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yeah I did, just got a very deep frost in newcaatle, so its not too bad, bloody cold though, as binners said, a lot colder at 5PM than 7AM
Yep, i do everyday, having no car is a great motivator. Some slippy bits but most of the ice was pretty visible, and pretty chilly but nowt too bad. I'm currently warming the office with my own smug sense of superiority.
Not managed a full distance commute this year yet, just the final 2 miles e/w, almost made it out of bed early enough this morning but the snooze button beat me again...
I rode to work across the Quantocks yesterday, but I think it only got down to -2. It's much warmer here today.
15 miles in today. 3 with the kids. Passed one boy not wearing gloves 😯
Yep,
Passed loads of parked cars, who's owners were clearing off the ice in a number of different ways, scrapping, pouring water from kettles, spraying, some even leaving their cars running.....
Did feel a little sorry for one person who had placed a carpet over his windscreen only for it to have slipped down during the night and covered his bonnet 😉
some even leaving their cars running.....
That's what I do. Heated windscreens FTW 😀
I wish I commuted on the same route as some forumites drive. Then I could warm my hands on their wing mirrors 🙁
Oh Yes - do it everyday - collegue of mine was complaining about no heating in her car.....what heating!?! 🙄
Its a joy going along the Thames path at the moment - no mud - just frost!!
I could warm my hands on their wing mirrors
Any prole touches my wing mirrors and I'll have my man set the hounds on them 😉
Of course. Its my only way to get to work. above freezing this morning in Edinburgh
Was a smidge nippy on the way in to Manchester this morning.
I dont understand how my uncovered ears/cheeks warm up yet my flngers with gloves on get colder...
I rode in this morning - almost lost it on one of those squigly lines of tar that get put between cracks in the asphalt, front and rear wheels were all over the place at about 15mph with traffic zooming past me - definitely a heart in mouth moment, took me a while to get over that.
Perfect morning for me. 20 miles, 90% offroad. Ground still frozen but air above freezing, and as it was so dry when it froze at the weekend, no huge worries about black ice. Set off in darkness and rode through the sunrise into work. The sun, mist and clouds worked together to exaggerate the scale of the Pentlands so they looked like a proper mountain range, and the half frozen canal was confusing the ducks and coots.
Sadly it's stayed above freezing so probably a pretty sloppy run home tonight. But still, it's better than getting the bus!
I did and yesterday but it's a short commute and i've got nice warm Altura night Vision Gloves and for today i used my ice spike wheels. More concerned about the muppet with his hood up who stepped out into the cycle lane without looking than the cold to be honest.
I dont understand how my uncovered ears/cheeks warm up yet my flngers with gloves on get colder...
Blood supply? Gloves too tight? Same with feet and oversized socks.
4 down hill miles here (blimey the wind cill adds) but only cold fingers.
nice and crisp and clear - much better than bloody wind that was blowing for the last few weeks 🙂
An hour and a quarter off road on the SS this morning for me, still hard ground frost here when I got in at 10.15 and the sandier trails were drying out all lurverly with the frost ripping all of the moisture back out. Colder than yesterday though when I was on the cross bike for an hour and 3/4 for a round the houses 50:50 ride in.
Back to rain again tomorrow!!
16km in this morning leaving at 06.55 on frosty but dry roads. Just getting psyched up for the return journey...
Nice bit of off road, no ice, just frosty frozen dirt. Nice little descent with some tail out on the brakes, good start to the day.
Slush puppy water bottle not so good.
Rode in today (18km).
About 6°, much more tolerable and just damp rather than icy.
Mornings seem to be getting a bit lighter too which is nice.
Yeah i managed today to. 13 miles, wet but mild, with a bit of wind. Still some ice on the back road though!
Singlespeeding at the moment but getting a bit fed up with spinning out on the downhill sections. May stick 1x10 on the back of it.
Did an extended 40 mile commute home last night. It always suprises me when you get out the city the difference in temperature!
What a difference a day makes, wet, windy. Still a fun commute in 😀