Is anyone else looking forward to the cold snap?

rhext

I like those better. Much more interesting than the Met office

Kieran_Burns

rhext wrote:

I like those better. Much more interesting than the Met office

According to the Met Office - it is raining now.

It's not.

dreamlx10

No

antfly

EKE_38BPM wrote:

HB, did you get a Vitamin in the end?

Do you mean a suppository?

Agent57

My autosocks arrived today.

rhext

Kieran_Burns wrote:

rhext wrote:

I like those better. Much more interesting than the Met office

According to the Met Office - it is raining now.

It's not.

No, but there are a few clouds around and you can understand how they might get confused.

hatbeard

antfly wrote:

EKE_38BPM wrote:

HB, did you get a Vitamin in the end?

Do you mean a suppository?

he was referring to the £70 cheap as chips trip to the pub/shops type bike that's recently been discontinued by decathlon.

although technically it does go between your bumcheeks.

Initialised

Was snowing when I woke up, has been sleet on and off all day. Snow Studs should turn up before it gets too bad next week. Can't wait to see the looks on the doubters faces.

rolf_f

Kieran_Burns wrote:

rhext wrote:

I like those better. Much more interesting than the Met office

According to the Met Office - it is raining now.

It's not.

I'd rather trust to the forecaster that relies on millions of pounds worth of computer software and is relied on by the emergency services etc than the one that uses a few strings of seaweed and is relied on by Metro . You won't do better than the Met Office unless by luck.

Will be putting my Schwalbe Marathon Winter on tonight... And hopefully ordering one for the back!

fnegroni

Ok, got my Ice Spikers sitting next to me in the office waiting for me to fit them to the spare rims.

Now, question is, the instructions say that the tyres must be ridden gently on hard surface for 25 miles before being used properly. This is to apparently ensure the studs are seated properly.

I usually follow instructions to the letter and will therefore need to do one commute on them tomorrow to ensure they are ready for when the snow comes.

But, has anyone ever bothered? And if not, are there really any ill effects?

antfly

It's not going to snow.

Kieran_Burns

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

Initialised

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

I got caught up in it but 30 minutes in the snow beats an hour being traffic

rolf_f

One Marathon Winter now installed on front wheel of MTB.......plus new pair of pads on the rear as another pad has just fallen off the back plate :roll: Will have loads of resistance from the back as I can't force the calipers back any further. Hate disc brakes!

mtb-idle

my central heating has broken so not enjoying the cold snap at all

antfly

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

Except in Scotland and the far north....

andy83

Im actually loving this cold weather, just wrap up warm, shimano mw80 on and just ride a little more carefully.

seems that when it gets cold / rains / or windy then people forget how to drive so there seems loads of traffic but not a problem when on bike.

nice fresh air is much better than sitting on bus or in car. winter bike just needs tweaking for the snow

fnegroni

Just fitted the pair of Ice Spikers on the spare rims.

Been on a test drive for a couple of minutes and they feel OK.

They grip just fine but you can tell on dry tarmac they are not as good as proper slick tyres.

Yet they don't have any grip issues either: climbing up a steep incline a couple of times with no rear wheel slip.

The only time I feel a bit 'floaty' is when doing a tight upright turn at very slow speed.

Currently running at 40PSI front and 50PSI rear.

Braking is positive but I will wait until the 25 miles run-in is over before making any comments on their performance on dry roads, and deciding whether it's worth keeping them on before the snow arrives or instead put the main wheel set back on, which now has Panaracer FireXCPro's (1.8 inch) on.

Initialised

antfly wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

Except in Scotland and the far north....

Just hoping it's not too bad tomorrow, was expecting my Snow Studs today but they aren't here yet.

Hot Orange

Snow on the tyres this morning.

I mean, I didn't have to get snow on the tyres this morning - there was only a light dusting in places. But my inner child took over and I steered into it and watched it turn the tyres white for a couple of revolutions before it disappeared. Brought a smile to my face.

And then I turned into the b@st@rd headwind.

Kieran_Burns

antfly wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

Except in Scotland and the far north....

and apparently Norfolk...

rhext

Yes, but it's not going to snow in Derby. I'm in Derby and I always miss out on the snow.

I have to confess, it was a little parky on the way in this morning!

Initialised

Buy Schwlbe Snow Studs still hadn't turned up, so I went a bit slower than normal. Was still the first to turn up at work and the only one not late. The extra layers were overkill.

Permission to feel smug.

antfly

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

antfly wrote:

It's not going to snow.

Ummm.... denial is a terrible thing. There is white stuff falling out of the sky and settling in the North of England and all over Scotland right now.

Except in Scotland and the far north....

and apparently Norfolk...

A light dusting apparently, nothing to get excited about...anyway it's a beautiful day here on the west coast.

Kieran_Burns

rhext wrote:

Yes, but it's not going to snow in Derby. I'm in Derby and I always miss out on the snow.

I have to confess, it was a little parky on the way in this morning!

Well - you never know

Met office have just issues the following:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ ... nings.html

nicklouse

-4 when i went out earlier

fnegroni

Update on ice spikers:

Even on dry tarmac, had to lower the pressure slightly, maybe down to 30 or so PSI, on my way to work: these tyres have really stiff sidewalls.

Grip is fine, they are LOUD, but weren't much slower than my usual commute recently: in the summer on slicks I can do it at 18mph av., but recently had been more like 16 av.
With the ice spikers on, it took roughly the same time, so can't be less than 15mph av., and I wasn't pushing it.

Climbing is harder, but once at speed they are quite solid and absorb potholes with ease.

Had to take mudguards off though since mines are not wide enough.

deptfordmarmoset

I've got this Met Office weather gadget in my browser and it's been displaying the temperature as 1.7 degrees C since at least midsummer. Finally, it's just about accurate...

camerone

nicklouse wrote:

-4 when i went out earlier

thats a sackfull of snow since your last photo yesterday. are you commuting by bike in that!!??

cyclopsbiker

camerone wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

-4 when i went out earlier

thats a sackfull of snow since your last photo yesterday. are you commuting by bike in that!!??

I wanna be there....building a snowman/woman/person. not stuck inside an office in London.