[Closed] Loving it or hating it - the weather that is?

Its too cold.

Bottled out for the holidays

Tracey

Loving it. It's about the only time the flatlands of Lincolnshire become any fun to ride. Been out every day, even when we had 5 inches. Tioga Factory XC Superlights 1.8", fantastic road tyres!
If we have to have a winter lets have a proper one, beats three degrees and drizzle any day.

Yep,been out today for first time in the snow. Really enjoyed it for a change. But, having said that, wouldn't want all the time.
Oh, and very impressed with minion tyres in snow/ice/slush

Been out on the road G more than the trails.

Don't mind driving out to the woods to play in the cold but my local stuff involves a lot of paths and roads to link things up and at the moment it is decidedly dodgy under foot.

loving it - nothing worse than a wet, mild winter.

loving it........tried to ride at kirroughtree yesterday and failed.
so took the dog for a 3 hr walk in the forest..........on the bike trails........and did not see any bikers 8)

HATING IT. Don't mind the snow so much, but this bloody ice is deadly, even just walking down to the shops is touch and go!

Not enjoying it, Want to ride my bike but dont want to break my neck, Instead of going out i've been buying presents for it 😆

whosthedaddy - not turning into a closet roadie are you? Slippery slope that one - next you'll be getting your legs waxed.

All the snow & ice (except for the final remains of the snowman) have gone from here. We have mud again. Snow was better (although commuting on the Brompton was dodgy on the ice as the bruise on my arse & knee testify!)

LOL !!!! G you never know mate for next Year, although I think i'll keep all my body hair for the puffer for warmth at the 'mo 😉

I am going out for some puffer training at Inners tomorrow evening - you should join us. 😀

Or are you not man enough?

We will be in the Tontine tomorrow evening relaxing

Tracey

My driving test got cancelled because of the weather, which really pissed me off. Apart from that not fussed really.

lovin it,cause i bought a crap frame and silly wheels 😉
no really colder the better for me...,this still feels mild from when i was in iceland for a weeks motorbiking..,windgusts of -28!!..,should be like this every winter,bah to gritters and slushy roads..,wish now i also had spikes for the other bike now its ice...

Reckon I'll need to get the fat suit on when I return to work. Pushed and ground my bike around the (small) wood once today in deep crusted snow. Don't think I'll get out riding proper once during more than 2 weeks of holidays.

Loving it. Although sometimes it can be deadly

Absolutely loving it just now. Although Im lucky enough to have some good snow/ice riding from my front door so dont have to travel far to enjoy it. Things were decidedly sketchy with the ice today but good fun all the same.

I dont think the same could be said for the person whose dog went through the ice at Threipmuir today though. I didnt hang around to find out the outcome as em. services were in attendance. Hope it all worked out OK.

Been too busy working and being with kids & grandkids recently.
Hope to get out tomorrow but I am night shift again so ❗
Need to swap to flats and hiking boots.
-7 when I left work @ 6am this morning 😕

loving the weather conditions - ice and snow is great, but to answer original question - I haven't ridden since Wed night...it was colder then than now, but the snow was fresh, rather than the icey, frozen rutted version that is now prevailing - no way can I ride for fun in that unfortunately....

currently -6.7 outside, superb 😆

I had a grate ride at Ae last weekend in the snow... but every thing up here has turned into compacted sheet ice now.... its a disaster.. canie wait for it to thaw oot...

snow fine, mud not to bad, now ice, i can't stand the sheet ice that has been around recently. At least it has melted, at least till tomorrow.

Winter is for ice climbing and mountains on two legs and skis, the bikes are cooling off in the garage - so yes I'm lovin this cold spell - about time we had a decent winter. Temps been -3 to -14 in Scottish Highlands!

getting sick of wheel spinning the car trying to get out of my street, haven't been out riding as i'm liable to break my crazy neck

It's bothering me to be honest. Don't know what the snow is like round your way but round ours it's either sheet ice for miles on end or snow that is crispy on top and slush underneath which the bike keeps breaking through and getting bogged down. It's impossible to ride on either. I've tried quite a few times now and end up getting frustrated at either ending up on my arse or pedalling the front wheel into mush that forces it sideways.

I'd love some real heavy snow to sort things out but I doubt it's going to happen now.

drove for nearly 4 hours to get to glentress. so much snow it was just silly. the upper card park had about a foot and a half. should have taken my snowboard. melt dam it.

hate it, ****in' hate it! 😥

Loving it. I don't care if I can ride in it or not - there are other things in life worth enjoying. I celebrate in the fact that we have proper seasons as each brings its own rewards. Another reason I love this country so much.

Hating it. More to do with the fact that I've done no proper exercise for the past week and it's driving my legs crazy! Also my poor dad has come over from Hong Kong (where it's 18°C), so he's not all that happy 🙂

loving the frost of the last few days. Snow was fun too. Didn't like the 1 inch ice that followed though.

Umm its just quite damp & slightly cool here on the Wirral, much like every winter.

Snow? No we don't get that round here!

So who is living the challenge of trying to ride in these conditions

Yes it was a real challenge yesterday. Out on the road for a pleasant 50 km. Bit blowy on the Marlborough Downs but I MTFUed and got back home in time for bacon butties.

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.

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.

Where are you Coulda?

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.

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

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.

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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.

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

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..........

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

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 😕

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 😀
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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....

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.

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 !!!!!

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

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

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!

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.

love it
crisp icey running
scarey bike riding
blue skies
sledging
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