xc ski
more fun in that kinda winter
You guys realize I’m FROM Edmonton, right? I don’t drive, either, so I used to walk around in the cold a lot.
I got in touch with the bike commuters society. I guess they rent bikes for cheap, so I’m going to see if they have something with strong wheels, and if they don’t, I’ll ride the shitty mtb.
I’m not planning any epic rides or anything; I just want to try riding a bit. I should be able to use most of my stepmom’s insane cold weather gear that she uses for running.
I’ll be in town for two weeks.
Oh, and I’m definitely going to try and get at least one xc skiing session in. I miss that.
I miss XC skiing to, I still have all my stuff but if I’m going to drive miles to go skiing then I may as well snowboard. It was much easier back in NY when we just skied the trails in the park.
Bar Mitts are guud.
This my real winter riding. Yesterday at 9am.
lollin 'cause probably wore layers and and a neck warmer due to 70 degree conditions at the start of your ride
bay area microclimates dude.
snowman where did you ride?
70 degrees? i’ve worn tshirs and jorts in that weather in iowa. wtf
edit: unless there’s some redneck to common sense temperature unit coversion, might change it.
70 degrees? i’ve worn tshirs and jorts in that weather in iowa. wtf[/quote]
Because you’re not a california bro who decides it’s too cold to ride once the temperature drops below 50, which was what I was getting at.
-2 F when I left this morning. Riding icy roads is fungerous on a race bike with thin tires. Jumping plow marks at intersections, how I have missed you.
Does anyone know of a good overshoe/bootie that’ll fit over MTB shoes? I have some Shimano winter shoes, but they position the cleats differently than my Dominators (which makes my knees hurt). Not too concerned about waterproofness, just want to avoid frozen toes.
http://www.probikekit.com/us/pro-ventura-low-temperature-thermal-shoe-covers.html are pretty nice.
Disclaimer: I use these in the pacific northwest, where it never gets that cold, it just never dries out or gets warm for 6 months. 60 will see us breaking out the shorts, and quickly realizing that 60 is too cold for shorts and maybe 70 is a better number.
[quote=eric_s]http://www.probikekit.com/us/pro-ventura-low-temperature-thermal-shoe-covers.html are pretty nice.
Disclaimer: I use these in the pacific northwest, where it never gets that cold, it just never dries out or gets warm for 6 months. 60 will see us breaking out the shorts, and quickly realizing that 60 is too cold for shorts and maybe 70 is a better number.[/quote]
Hmm… those look interesting. I wonder how they’d feel below freezing.
They are going to get shredded eventually so I’d go for whatever decent brand you can for cheaper. Last years color or a non-suspect closeout not something that has signs of being poorly constructed. Make sure the holes in the bottom line up with your shoes or they will shred very quickly.
When it comes to winter riding I’ve always disliked the idea of putting on a bunch of layers, then getting to the destination and having to take off all the layer only to put back on your regular clothes. An average day would be:
[list]
[]Get dressed with layers before work.
[]Ride to work.
[]Get undressed at work to take off layers.
[]Get redressed at work without layers.
[]Work.
[]Get undressed to put on layers again to go run some errands.
[]Get redressed with layers.
[]Run errands.
[]Come back.
[]Get undressed to take off layers.
[]Get redressed without layers.
[]Work.
[]Get undressed to put on layers to go home.
[]Get redressed with layers.
[]Go home.
[]Get undressed at home to take off layers.
[*]Get redressed without layers.
[/list]
If I want to go out that night repeat this twice more…once when I get to the destination, and once more when I get back home.
Annoying as fuck.
So I’m always looking for ways to layer up in an efficient way so that I can fight this pattern as much as possible.
The biggest problem has been pants, because you can’t really remove layers without taking off your shoes.
So my recent successful solution has been to cut the crotch out of a pair of long underwear. Basically like cowboy chaps, but underneath your jeans. This prevents a lot of bunching and overheating issues that occurs in the groinular region and it doesn’t seem to get in the way when you’re sitting at a desk job. For some (most?) people it still may be overkill to sit all day with an additional layer, but I tend to run cold, so I feel pretty good.
huh. never found layers that challenging. still my go-to.
though i guess when i’ve lived in cold places i was a messenger, so there wasn’t any removal of layers to work.
No mention yet of Eric Larsen’s unsupported 1,500-mile ride to the South Pole and back?
Granted, it’s summer there, but still…
That looks like it would be hella boring mixed with fairly terrifying. No view and the potential to freeze to death.
Unsupported? Who’s taking his glamour shots?
He said in today’s update that he burned a half hour setting up the camera to get a photo of himself.
I’m impressed. Where did you ride today?