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[Fangs2k]

Switched the tyres over on the Focus today to something more suitable for the mud, Specilaized Hillbilly’s being my preferred mud tyre.

A gloomy day all told, confirmed by when the M99 light went onto dipped beam rather than DRL…

Good to spin the legs anyway!

 

[Stihldog]

Jan 1 2025 morning solo ride; Happy New Year btw.


Cheers!

 

[Bndit]

First commute of the year, really nice and fresh -8 celsius winter weather

 

[billwarwick]

Ice in the shade and mud in the sun. Good fun though, and good to be out again.

 

[Deleted member 9676]

Got sick right before christmas, no riding in the past 10 days, just getting little bit better, first ride of the year. -2C/28F, the forest looks beautiful.

 

[Just gan]

Got sick right before christmas, no riding in the past 10 days, just getting little bit better, first ride of the year. -2C/28F, the forest looks beautiful.

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Keen but it's got to be done , bite the bullet tomorrow and go out in similar temperature. Lovely pictures

 

[Polar]

Got sick right before christmas, no riding in the past 10 days, just getting little bit better, first ride of the year. -2C/28F, the forest looks beautiful.

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Looks like you don't have studded tires, is it safe or will there be no more snow and ice?

 

[Deleted member 9676]

Looks like you don't have studded tires, is it safe or will there be no more snow and ice?

I never used studded tires before, it's bit slippery, but with low tire pressure it's not that bad right now. We don't have much snow nowadays, if we have some, the temps rarely keep under 0 celsius for long.

What you see in the pics, are not snow, i think it's the combination of frost and rime ice. Pics are taken at elevation of 500meter/1650feet, down in the city there is nothing, just little bit wet roads.

 

[Astro66]

Headed to the National Capital again to hit the Centenary Trail again. 56km done. 850 metres of elevation climbed. Lunch at the Jetty by Lake Burley Griffin, and dinner at The Kingston. Great day out.

 

[alleeex]

Cwmcarn yesterday. It was quite warm in the sun and I ended up swapping my coat for a jumper as we were both on SLs and riding in eco most of the time. The riding was great, it drains so well there.

 

[Astro66]

Oh BTW Lads.

The photo from my previous Centenary Trail trip made it onto this weeks EMBN Bike Vault and got a "Super Nice" ........

 

[Just gan]

Was going to drive 25 miles glad I didn't TCU or cables playing up. Managed a local road ride instead. Send TCU and cables to Berkshire cycles for testing tomorrow.

 

[alleeex]

A very frosty Bike Park Wales this morning. I think I was one of the first people to have a run down A470 and it was sketchy as a sketchy thing - some impressive accidental drifts into and through berms where there were surprise ice patches!

My shock (Öhlins with Sprindex coil) really didn’t like the cold weather and I had to drop 20lbs off my spring rate to stop it being far too harsh so that’s something to investigate next week.

 

[irie]

Wow, rather you than me! Respect.

 

[Hobo Mikey]

Headed to the National Capital again to hit the Centenary Trail again. 56km done. 850 metres of elevation climbed. Lunch at the Jetty by Lake Burley Griffin, and dinner at The Kingston. Great day out.

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Catalog pose.

 

[Just gan]

Catalog pose.

Where are the blue socks I'm wondering, maybe in the wash.

 

[The Hodge]

Where are the blue socks I'm wondering, maybe in the wash.

I had to look twice ..I thought they were calf length boots ..very Gucci though

 

[Just gan]

I had to look twice ..I thought they were calf length boots ..very Gucci though

Maybe a closet roady. Apologies Astro66

 

[Astro66]

I had to look twice ..I thought they were calf length boots ..very Gucci though

Come on mate. When you can't ride well, you compensate by tying to look like you might know what you're doing ........

 

[Polar]

The only problem is the fingers they turn into icicles after 20 minutes

 

[Just gan]

The only problem is the fingers they turn into icicles after 20 minutes
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I don't know if there's a glove invented yet for keeping immobile fingers or tootsies warm unless heated . I have a pair of Granberg I think their Norwegian . Joined a ship at Hammerfest supplied us with all the Devold merino gear. Still freezing.

 

[Polar]

I don't know if there's a glove invented yet for keeping immobile fingers or tootsies warm unless heated . I have a pair of Granberg I think their Norwegian . Joined a ship at Hammerfest supplied us with all the Devold merino gear. Still freezing.

Nothing help since the hand never moves but static, when skiing you move your hands all the time. I have tried many different types of "hand protection" but still freeze and heated gloves don't have elements all the way around the fingers so I ended up with thin merino gloves and 45NRTH lobster gloves outside.
Mittens would help, they are much warmer, but I don't dare to use, I rather freeze than not be able to brake properly.

 

[RustyMTB]

Rough out there today.

 

[steve_sordy]

And we wonder why our chains and gears wear out!

 

[ottoshape]

 

[Rickster]

The only problem is the fingers they turn into icicles after 20 minutes
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These will do the trick and you can add hot packs as needed !

 

[Rickster]

Winter riding is like bobsleding, if you hit the side of the track you're done ! What a riot !!

 

[ottoshape]

Winter riding is like bobsleding, if you hit the side of the track you're done ! What a riot !!
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That looks cold!!!!!!!!!!! FWIW, BTDT when I lived up north but now I grouse about riding in temps below 60F...

 

[Just gan]

Nothing help since the hand never moves but static, when skiing you move your hands all the time. I have tried many different types of "hand protection" but still freeze and heated gloves don't have elements all the way around the fingers so I ended up with thin merino gloves and 45NRTH lobster gloves outside.
Mittens would help, they are much warmer, but I don't dare to use, I rather freeze than not be able to brake properly.

I know what you mean, used mittens the other week but on a land rover track. Yes I have leather Rossignal gloves for skiing keep hands like toast.

 

[irie]

Chose the least muddy trails but still had to stop twice today to remove enough mud to keep the wheels turning. And don't tell me to take the fenders/mudguards off, the end result is the same but with me also covered with mud.