Winter Sucks
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Slaphappygamer
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scottsdalecommuter
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Was in sweats and hoodie on the morning commute with light gloves so it’s definitely cooling off. Feels pretty good in the cool crisp air. Ride home is still shorts and t-shirt!
PedalUma
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- Petaluma, CA
Hey everybody, in just three weeks the days will start getting longer! I like to read in the late afternoon/early evening with natural light. It is already too dark today and it is only just after 4. I had the heat running all nigh and it dried the air so much that I had a bloody nose today.
Art Deco
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Two suggestions: add humidifier and consult a medical professional.
Tom@WashDC
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- Loudoun County, VA.
Called my friend today to see if he wanted to go riding. We usally ride 5-6 days a week in the woods for about 2hours at a time.
He said "no, it's too cold."
He's a bit of a pussy. He's gonna hate January and February.
He said "no, it's too cold."
He's a bit of a pussy. He's gonna hate January and February.
Tom@WashDC
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PedalUma
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I am reading a book of Jewish humor in two sweaters and a huge plaid cotton fleecy shirt-jacket thing that has a rear pocket for holding a pheasant, just to keep warm. I also have on an elf hat with goofy ears because it is the warmest hat I have. Who is going to see anyway? The book takes place in Brooklyn and contains drug use, violence, and lesbianism, among other things, such as history. An art teacher make an animate thing of clay that is not a dreidel, it is a 9 foot tall protector that is currently watching TV while on a massive dose of LSD, 50,000 times an OMG Joseph Campbell's heroic journey. One narrator is a cat. That is Winter for you! I would rater be out ridding bikes until 9 than be stuck inside.
Can you share a link, I will take a look at those.
Tom@WashDC
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fooferdoggie
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what tire to go with for cold and rain?
I dont ride when there is snow or ice on the roads but cold and wet.I have the teravail on right now. i am running tubeless on my trek e bike so its heavy. but last winter I was on the stock tires now I am tubeless. but I dont know how either tire will work in such conditions. the rampart may be too puncture prone for winter/wet riding. this is on the road with a tiny bit of gravel at most.good traction is the most important. but there is a lot more junk on the road in the winter. there may be patches of slick though.
I dont ride when there is snow or ice on the roads but cold and
I dont ride when there is snow or ice on the roads but cold and wet.I have the teravail on right now. i am running tubeless on my trek e bike so its heavy. but last winter I was on the stock tires now I am tubeless. but I dont know how either tire will work in such conditions. the rampart may be too puncture prone for winter/wet riding. this is on the road with a tiny bit of gravel at most.good traction is the most important. but there is a lot more junk on the road in the winter. there may be patches of slick though.
Imchud
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OMG...What are you reading?
Guilty - today was too cold and wet to ride. In Australia ! Definitely NOT complaining - rain heading into summer helps delay the bush fire risk.
Stefan Mikes
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- Mazovia, PL
I had a grocery shopping ride just after the sunrise today. -5 C. No worries as long as you wear the right clothes.
Wahoo cheats. Any user of Wahoo I know tells me it is 3 deg C off. The company could eventually test their thermometer and do a firmware fix!
Wahoo cheats. Any user of Wahoo I know tells me it is 3 deg C off. The company could eventually test their thermometer and do a firmware fix!
scottsdalecommuter
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those are good looking! ive found they knock down the wind pretty nice but i still have to wear gloves in there. actually bought heated gloves this year and they've been nice to have along with the bar mitts.
Tom@WashDC
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I bought these Kemimoto's two years ago, and they work really well too. They are a bit large looking. The new ones (above) that I just purchased are smaller and better looking. Due to the imperfect sealing caused by the brake cables, I found that if I stuff a fluffy sock, cloth, or loose hollofil on the inside of the pogie, it prevents any cold air infiltration from the where the cables protude. For me, I've never needed gloves even on the coldest of days.
Kemimoto ATV Gloves $40.00
Tom@WashDC
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You sure you didn't "drop" some of that Acid too?
Tom@WashDC
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These things can make the coldest of days easy to bear. They can be had for about 80¢ a piece.
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