Winter is Definitely Coming

meanredspider

5C and pouring with rain. And likelihood that there will be snow on the mountains very soon. Bummer

tptvmbircn

I'm in Tyne & Wear, all I can say is here we go again! this year armed with Marathon Winters and a full new endura outfit so it makes things better

FoldingJoe

Too right.

I felt like one of the Little Pigs last night. That wind was incredible!! :shock:

Glad it eased off somewhat before I set off this morning.

Long_Time_Lurker

stealthelite1986 wrote:

I'm in Tyne & Wear, all I can say is here we go again!

I'm up here too. But I can do cold - it's the wind that is starting to annoy me. It always seems to be in my face.
I'm sure it changes direction through the day. Someone up there is trying to piss me off. :x

tptvmbircn

Yeah it has been getting up the past few days, mild though yesterday I thought, chilly today. Same as you on that note the cold I can do, just always that first time on the saddle in the morning brr and then your all good haha

craker

I'm trying out 3/4 length bib shorts for the first time. I can't actually see the point... my shins were cold this morning. Might as well be wearing longs.

mudcow007

pretty bad here this morning, i was getting blown all over the place....an not in the good way

we had sideways rain too

t4tomo

it snowed in switzerland (Arosa and probably other towns) a couple of weeks ago apparently.

MonkeyMonster

lovely and fresh this morning but i was still a sm when i got to work.

Wallace1492

Under 10C here.... Don't like the wind, but that's all.
The gathering darkness depresses me.

However, as it gets cooler, means I don't sweat as much.

rebs

I'm still rocking short sleeve jersey and shorts down here.... :P

gbsahne001

rebs wrote:

I'm still rocking short sleeve jersey and shorts down here.... :P

same here, although my feet were a bit chilled this morning.

mudcow007

rebs wrote:

I'm still rocking short sleeve jersey and shorts down here.... :P

i still am up here too!!

i dont generally wear gloves or mitts. but this morning the old pinkies were freezing

meanredspider

Well my prediction was right - there was snow on the Benn this morning (Benn Wyvis (1000m-ish) which I can see from my living room across the Cromarty Firth).

Out with the Airjack 851 - reminded what a fab jacket it is. Wore it with no baselayer and was toasty even when the rain & hail got me. RW80s and Woolie Boolies too.

Only disappointment was my L&M Stella 400 lights. Can't find any way of mounting them on the Boardman CX because of the suicide brakes. They're going back to be replaced with the Ay Ups that came top in the BR test.

Grim wind up here too (30kmh) but I applied some underarm MTFU this morning so I was fine.

meanredspider

mr_si wrote:

I'm trying out 3/4 length bib shorts for the first time. I can't actually see the point... my shins were cold this morning. Might as well be wearing longs.

+1 Either it's cold enough for longs or it isn't. 3/4 "Knicks" (even the name is stupid) have all the downsides of tights (uncomfortable behind the knee) without the benefits.

I once bought a pair of Endura Meryls (3/4). Fortunately they were such rubbish quality that they went back.

notsoblue

MonkeyMonster wrote:

lovely and fresh this morning but i was still a sm when i got to work.

+1 Kinda looking forward to my 3/4 shorts arriving...

UndercoverElephant

First time this year wearing a long-sleeved jersey, got five minutes down the road and regretted not wearing full-fingered gloves.

Paul E

UndercoverElephant wrote:

First time this year wearing a long-sleeved jersey, got five minutes down the road and regretted not wearing full-fingered gloves.

At this time of year I always have some in my bag as a back up, I hate having cold knuckles

Kieran_Burns

@MRS - get an extender arm, the short one. As long as the lights aren't too heavy it works really well.

This kind of thing:

cicada

The arm warmers were on all the way in this morning. Right about the mitts, took a few kms before the hands warmed up. I'm not sure how i feel about my 3/4 shorts, they do help on the right days but never worked out which days there where :?

meanredspider

Kieran_Burns wrote:

@MRS - get an extender arm, the short one. As long as the lights aren't too heavy it works really well.

Thanks KB - I thought about something like that. There were some additional disappointments with the L&M lights though - the Boardman has a tapering and triangular top tube which isn't ideal for mounting the battery on. Normally I'd go for the stem but the brake cables get in the way (as would that device that you've pictured). The cables are very short, really limiting the options.

Then I saw the Ay Up review and investigated further. They come with a little "bridge" over the stem clamp which should work perfectly. For the price of the L&M's, I solve my problem, get 200 extra lumens, an extension cable and the 6-hour battery



Merlin will take the L&Ms back as they are unused.

Initialised

Still in shorts. Got cold toes so the overshoes might have to come out for more than just rain soon.

Wallace1492

UndercoverElephant wrote:

First time this year wearing a long-sleeved jersey, got five minutes down the road and regretted not wearing full-fingered gloves.

Even in the -12C of January? Your tough.... :shock:


Know what you mean really!!

UndercoverElephant

Wallace1492 wrote:

UndercoverElephant wrote:

First time this year wearing a long-sleeved jersey, got five minutes down the road and regretted not wearing full-fingered gloves.

Even in the -12C of January? Your tough.... :shock:


Know what you mean really!!

Absolutely, I just wear really large comedy socks to over the gaps.

MonkeyMonster

ffs... as CJ pointed out I was dressed for winter this morning. SS jersey, shorts and mitts.

Wusses

ps - he was actually wearing 2 duffle coats. How I have no idea...

Torvid

I'm not saying it was cold in birmingham today but i was considering not chilling my water bottle before the ride in.

essjaydee

Cold and rain I can live with, but not the bloody wind

Really does me in

Hoping it dies down as predicted for tomorrow

cjcp

MonkeyMonster wrote:

ffs... as CJ pointed out I was dressed for winter this morning. SS jersey, shorts and mitts.

Wusses

ps - he was actually wearing 2 duffle coats. How I have no idea...

It's cold. Baselayer comes out tomorrow, as do the thermal 3/4 tights. Brrrr.

meanredspider

Hard work getting home tonight - strong wind right on the bow

Ride hard

You guys are proper hard, how much red meat do you eat? Or is it a can of special brew before you leave in the morning that gives you that all important ready brek glow for cold weather:)

It reminds me of a guy I regularly saw on my commute into central london via clapham and stockwell. This dude wore shorts and vest come rain, sunshine or snow. I kid you not. When most of us were struggling to keep warm in sub zero temperatures, he was still dropping the surfer look. I thought he was nuts. It's not any of you is it? He was on a montain bike and had a massive backback.

itboffin

Brought out the Castelli jacket this morning, stupid idea it was no where near cold enough, boil in the bag again.

Looks cool though 8) oh and I did PB the commute route 8)