First Proper cold commute !

KonaMike
KonaMike Posts: 805
edited November 2012 in Road general
This morning was the first proper taste of winter,crisp and sunny day but with a frost on the ground and my breath clearly visible. I think I almost enjoy riding more in this kind of weather,hardly broke a sweat so clean up and changing time was much faster once I got to work and to say I feel refreshed is an understatement !!
Its good this Cycling lark isnt it !!

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  • Paul 8v
    Paul 8v Posts: 5,458
    Wait till it gets so cold it feels like it's burning your lungs :-) Feels good to get out though, I know what you mean
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  • Pru
    Pru Posts: 53
    First day this year that I've had that feeling like I've just been punched in the nose as I leave the house.
  • Neale1978
    Neale1978 Posts: 484
    Country roads at times at night are 'interesting' as you go through patches that are colder than everywhere else.. or flooded
  • JamesB5446
    JamesB5446 Posts: 471
    Loved riding to work yesterday. Cold, but dry and no wind.
    Riding home was ok until a car hit me.

    As long as it's not raining and your hands and ears are nice and warm I don't think the cold is much of an issue. The ears thing might be less of a concern for people with smaller ears.
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    i think minus 11 is the lowest i got too! then the weather blinked first :)
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  • Mikey41
    Mikey41 Posts: 690
    I had this monday evening. Cycled back from work at 8pm, knew it was gonna be about 2C, what was less welcome was the fog. I hadn't expected that, not so nice.

    Cold, yes, but the kit worked so I was nice and warm. If it gets icy, then I'm not riding.
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  • Sentral
    Sentral Posts: 64
    It's not the temperature so much that bothers me, but I just can't face it when it's below 5c AND wet. I'm actually getting annoyed, fucking weather!
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  • ShutUpLegs
    ShutUpLegs Posts: 3,522
    Shouldn't this shite be in commuting chat
  • TakeTurns
    TakeTurns Posts: 1,075
    JamesB5446 wrote:
    As long as it's not raining and your hands and ears are nice and warm I don't think the cold is much of an issue.

    You forgot toes.
  • JamesB5446
    JamesB5446 Posts: 471
    Go look at the pic in the thread about my crash. My toes come with built in insulation.
  • KonaMike
    KonaMike Posts: 805
    I taped over all the vents in my Cycling shoes last night,much warmer toes this morning !
  • seanorawe
    seanorawe Posts: 950
    KonaMike wrote:
    I taped over all the vents in my Cycling shoes last night,much warmer toes this morning !

    Overshoes?
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  • Reane_Machine
    Reane_Machine Posts: 178
    seanorawe wrote:
    KonaMike wrote:
    I taped over all the vents in my Cycling shoes last night,much warmer toes this morning !

    Overshoes?

    I've been considering this solution.

    My toes are the first things to chill and it's not fun, especially when you start descending and create a gale over your feet.
    Hills are like half life - they wait until you're 50% recovered from one before hitting you in the face with the next.

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