Its COLD !!!!!

gb155
gb155 Posts: 2,048
edited November 2009 in Commuting chat
Just looked out of the window to see all the cars on the road seem iced up, Winter is with us folkes, take it easy out there, I love cold days like this, I seem to be able to put in extra miles without my effort, so thats what im gonna day :lol::lol::lol::lol:
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    Thick frost here too... Brr!!
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  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    Ooh, just under 3 degrees here in Biggin Hill. Saturday was nearly as cold, it was 3.5 when I left for work at 06.30.
  • DevUK
    DevUK Posts: 299
    About 6 degrees in the Midlands at the mo. I suspect it'll still feel colder when I leave the house though...
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Minus 3 here in Glasgow on the way in today. Cars all frosted up.
    Took it nice and easy on the way in, avoided all shiny drain covers that looked all lovely and white. Was a lovely sunrise though, and now enjoying my coffee and toast..... yummy!!
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • janm399
    janm399 Posts: 132
    I don't mind the clear & cold winter days, what I do mind is motorists peering out though periscope-size hole in a completely frosted over car.

    I am always extra careful during the first patch of very cold weather, especially when approaching a junction with a car waiting to join the main carriageway.The deadly cues for me are small cracks at the top of the windows as the driver attempts to see out, but also tries to keep the inside of their car as warm as possible. Argh!

    Be careful out there!
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  • ince
    ince Posts: 289
    Frost and freezing fog ..... and I still came in with my shorts on, how hard am I 8)

    ..... and cold.
  • BentMikey
    BentMikey Posts: 4,895
    ince wrote:
    Frost and freezing fog ..... and I still came in with my shorts on, how hard am I 8)

    ..... and cold.

    Nah, just an arthritis candidate. Or at least some kind of knee damage.
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Decided on longs for the first time. Was really nippy, and knees were cold last week.
    Agree with BentMikey, better to cover up, keep comfortable than risk damage.
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • suzyb
    suzyb Posts: 3,449
    Darn it...I knew I should have ordered leg warmers last week :(
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  • Rich158
    Rich158 Posts: 2,348
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Decided on longs for the first time. Was really nippy, and knees were cold last week.
    Agree with BentMikey, better to cover up, keep comfortable than risk damage.

    +1

    it was the first really parky morning today, cold mist, a bit damp, a typical autumn day realy. Getting the bike out of the shed woke me up a treat at 7 :lol:
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Bit parky aye, shorts and t-shirt still and back still ended up sweaty. Nice cycle in though - just need to get my long finger gloves back from brother.
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    OK, so I can manage in base layer, running top and tights, however two pairs of gloves and my fingertips still froze :( . Still, I have a half dozen pairs of gloves so I'm sure to find the right combination of two, maybe three pairs for the colder weather :roll:

    Must remember to dig out the buff to cover my ears.
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    oooo la la, cold this morning, another excuse to buy more stuff, next up, ear muffs/head band of some sort! Recomendations?
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    iPete wrote:
    oooo la la, cold this morning, another excuse to buy more stuff, next up, ear muffs/head band of some sort! Recomendations?

    These: Picture%201.png
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    :D:D:D

    Do they come in red Wallace?
  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    Cafewanda wrote:
    :D:D:D

    Do they come in red Wallace?

    No.... can do tartan though.... earmuffs.jpg
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Wow, they are just awesome with a capital A - I'd never ever wear them but still... :)
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  • pst88
    pst88 Posts: 621
    Wore football socks tucked into my knee warmers (colour coordinated with my jersey of course) with undershorts and baggies, overshoes on the feet. Lower half of the body was comfortably warm. Two long sleeve jerseys up top kept me reasonably warm but thinking I might want to get something with a windstopper fabric sometime.
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Cafewanda wrote:
    :D:D:D

    Do they come in red Wallace?

    No.... can do tartan though.... earmuffs.jpg

    If you could redesign it so there's more red in it, I'll take 2 pairs :)

    MonkeyMonster, you clearly not a follower of fashion like wot I am :wink:
  • ince
    ince Posts: 289
    Thinking I am going to invest in some better winter gear this year. Last year the cold didn't seem to bother me through most of the winter. This morn was the first real cold we have had and it was not nice. Think the weight I have lost over the summer will be missed in the cold. :shock:
  • kurako
    kurako Posts: 1,098
    edited November 2009
    Cafewanda wrote:
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    Cafewanda wrote:
    :D:D:D

    Do they come in red Wallace?

    No.... can do tartan though.... earmuffs.jpg

    If you could redesign it so there's more red in it, I'll take 2 pairs :)

    MonkeyMonster, you clearly not a follower of fashion like wot I am :wink:

    Something that cheezy should really have a ginger wig attached!

    Freezing fog coming over Clapham Common. Thought my fingers were gonna drop off. Now have a 4th pair of gloves to go with the mits, windroof and heavy duty winter ones :wink:
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  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Yeah, Kurako, but how many do you wear at once? I'm on two pairs min in the cold. Just need to find the right combination.

    Ince, put the weight back on. Trust me, slim/skinny and cold do not go together :cry::cry:
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    pretty foggy round mine

    upgraded to nearly full winter gloves but other than that, it was business as usual (long sleeves no base layer and 3/4's
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  • Wallace1492
    Wallace1492 Posts: 3,707
    How do you find 3/4 compared with shorts? Guess will keep knees warm. Might get a pair for the winter......
    "Encyclopaedia is a fetish for very small bicycles"
  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    Oh - hyde park was a wee bit chilly where it dips after going beside the boating pond.
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    The Mad Monkey [2013 Hoy 003] [FCN: 4]
  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    Frost ad cold fog over cannock chase. I was rocking some totes wooly gloves, they were perfect I was amazed. They also collected frost on the parts that were facing the wind, ace :D

    I was in long sleeve base layer, SS jersey, gilet, tights and a wooly hat under my helmet, my legs were a bit cold because my tights are just lycra but ok.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Seriously, just cycle faster...

    leggings long, sleeve, gilet with some thinish gloves for grip. Then cycle at 80% of your MHR, you simply wont get cold!
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  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    Wallace1492 wrote:
    How do you find 3/4 compared with shorts? Guess will keep knees warm. Might get a pair for the winter......

    very good, it means you only need to wear longs for 1-2 months of the year, plus you can get some very toasty ones

    The length is important though as if you like the tops of your calves covered you might end up with a rappers gusset depending on the fit
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  • MonkeyMonster
    MonkeyMonster Posts: 4,629
    ride_whenever wrote:
    Seriously, just cycle faster...

    But I've been told by CJ that I can't... :cry:

    :D
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  • fjellrunner
    fjellrunner Posts: 64
    No frost in Sheffield but lots of cold fog in the Derwent Valley. Chatsworth is beautiful!
    Get out and make the most of it.

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