Who saw C4 news last night? Great helicopter shot of a MTBer tanking along, off road, in the snow.
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is anyone still comuting to work in all this snow?
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Yep - off road every day this week so far - lots of fun
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Still trundling in here. Snow's fine but the Xmas ice was impossible. Fell off once on xmas eve on sheet ice you can't even stand up on. I'll be glad when it's all over but there's no sign of a thaw for weeks!
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yes, but most of the route is off road & canal paths while its silly on the roads.
Seen a jump in the number of bikes using the paths too since the snowfall.
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Decided to run the 8 miles this morning, mainly because of the idiot car drivers on the road.
BB
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I've done twice this week, but I'm knackered! 14 miles of country lanes and cycle paths, with a touch of off road. Usually it takes me fifty minutes, but today took one hour forty. There were also a few bum clenching moments going down hills over ice patches.
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Luxury commuting on the Ti456 across London this morning again. Main roads are clear of snow but lots of ice, really enjoyed it. SS set for mud and hills so spinning out....takes ages but waaaaaay better than walk, tube, tube, bus, walk.
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Nope. Manchester from the south is sheet ice all over the place within 2 ft of the kerb and there's no off road alternative. On the one hand it speaks of a lack of commitment. On the other hand I've got a busy season ahead and 3 weeks of turbo training and swimming is better than 6 weeks of nowt through a sprain or worse.
Good luck to all those still pedalling.
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I rode my mtb in this morning and it felt like cheating. Would have taken no longer than a normal fair weather commute but I went round for a second go on some bits. Great fun. Hope we get let out early again and I can take the scneic route home
Satisfying though, flying past stuck cars and sliding pedestrians (at a safe distance of course).
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bloody cold this morning on the way in, my fingers were pure agony for the first 10 minutes in the office. lights died too, the battery must be affected by the cold, so it's an early shoot for me!
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Nope, ditched the bike in favour of driving.
8" snow on lanes to my house, frozen snow on my usual commute makes it just too 'interesting' and the road part of my commute I feel too exposed because the snow has reduced the width to about 1 1/2 car-widths of icy compressed snow
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would be silly for me to attempt the car - the queue starts about 2 miles beyond my house and goes all the way to my work atm ... thats the haudagain r/about in aberdeen to pitmeaden drive.
works 5 miles. id spend longer defrosting car than ridingto work
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Ridden every day this week. Its been tough and thinking of taking tomorrow off. 26 miles round trip taking 40 mins longer than normal with mtb and spike tyres. Not fallen off yet!
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I was when it was more snowy, but now it's harder ice I'm not so keen so walked in today. I'm only a couple of miles from uni anyway so it's already only marginally worth it by the time I've got the bike out and teetered to the first rideable bit.
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Glad I'm not the only one who's speed has halved
It's almost like my Nevegals are even stickier than on tarmac 
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Stuipdly brought my normal commuter bike in this morning (old skool dawes horizon) as i couldn't fnid my rucksack. Was skecthy as hell on cycle path and road. Pulled the brakes in going down a slight hill (which doesn't have traffic) and they did nothing
Will bring the mountain bike with nobby nics tomorrow
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Yep, 12 miles each way mostly off road. -6 this morning at 06:00.
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I am. 5 miles through south the central Manchester. This morning was painfully cold until I got into town, where it was warmer but still minus 8.
Nope. Manchester from the south is sheet ice all over the place within 2 ft of the kerb and there's no off road alternative.
It is becoming more so. The better routes seem to be the less driven, so still have some srunchy snow on. Plenty of ice underneath, though. I'm on SS MTB (33x16) running super soft 2.3 inch tyres.
On the one hand it speaks of a lack of commitment. On the other hand I've got a busy season ahead and 3 weeks of turbo training and swimming is better than 6 weeks of nowt through a sprain or worse.
For this reason, I'll ride home tonight and get the bus in tomorrow. I've hit the turbo twice already this week, and will do again tonight. And again at the weekend.
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Ridden in all days so far on the Airnimal (skinny slick high pressure tyres), but iffy about tomorrow - it's gonna be more slippery than today and I don't need an injury.
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Riding on my commute at the moment. 10 miles but have a good choice of routes from main roads to country roads to off road. The bike is much more practical than the car and I can walk bits which get too much to ride. Very few cars on the road at the moment as well and they quite often are holding me up.
Using my old mountain bike which has some file type tread tyres on. Could do with some better choice of tyres but it's too cold at night to change them.Was -7 this morning. Had to stop in a shop for 5 minutes just to warm myself up halfway in.
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We're commuting and are open!! Bit interesting though it must be said...
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Absolutely!
The normal fixed gear has been left at home in favour of the SS hardtail for the 6 miles of canal ice path followed by 5 miles of icy/slushy road. I love riding in these conditions, just wrap up and get out there.
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Combination of train and walking on Tuesday (when the snow was fluffy and fresh), since then I've been doing the off-road route on my FS MTB with its normal FastTrak tyres at about 20psi.
Canal towpath then a mix of farm tracks, quiet back roads and bridleways, the last 2 miles is on road. It's been OK except that all the packed snow is now rock solid and really bumpy! 2+hrs each way for 18 miles - depressing really given that in summer I can do it on the CX in 1.20.Posted 2 years ago # -
Borrowed my mates Giant Bowery fixey to try out on Monday... such a fearful commute in snow having never ridden fixed. It has put me off getting a similar bike somewhat!
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Not me unfortunately. My bike commute is 20 miles all on road/cycle path, about half of which is across a moor. It's bad enough driving on the a road and the cycle path has very thick snow on it. It's doing my head in.
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Yup, back at work after two weeks off and back onto my daily commute home today of 15 miles from Blackburn to Preston on my hardtail. The only thing that has keept me commuting for the last two years on my bike is that I am not prepared to pay silly prices for petrol or diesel like most people do. Cold, does not bother me. I would like to think I am a man and not a mouse.
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Cold doesn't bother me either, sliding on ice does, as does being hit bit a skidding car. I guess I'm just not man enough.
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Someone else turned up at my office on a nice Five today, only 2 bikes parked in the shed instead of the usual 30 but I think they're worth more than the usual 30 rat-commuters
He said "I've been watching you coming and going and you seem to be surviving". I'll feel quite responsible when he inevitably rides into the canal.
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i try to cycle to work year round but its getting harder the older i get
thwang
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Yeah, every day this week.
Black ice in bus lanes is scary as fook though so it's riding on the main roads for me at the moment.
Even had to buy some proper winter gloves after my Specialized Deflects proved useless against sub zero riding - Gore Tool III's now keeping my fingers all cosy like
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Skiing in tomorrow...
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Of course.
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32-22 gearing
22psi in the tyres
flat pedals and combat boots (and tights got some funny looks today!)
perfect ice bike - until i get a pugsley.
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Yep. Two pairs of gloves and two pairs of socks mind - obviously getting nesh in my old age. Snowploughs are a masjor hazard when they pass you. Snow drifts are entertaining. Riding in snow is knackering though! Probably fit enough to join Team Sky now
(Having said that I have ducked out of the last 36 hours - spent them hairing around in an MR land rover. We are the new ambulance service for Greater Manchester and the Peak District. Something not right about being in Mountain Rescue kit, and wearing crampons in Wythenshawe!)
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