I like the snow - bring it back please

SimonAH
SimonAH Posts: 3,730
edited December 2010 in Commuting chat
C'mon, a bit of snow and ice or 3 degrees and pi@@ing down? I know which I prefer....
FCN 5 belt driven fixie for city bits
CAADX 105 beastie for bumpy bits
Litespeed L3 for Strava bits

Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.

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  • Lancslad
    Lancslad Posts: 307
    yeah me to 3 degrees and peeing down too.
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  • fossyant
    fossyant Posts: 2,549
    Rain and no ICE........... Yes please.............. although not back commuting until the 4th............................

    Riding the ICE bike for 4-6 weeks is 'good character building'.............hmmmmmmm :?
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    I'll take the rain, thanks.
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  • hatbeard
    hatbeard Posts: 1,087
    I like it when there's actual snow about, makes the cars go slower, when it rains they just drive faster it seems.
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  • Mr Sworld
    Mr Sworld Posts: 703
    Snow rocks! It means you can get off the bike and walk to places like this instead! :D

    IMGP0210_edited-1.jpg
  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    It was positively tropical on the ride to work this morning. I much prefer this temp. Please stay like this :lol:
  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    I want the snow back, need to justify my ice tyres :twisted:


    Saying that, they've saved me on one occasion already..
  • Clever Pun
    Clever Pun Posts: 6,778
    My bike prefers the wet to snow, that's for sure. No rain just fog for me this morning and no traffic, was a great ride in
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  • spen666
    spen666 Posts: 17,709
    Rain anyday for me than ice / snow
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    Rain and fog infinitely more fun than snow and ice.
    Nearly fell off this morning - got all the way to work and then the bike slipped on the rotating metal car platform thingy in the goods bay at work. Thankfully it slipped half a second after I'd unclipped rather than half a second before :oops:
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  • W1
    W1 Posts: 2,636
    Cafewanda wrote:
    It was positively tropical on the ride to work this morning. I much prefer this temp. Please stay like this :lol:

    Was far too hot this morning! Positively tropical!
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    I stuck my head out of the window (to test the temperature) before getting dressed, so today I 'only' had long tights, 3/4 tights, l/s jersey, softshell jacket and one pair of gloves.

    Items missing in comparison to the colder days we've had are: fingerless mitts under the big gloves, tracksuit bottoms over tights & 3/4s, l/s base layer, buff, second pair of socks.

    I was a bit worried I had under dressed at first, but I got it just right. Lets hope that holds for the ride home too.

    Snow and ice are fun for a couple of days 'novelty factor', but I prefer fog and wet roads to a negligible co-efficient of friction and double digit negative temperatures.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Yup, got the clothing just right for the way home, maybe even a little too warm, had to vent before getting sweaty.
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    Mr Sworld wrote:
    Snow rocks! It means you can get off the bike and walk to places like this instead! :D

    IMGP0210_edited-1.jpg

    Nice.
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  • unixnerd
    unixnerd Posts: 2,864
    I'm afraid the thaw is my fault, or more accurately my wife's. She bought me new cross country skis for Christmas!

    The trails up here are covered in ice, not easily skiable or rideable. So I took the road bike out today for the first time this month and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm happy to say that skiing every day has done my cycling legs no harm :-)
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  • johnnyL
    johnnyL Posts: 36
    First Christmas in New Zealand and it didn't feel right without the cold UK weather.

    Missed the snow (and riding in it!)

    Great photo
    skinny as
  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    JohnnyL, I hope the earthquakes in NZ don't Hurt You So.

    I wonder how many on here will get that reference?
    FCN 3: Raleigh Record Ace fixie-to be resurrected sometime in the future
    FCN 4: Planet X Schmaffenschmack 2- workhorse
    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

    I'm hungry. I'm always hungry!
  • Valy
    Valy Posts: 1,321
    The recent snow is one which I resented the most. For the 1st time in my life probably...

    ... and before and after the snow, there is rain everywhere. Maaaaaaaan. :(
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  • marchant
    marchant Posts: 362
    Bring the snow back, so I can try this; Zip-tie snow tyres

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