers one winter's morning. We'd had some snow, but the roads were clear and it wasn't that cold. As I got nearer the meeting point, the roads got worse, but still OK. At the point I heard a landrover skidding behind me, I decided I would turn around and go home - it wasn't me but other road users.

 

[Dogtrousers]

The existence of my turbo keeps me inside when it's cold these days. It's only when I've got a challenge on (like rapha 500 or one of the century a month challenges) that I force myself out.

In London the roads clear off quickly and become no more dangerous than usual, so if there's risk of ice I don't venture out into the countryside. This has led to some pretty dismal cold challenge rides round loops of SE London.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I rarely ride a bike if it's below 10°C...

Lol, living in Scotland 4C feels actually quite warm.
Anyway, this morning I got up at the crack of dawn (more like the middle of the night ) ready to walk 30 minutes to the bus stop, if the overnight snow made cycling too risky.
At 6am there was only a thin layer of snow, so I decided to chance it, I can always chain the bike and walk the rest, my commute is only about 3 miles.
It was a bit iffy, because the main roads were all slushy, with ice underneath.
Because I left so early there were hardly any cars on the road, which allowed me to ride carefully.
Then the bus I could have taken passed me, so I could ride in it's tyre track ... happy days.
On top of a minor incline with lights on red at the bottom, I waited for the green to descend, least I slide across the junction
Again, this was possible because I was the only one on the road.
On my way back home all good, it had rained, almost all the snow gone, but I walked a short still slushy downhill (segregated path) just in case I couldn't stop at the bottom
These last few weeks the commute has been adventurous to say the least!

 

[cyberknight]

it was getting on for - 10c this week for me , a tad nippy but thankfully the roads were clear

 

[steveindenmark]

I am 64 and ride most days of the year. I call a halt only when there is snow and ice on the roads. I have found the older you get. The less you bounce and the longer you take to fix. I have never enjoyed riding in ice and snow so I will take the car for a couple of weeks. This weather will not last long

 

[Brandane]

The bike tyre marks left in the snow

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If that's from one bike, may I suggest a frame alignment check!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

If that's from one bike, may I suggest a frame alignment check!

You clearly never looked at tyre tracks when turning in snow

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Another fine outing before the thaw arrives. Covered 62km with cafe stop.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Historic riding in the snow

 

[Dogtrousers]

Turbo this morning. "Rode up" Mt Ventoux. Blue skies, lovely weather.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Turbo this morning. "Rode up" Mt Ventoux. Blue skies, lovely weather.

How was your ride in the garage ?

 

[matticus]

You clearly never looked at tyre tracks when turning in snow

Have you considered looking where you're going?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Have you considered looking where you're going?

Where is the fun in that?