Winter Sucks

[BigNerd]

Was 75 here last week. Had to ride in a t-shirt.

Sorry.

 

[mclewis1]

My Coast Guard wool sweater just arrived and I have it on.

Nice and festive but you're looking a bit green and thin.

 

[tomjasz]

It’s just weather. I layer, a snow suit would not be comfortable. Cotton T, cotton sweat shirt, goose down jacket

@tomjasz this question is for you, I was just joking. I don't live there.

no on snow suit. I wear the same clothes I’d wear playing outdoors in winter. Layers! Cordura nylon outer. Puff jacket, thin cotton and wool layers. Balaclava. Snow helmet and goggles. My feet are the toughest so it’s big insulated boots with thick felt liners. Really nice mittens with inner gloves. Rides limited to 5-6 miles. Building a new heated battery.

 

[tomjasz]

I am giving some thought to a warmer jacket or parka for winter rides. For anybody here that wears a parka during cold weather rides, is the length restrictive when pedaling?

Ripstop Safety Down Filled Parka

This is the ultimate safety parka. We pulled out all the stops to make our warmest parka yet. Every feature is purposeful in its incorporation, from the

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On cold days, below 32F I wear an old 700 fill goose down parka. Dress like hard water sailors!

 

[Gionnirocket]

On cold days, below 32F I wear an old 700 fill goose down parka. Dress like hard water sailors!

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I like the mittens.... cute as a kitten

 

[6zfshdb]

On cold days, below 32F I wear an old 700 fill goose down parka. Dress like hard water sailors!

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My father had an ice boat back in the 1950's. He used to haul it great distances to find suitable locations. Large expanses of smooth, snow free ice are required. It's amazing how fast they are. Back then, he was only able to use it 2 or 3 times per Winter. Now, with the warmer Winters we've had, he'd be lucky to use it at all.

 

[Art Deco]

My father had an ice boat back in the 1950's. He used to haul it great distances to find suitable locations. Large expanses of smooth, snow free ice are required. It's amazing how fast they are. Back then, he was only able to use it 2 or 3 times per Winter. Now, with the warmer Winters we've had, he'd be lucky to use it at all.

I've heard that in the fifties, it wasn't uncommon for people to ice skate on the Susquehanna river. Today there is rarely much ice on the river, and it wouldn't support anything heavier than a cat at most. That's the upside of global warming for me, I hate being cold and wet.

 

[6zfshdb]

I've heard that in the fifties, it wasn't uncommon for people to ice skate on the Susquehanna river. Today there is rarely much ice on the river, and it wouldn't support anything heavier than a cat at most. That's the upside of global warming for me, I hate being cold and wet.

I used to see ice boats on nearby Lake Wallenpaupack back in the 1980's. Every few years, conditions were good and Boaters would come from as far away as the mid west and Canada. Now, ice fishing and snowmobile races are rare.

 

[Gionnirocket]

So true... I remember as a kid Frosty the Snowman was on several times a season. Now we're lucky if it's on once.

 

[PedalUma]

It is raining hard.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

It is raining hard.
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Good luck! Hope it's not as bad as last time.

San Diego's turn in the barrel is supposedly tomorrow Friday, but I have my doubts. To my surprise, weather prediction here is no better than it was in notoriously difficult Denver.

 

[PedalUma]

San Diego's turn in the barrel

It is headed your way and it will pick up power over the warmed El Nino Pacific on the way down. You are under two flood alerts. Ever notice that everyone wants to live on the edge of the cliff in San Clemente, until this happens!

 

[Art Deco]

Over here people want to live on the islands in the river, untill the first time they get three or four feet of freezing, filthy, muddy river water in the living room.

 

[6zfshdb]

Over here people want to live on the islands in the river, untill the first time they get three or four feet of freezing, filthy, muddy river water in the living room.

I find it amazing the number of people who rebuild in the same spot after it happens. Unfortunately, a lot of it is on the taxpayers dime.

 

[Art Deco]

I find it amazing the number of people who rebuild in the same spot after it happens. Unfortunately, a lot of it is on the taxpayers dime.

Yep. Probably the same with those California homes on the cliffs, and often those are seriously expensive homes that will not last 10 years before the next insurance claim. Federal flood insurance to the rescue (again)...

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

It is headed your way and it will pick up power over the warmed El Nino Pacific on the way down. You are under two flood alerts. Ever notice that everyone wants to live on the edge of the cliff in San Clemente, until this happens!

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Yes, sea cliff retreat is a huge problem all along the SoCal coast. Some resorts, 2 key stretches of rail corridor (in Del Mar and San Clemente), several key stretches of Coast Highway, and many homes are threatened.

Sea walls and riprap can slow it a bit, but nothing can stop it. And for homes, those defenses can no longer be added or even repaired.

Most of the cliff undercutting occurs at high tide in winter storms like these. And as you point out, El Nino events tend to make it worse. However, when an undercut cliff actually collapses is anybody's guess.

 

[PedalUma]

That looks to be former President Nixon's compound with the palms. Another problem is that the loose sandy soil is riddled with gopher holes that fill with water in major storms. That water seeps in and becomes slick mud behind the cliff face. Then it sluffs off.

 

[Roamers]

My son just studded up 3 new fat tire bikes and hopes to add ice racing to his family (analog) bike racing team. Sample picture, not them.

 

[Art Deco]

My son just studded up 3 new fat tire bikes and hopes to add ice racing to his family (analog) bike racing team. Sample picture, not them.

Ouch.

 

[kevinmccune]

I've heard that in the fifties, it wasn't uncommon for people to ice skate on the Susquehanna river. Today there is rarely much ice on the river, and it wouldn't support anything heavier than a cat at most. That's the upside of global warming for me, I hate being cold and wet.

around here there used to be icehouses,where you could cut ice off the ponds and some rivers and pack it in sawdust and have ice for your drinks most of the year,not any more,now we don't even get a mud season,on the whole I guess that's a good thing.