Icy tomorrow

birdy247
birdy247 Posts: 454
edited January 2010 in The bottom bracket
Tempted by a surrey hills ride tomorrow. Does anyone think it will be icey?
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  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    It's been dry here so I think it should be OK but depends on what conditions are like where you are.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • birdy247
    birdy247 Posts: 454
    It was dry today and yesterday, so I am hoping it will be ok.
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  • Pokerface
    Pokerface Posts: 7,960
    Rain in the forecast in the North West. May be a day for some indoor training for me!
  • Garz
    Garz Posts: 1,155
    Possibly down to -4 overnight too pokerface, looks like a slippy one. :shock:

    Might be lucky and get an afternoon short run if it dries out.
  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    chaingang through cheshire tomorrow am, bring it on?
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  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    a_n_t wrote:
    chaingang through cheshire tomorrow am, bring it on?

    Yer bonkers, imagine coming off at 28mph!
  • shockedsoshocked
    shockedsoshocked Posts: 4,021
    I'm not going to risk it. Few mates have came off on corners on black ice. The boredom of the turbo beats that any day.
    "A cyclist has nothing to lose but his chain"

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  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    It's fine here in MCR. Going to try and do 150k today.
  • NWLondoner
    NWLondoner Posts: 2,047
    Weather forecasters are warning that January will be a really cold month :x
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    another morning with a minus sign in front of the temp in leeds........ I cant remember a sustained period of cold weather like this before
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Cumbria looks like it's hovering between -2 and +1 today. Problem is most of the snow from before christmas hasn't melted yet and we've just had a fresh dump on top of it! I'm starting to reconsider my ambition to live in the Alps!

    Still, 3 hours it is!
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  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Cumbria looks like it's hovering between -2 and +1 today. Problem is most of the snow from before christmas hasn't melted yet and we've just had a fresh dump on top of it! I'm starting to reconsider my ambition to live in the Alps!

    Still, 3 hours it is!

    I want to live in the alps but thats because I am a skier as well as cyclist - if you dont do winter sports forget the alps, you wont do much cycling there between december and april !
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,157
    Think today is a day for a quick MTB ride & then move the turbo from the garage where its used to store thing on - to the house so it gets used!

    Managed to convince the wife that she would use it too :) Just need to convince her the kids won't mess with it, therefore it can go in the playroom with the tv & DVD player :)
  • a_n_t
    a_n_t Posts: 2,011
    freehub wrote:
    a_n_t wrote:
    chaingang through cheshire tomorrow am, bring it on?

    Yer bonkers, imagine coming off at 28mph!


    scratch that, inch of snow! i'm not that bonkers!
    Manchester wheelers

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    10m 20:21 2014
    25m 53:18 20:13
    50m 1:57:12 2013
    100m Yeah right.
  • nicensleazy
    nicensleazy Posts: 2,310
    Anyone fancy meeting up at Box Hill for a ride??
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    Got out for 3 hours in the snow wearing about 6 layers and sweating buckets! Most roads were untouched by cars, so I could get very good grip as long as I didn't drop below 25k or so and didn't make any sharp turns. Could have done with knobblies really. It's ice that makes it dangerous and luckily there was none around. With the rain starting up, I can see there'll be a bit of it around if the temperatures go below zero tonight. Bad times. :?
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    Bhima wrote:
    Got out for 3 hours in the snow wearing about 6 layers and sweating buckets! Most roads were untouched by cars, so I could get very good grip as long as I didn't drop below 25k or so and didn't make any sharp turns. Could have done with knobblies really. It's ice that makes it dangerous and luckily there was none around. With the rain starting up, I can see there'll be a bit of it around if the temperatures go below zero tonight. Bad times. :?

    which is why I am off to watch leeds v bath and drink some beer :lol:
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    50 miles done in the Peak - got caught out in a blizzard - OK heavy snow anyway - surprising how grippy fresh snow is but it didn't make for a great training ride.
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    50 miles and two x 30 min threshold intervals DONE! sketchy climbing up towards whitehaven on the A595... Unrideable inside the white lines on the A66 (what is it with grit's magical powers to never cross a white line?)

    And is there anybody in posession of a current driving license who adjusts their driving to the conditions? You know, little things like waiting until its safe and you can see before overtaking on a load of slush, not undertaking to get onto an icy roundabout a bit quicker, oh and not forcing people on two wheels to brake suddenly? [/rant]
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • Infamous
    Infamous Posts: 1,130
    Did the coldest and slowest 62 miles ever today. Feet been on a hot water bottle since I got in.
  • Buckled_Rims
    Buckled_Rims Posts: 1,648
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    And is there anybody in posession of a current driving license who adjusts their driving to the conditions? You know, little things like waiting until its safe and you can see before overtaking on a load of slush, not undertaking to get onto an icy roundabout a bit quicker, oh and not forcing people on two wheels to brake suddenly? [/rant]

    Quite badly iced where I live so I doubt I'll risk it.

    I also agree with the standard of driving being very poor. When I drive in snow and ice, I'm always gentle with the throttle. I can't understand why anyone wants to drive at "normal" speeds in these conditions?
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  • Casbar
    Casbar Posts: 168
    Went out for 2 hours around Box Hill...Left it till 12 noon, before heading out ....most roads are perfect, the odd side road however is a bit icey.....very cold though.

    Did not see many roadies just a few and a few more on MTB's

    Still better than the Turbo anyday
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  • stevewj
    stevewj Posts: 227
    Did 53 miles at zero deg. Some side roads had yesterdays melt water runoff from fields frozen and crushed up by the traffic and re-frozen making it a get off and walk job so was 6mph down on usual.
  • freehub
    freehub Posts: 4,257
    Went out to do 30 odd miles, but decided nah lets go for a metric century as it's the new year. So I did, was hard to motivate myself and it must have been below 0, lukilly roads where all clear.

    I decided not to take any food, I ate loads of crap last night. So did 63 miles, surprised at my performance, this air really does slow me down though.

    http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21508732 Does my flippin head in riding round here, 63 miles an apparently only 364ft of elevation, yet in Manchester a flat ride in cheshire ends up been about 1000ft maybe more for the same distance yet it does not feel any harder :s

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