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

[Dogtrousers]

How was your ride in the garage ?

Conservatory. Garage is really cold! I'm not going down there! And I might slip on the path, break my hip, and need an ambulance. What do you take me for?

 

[Ian H]

138km solstice ride today, with a couple of pub stops. Plenty of snow & ice around. 5 of us out including 3 pensioners.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

This morning I was surprised to see sheet ice even on the main roads!
Made it to work, not even the car park was gritted ... it's a hospital, for goodness sake!
We are not organized for a deep freeze in the UK

 

[cyberknight]

This morning I was surprised to see sheet ice even on the main roads!
Made it to work, not even the car park was gritted ... it's a hospital, for goodness sake!
We are not organized for a deep freeze in the UK

glad i decided to take the weekend off the bike ! light snow this morning thats now turning to freezing rain

 

[Ming the Merciless]

This morning I was surprised to see sheet ice even on the main roads!
Made it to work, not even the car park was gritted ... it's a hospital, for goodness sake!
We are not organized for a deep freeze in the UK

Assume you’ve had some rain or mist, combine that with frozen surfaces and conditions are ripe.

 

[yello]

We've a number of shaded valley roads around here where it pays to be careful. Away from those dips, roads can be safe and dry. Down in the dip's another story. We get black ice; damp roads and freezing overnight temperatures. It can be there all day. I avoid such routes if I'm unsure.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Conservatory. Garage is really cold! I'm not going down there! And I might slip on the path, break my hip, and need an ambulance. What do you take me for?

It would be selfish of you to slip by walking outside

 

[steveindenmark]

It thawed really quickly overnight in Denmark. Most of the snow is gone. It was plus 7 this morning.

 

[Vantage]

All gone here. Tyre change time...again.

 

[freiston]

We had next to no snow here but plenty of frost. With the thaw and the rain, there's been a lot of surface water:

 

[cyberknight]

it was about 12 c even after midnight, absolutely chucking it down mind but warm

 

[HLaB]

He would


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[I like Skol]

You know what?

15 pages in and I just realised, I go out on my bike what ever. Snow, ice, cold, heat, rain, floods, demise of the crown, wind, storms, strikes, pandemics, glorious summer days, bank holidays.... You name it and I probably will/have ridden anyway. It's just riding my bike without a song and dance.

 

[brommieinkorea]

When at Ft Drum, where we got 12' of snow between January and March, I rode in the snow a lot. Studded tires, and my commute was only 2 to 3 miles. Easier to pick my bike up over the drifts than to dig out my 2 wheel drive pickup several times per day. Helps to have a very good understanding of other vehicles traction limitations too. The snow plow that I operated could run across anything and wade through 8' (2.5 metre) of snow (chains full time 4x4) , but most of the motor pool trucks couldn't stop on a slope because of the ice. My bike could stop on bare ice but it would wallow out in deep snow. If you see a car with Hawaii plates in snow, stay away...

 

[cyberknight]

When at Ft Drum, where we got 12' of snow between January and March, I rode in the snow a lot. Studded tires, and my commute was only 2 to 3 miles. Easier to pick my bike up over the drifts than to dig out my 2 wheel drive pickup several times per day. Helps to have a very good understanding of other vehicles traction limitations too. The snow plow that I operated could run across anything and wade through 8' (2.5 metre) of snow (chains full time 4x4) , but most of the motor pool trucks couldn't stop on a slope because of the ice. My bike could stop on bare ice but it would wallow out in deep snow. If you see a car with Hawaii plates in snow, stay away...

In the Usa/canada they have a massive storm and temperatures down to - 45 c covering most of the continent ! The mayor of new york told drivers that there normal tyres wouldnt grip and not to even attempt to drive