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couldashouldawoulda - Member

Personally I'm getting p*****d off. I'm still snowbound. Nobody's been out of the house since last Wed night. The snow is still 10 inches deep. Just now its frozen so we cant even have a snowball fight. My bikes are 200 miles plus ferry ride away. The nearest road is an ice rink on a hill. Our relatives have the runs for a week and really should be in hospital. The booze is running out. HELP!

On the plus side there is a great community spirit. And children are amazed that this used to happen and people had to adapt.

Posted 2 years ago #
Northwind - Member

Loved it at first but I'm losing interest now. Having to take the mtb to work again tomorrow because my motorbike's out of the question, which is a pain. The cold's fine, even the snow, slush and ice can be entertaining but right now it's just extremely hard to ride anywhere.

Posted 2 years ago #
andrewh - Member

Where are you Coulda?

Posted 2 years ago #
devs - Member

Love it. Not been able to get much done on the sheet ice and breakable crust that we've had but I've still given it a go for a few miles on the SS. Tonight we had new snow and the old stuff can just about take your weight without you going through. Had a blast on some untouched downhills. Will be out again tomorrow.

Posted 2 years ago #
italspark - Member

got the best of both here in east lothian 4" snow on the hills and frozen sand on the beaches......sorted

Posted 2 years ago #
PePPeR - Member

Don't like riding in it, I seem to have an aversion to breaking more limbs these days, (getting too old) but still love the cold weather and we've been out for long walks with the dog every day and had a great time.

Yesterday we went to Weston Super Mare, the beach was excellent, the dog went crazy chasing all the sea gulls and came home very tired and happy.

Posted 2 years ago #
ononeorange - Member

Love it! A proper winter at last with proper snow and stuff. It makes riding the bike more fun (the 6+ inches of mud and gloop are frozen under the snow), the only improvment would have been if the trains to work had stopped running, but never mind.

Posted 2 years ago #
pennine - Member

Bike left at home and on with the walking boots. Yorkshire dales yesterday

Posted 2 years ago #
asdfhjkl - Member

Been out on the bike almost every day in the snow. Getting a bit fed up of it now that it's melting and leaving the roads like ice rinks.

Posted 2 years ago #
hilldodger - Member

What weather ?
little bit of frost and light drizzle down here
mild, no wind and no problems off or on road - global warming, yeah baby..........

Posted 2 years ago #
Christowkid - Member

Hating it.
Live in a steep laned village that has been difficult to get around since saturday before Xmas because of ice! Numerous 'off's ' and crunches with cars around and about, some even on the flat road at the valley bottom. Everyone agreeing it's been a nightmare to get around, luckily most people have had time off from work. Farmers in landies been struggling too, which is rare, and a local bus has been bashed up when driver got it wrong and discovered how hard the stone walls are. Even getting logs from the garage has been tricky with ice everywhere.
Today - black as night at 10.30am and p*ssing down.......
Not sure of it's the conditions or the chest infection that's been getting at me. Haven't felt like getting on bike.....
Hey ho
Q

Posted 2 years ago #
allyharp - Member

I'm starting to get a bit sick of it now. The snow was great at first but now it has frozen solid so all the hills are covered in sheets of ice making the steepest parts difficult to even walk up.
To add to that I had just begun some driving lessons, which are now on hold while the roads are a mess

Posted 2 years ago #
colande - Member

boxing day ride
that'll be sheet ice
was just starting to believe that i could ride on ice,
i was saying to myself,
"you gotta have faith" (a la George Michael)
then my bike is sliding one way and im sliding on my back another

Posted 2 years ago #
bigyinn - Member

Was out most of yesterday, pretty gopping and muddy with some rather annoying chainsuck as a result.
Nearly back home when i realised my shock was stuck down. Time to fit the new bushings and seal kit then....

Posted 2 years ago #
Gary_M - Member

Not happy with it at all really. I've had to drive to work for the past two weeks. Usually love riding at this time of year what with the lack of traffic on the road. Doesn't look like I'll be riding this week either.

Riding off road from home involves some riding on the road and I'm not prepeared to drive for a few hours to go for a ride.

Posted 2 years ago #
sparsons - Member

I enjoyed a lovely snowy walk over the Quantocks from Cothlestone Hill to the Blue Ball Inn at Triscombe, prior to XMAS, since then have been hating the weather, slipped and slided along the canal towpath and now it's all p155 wet here.
I'll be glad to get back to work, give me my holidays in the summer time !!!!!

Posted 2 years ago #
Northwind - Member

Enjoying it again, after hearing everyone at work moan about driving in it all day, then getting sent home early for safety reasons- meant I could take the long route home through some lovely fresh snow

Posted 2 years ago #
whosthedaddy - Member

Had a fantastic ride from Callander to just shy of Killin today in some amazing scenery, really stunning.

Posted 2 years ago #
stuartm555 - Member

I'm loving in Although I've not actually been on a bike since it started but have been ski touring / snowboarding loads.

Was out in the Pentlands yesterday and it looked more like the Alps ... white hills with long lines of people climbing up them all!

Posted 2 years ago #
stevenmenmuir - Member

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pics-new-bikes-pentlands-snow-soul-scandal-and-p7-content
This was us in the Pentlands yesterday, loved it.

Posted 2 years ago #
antigee - Member

love it
crisp icey running
scarey bike riding
blue skies
sledging
stars

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