Is anyone else looking forward to the cold snap?

lost_in_thought

Kieran_Burns wrote:

These: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-cx-pro ... ross-tyre/

or these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/schwalbe-cx-pro ... ross-tyre/

trying to see what the difference is at the moment

But will they actually work in snow?

fnegroni

To work in snow all you need is mud tyres.

The studs are for additional grip on ice.

If you commute on icy but otherwise plowed roads (black ice) then you need studded tyres with a shallow tread.

Since I plan to ride on all sorts, I need mud tyres with studs (ice spikers).

Last year I commuted on mud tyres and they performed great until I hit sheet ice where I just had to put my feet flat to the floor for additional stability.

I recommend in any case to lower the saddle and to use flats, not clipless pedals.

dombo6

Strith wrote:

Love it. Nothing better than a crisp ride in the morning,. Unfortunatly my MTB is back home in wales, used to love hitting snowy trails.
I prefer my ice at the bottom of a G'n'T though.

Surely it floats on top? Or are you using heavy water ?

shouldbeinbed

Kieran_Burns wrote:

We've got dire warnings about serious sub-zero temps (for the UK) for the rest of the week.

(and snow... CX tyres, CX tyres...)

Am I the only one looking forward to the ride in when it's guaranteed to be lung shatteringly cold?

Wandering into the office with a healthly glow, sweating slightly and trying to cool down while everyone else looks like a big furry multi-coloured snowman.... then you get the inevitable "You cycled in THIS?????" :shock:

I LOVE cycling when it's freezing me.

yeah can't wait, got my winter gear and glove layering sorted, I took my studded tyre bike this morning just to scrub the newness off the tyres. maxed out tyre pressure and an interesting experience on tarmac but great on my country park bit, pinging along on the grass. I'm going to drop the pressure for home to see if it makes them a bit less skittish on hard top bring on the snow.

This years temperature range for me riding has been 42 degrees C -15 to +28.

Initialised

Looking forward to it, hopefully the Snow Studs will keep me going. Ordered a sledge too.

cyberknight

Bond bike FTW !!

hatbeard

just ordered the marathon winters from wiggle.

I did double check that there wasn't already a backlog of orders on the stock due in by end of nov and they said they're expecting 100 items and currently only have orders for about 15 in case anyone else was considering them.

Clever Pun

thinking about getting the longs out for next week

and the lobster gloves will be out soon too by the looks of things

Cafewanda

So a gentle leadup to the cold snap and I wimp out of going running tonight. I have a 5 mile cross country race on Saturday................ at the moment, anyway :roll:

I HATE THE COLD

nicklouse

out side our office today



its coming your way.

Cafewanda

nicklouse, I'm not your friend :P

I wonder if I could work from home til March?

cyclopsbiker

Cafewanda wrote:

nicklouse, I'm not your friend :P

I wonder if I could work from home til March?

CW - my other half suggests you cycle faster
shall I do the honours and make him see the error of his comment...or do you want that pleasure??

Kieran_Burns

I'll be down to whichever shop sells the Schwalbe as soon as my new card comes in (sec alert cancelled my old one :evil: )

nicklouse

Mmmm

NGale

I'm looking into getting a second hand bike for the winter period so I can continue to cycle to work (the trek on skinny tyres won't be an option) seen a couple half decent bikes today for about £100 which would do nicely for the winter.

MonkeyMonster

might put the knobblies back on... handy having a fundamental mtb under the scalper.

Nice fcn raiser too You'll hear me coming though

Kieran_Burns

Just had this posted on Scoobynet:

nicklouse

looks like -16/18 for me.....

Cafewanda

cyclopsbiker wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

nicklouse, I'm not your friend :P

I wonder if I could work from home til March?

CW - my other half suggests you cycle faster
shall I do the honours and make him see the error of his comment...or do you want that pleasure??

You first sweetie. I am quite happy to let him have a 'reminder' if necessary :twisted:

So dinner and now a snack and a hot drink. I'm going to have to MTFU and run otherwise I'll need to join Fat Club if this cold snap drags on :roll:

Initialised

cyberknight wrote:

Bond bike FTW !!

Ortis (gadget show) tested it on a ski slope, wasn't impressed.

jrduquemin

Mr Plum wrote:

I don't mind the cold at all, but I hate icy roads

+1 to that :-)

hatbeard

Cafewanda wrote:

cyclopsbiker wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

nicklouse, I'm not your friend :P

I wonder if I could work from home til March?

CW - my other half suggests you cycle faster
shall I do the honours and make him see the error of his comment...or do you want that pleasure??

You first sweetie. I am quite happy to let him have a 'reminder' if necessary :twisted:

So dinner and now a snack and a hot drink. I'm going to have to MTFU and run otherwise I'll need to join Fat Club if this cold snap drags on :roll:

I cycled home AND ran 5miles tonight... just saying :P

edit: and the running was hill sprints.

EKE_38BPM

HB, did you get a Vitamin in the end?

Cafewanda

HB, I hate a show-off :P :P

Anyways, the sausage rolls tasted delish 8)

hatbeard

EKE_38BPM wrote:

HB, did you get a Vitamin in the end?

realised I needed some new winter clothing more than I needed a second bike.

soundninjauk

I really hope we get some epic snow in London again. It'll give me a chance to break out the Orange P7 and ride past all the people waiting at bus stops in the snow for buses that are snowed into the depots. Again.

Kieran_Burns

I've just checked the local weather forecast :shock:

Monday morning around here is going to be lethal (I mean that literally) Saturday forecast is for about 3 inches of snow, Sunday is showing a MAXIMUM temperature of -1 and minimum Sunday -> Monday of -8 :shock: :shock:

This means that there will be frozen snow on all the minor roads around here and the main roads will be an ice rink until enough traffic goes over to melt it.

Whatever happens I am not driving in on Monday. I'll be safer on the bike (and having more fun) and I am definitely getting the snow tyres on the bike this weekend.

Good Luck everyone!

Rooner

Look forward to the cold crisp air.....dread the ice. Broke my wrist two winters ago coming off on ice (on knobblies as well), this winter had a couple of terrifying moments when approaching a gentle bend on a main road to discover black ice along whole lengthm so didn't negotiate corner and rode straight across, unable to stop. Luckily cars couldn't make it either else would have been unpleasant.

Soon as the icy stuff hits here, its only running for me. Should be able to run one way and bus (yuk) the other, but thats going to be hard going for more than a week or two

rhext

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I've just checked the local weather forecast :shock:

Monday morning around here is going to be lethal (I mean that literally) Saturday forecast is for about 3 inches of snow, Sunday is showing a MAXIMUM temperature of -1 and minimum Sunday -> Monday of -8 :shock: :shock:

This means that there will be frozen snow on all the minor roads around here and the main roads will be an ice rink until enough traffic goes over to melt it.

Whatever happens I am not driving in on Monday. I'll be safer on the bike (and having more fun) and I am definitely getting the snow tyres on the bike this weekend.

Good Luck everyone!

Errr, which local forecast are you looking at? The Met office doesn't seem to think it's going to be anything like as bad as that. If it is, I might plan on staying in bed!

Kieran_Burns

This one:

http://www.yourweather.co.uk/weather_Ru ... 721-f.html

This one:

http://www.weathercity.com/uk/gb/ruddington/

this one:

http://www.myweather2.com/Golf-Courses/ ... spx?sday=4