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  • mrbobuk
    mrbobuk Posts: 20
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    I'm not able to get out in the snow at the moment, but a mate took some good photos:

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    This is around Mercaston near Derby.

    That looks suspiciously like my brother's Cotic Kieran. I was the p3ssy staying at home on the Tacx. Haha. :lol:
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    Given the title of the album is Nick W*********'s snow ride I think you might be right :)
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Got the cyclist tan well underway today

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    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
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  • mrbobuk
    mrbobuk Posts: 20
    Kieran_Burns wrote:
    Given the title of the album is Nick W*********'s snow ride I think you might be right :)

    Ah. Didn't notice that.

    Haha.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    EKE_38BPM wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    I think I saw some snow as I rode through the frozen tundra of Bushy Park.
    EKE, I think RJS is right about most schools having Parentmail or similar and the school should notify the parents officially that children will not be allowed to do the course if they are not approriately dressed. Unfortunately as we see all too often whilst some people are too stupid to be allowed to breed, they still do.
    I think all of the trainees will have learned that lesson very well indeed. I'll see tomorrow.

    Lesson learned.

    Still very cold and if I was in charge I would have tried to rearrange the session for another (warmer) time as, even though they wanted to learn, it was hard to concentrate on road positioning and shoulder checks when all you want to do is get inside and get warm.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    I found some....

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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    roger merriman wrote:
    I found some....

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    That's not Londonish.

    Where is it?
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    jimmypippa wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    I found some....

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    That's not Londonish.

    Where is it?

    That IS London. You yokel types don't realise that we really do have hills and weather. Honest!
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    jimmypippa wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    I found some....

    That's not Londonish.

    Where is it?

    Ah dog sitting for my folks, so Beacon Beacons.
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    I found a little up on the hills along Hadrians Wall. Only seems to be lingering on north faces of hills. Been snowing for two weeks but the best we've had is a cm or two of dusting. At least I haven't had to revert to the Snow Studs.
    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    roger merriman wrote:
    jimmypippa wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    I found some....

    That's not Londonish.

    Where is it?

    Ah dog sitting for my folks, so Beacon Beacons.

    Ah, I thought I couldn't recognise the area.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    jimmypippa wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    jimmypippa wrote:
    roger merriman wrote:
    I found some....

    That's not Londonish.

    Where is it?

    Ah dog sitting for my folks, so Beacon Beacons.

    Ah, I thought I couldn't recognise the area.

    It's fairly quiet bit of the brecon beacons, so i'd be surprised if any did. ie away from the touristy bits!
  • Bordersroadie
    Bordersroadie Posts: 1,052
    The Galashiels CC Hill TT in the Yarrow valley (near Selkirk) was called off two days ago due to 6ft snowdrifts still on some of the key climbs. Still plenty of snow to melt. I've not cleaned a bike for well over a month because the hosepipe has never thawed yet.
  • Initialised
    Initialised Posts: 3,047
    A fair bit left in the hills of West Durham:

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    I used to just ride my bike to work but now I find myself going out looking for bigger and bigger hills.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    The road was clear apart from snow run-off that had turned to ice, but this is the roadside today.

    PS:- The snow was fairly frozen at about 12-18" deep and that was about as far as we could get the wheels into it for balance.

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    Perspective view -

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  • bompington
    bompington Posts: 7,674
    Anybody fancy a ride over Winnats Pass?
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  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    bompington wrote:
    Anybody fancy a ride over Winnats Pass?
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    There was a minor avalanche on Winnats yesterday afternoon as well - not as big as that one, but enough to shut the road for a bit.
    It has been looking like a classic avalanche risk since at least Thursday. I doubt it is any better today. Yesterday, there were still a fair number of other cornices to fall.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    In light of the snow today, i am off to buy a balaclava.

    :x
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  • corriebee1
    corriebee1 Posts: 390
    I am bored of the snow now!!

    Cycling in today. 19 mph head wind. Snow blowing in my face. Not fun.

    Home last night however, was considerably more fun!
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,766
    So having been riding all of this year on an old MTB I'm on my new bike today, so it's snowing. FFS! It's only just starting to settle, hopefully it won't get a proper hold. Roads will be ok, but the park could be interesting.
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  • menthel
    menthel Posts: 2,484
    Tipping it down here in Raynes Park too. Fed up with all of this now. Roll on a different wind direction and no more snow!
    RIP commute...
    Sometimes seen bimbling around on a purple Fratello Disc or black and red Aprire Vincenza.
  • Fireblade96
    Fireblade96 Posts: 1,123
    First day on the bike for ages, and I get a strong headwind on the way to work, then snow for the return ! At least it isn't lying. For now.
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  • mrc1
    mrc1 Posts: 852
    Settling out here in rural essex.
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  • Fireblade96
    Fireblade96 Posts: 1,123
    I got so fed up with snow here, I've just booked another week snowboarding in the Alps.

    Keep it up, snow !

    :-)
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    I still have ice tyres on both the MTB & CX that's just messed up
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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • jimmypippa
    jimmypippa Posts: 1,712
    Don't try cycling on the Tissington trail yet...

    As I went past there was about 2-foot of snow along the bit that I could see.
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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Its a beautiful morning down here in sunny London. Good thing too as I'm working.
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    FCN 9: B Twin Vitamin - winter commuter/loan bike for trainees

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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Tipping snow down here this evening. FFS - where on earth is Spring? 4 weeks time I'll be in York halfway between London & Edinburgh
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  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Well we ended up with 3-4" of snow - is this the improvement in the weather the BBC forecast?
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    Ha ha

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    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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