Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Collier and a few other lads on bike riding in cold weather offered: > That is the part other people have a tough time believing. It is > overheating that will kill you. You get wet from sweat and then freeze > solid. I am not sure how cold it gets in Toronto but out here it gets > much colder. At about -25C the clothing starts freezing up and it gets > to be hard work just to pedal lightly. <<<< OK guys what am I missing here on biking at 30 below zero or even zero! Heck I figure if we were supposed to ride bikes below freezing bikes would've had "gas heaters" attached! ;-) I mean ,I liked riding my bike when I was a kid, but when I grew-up, well matured a little, I put away kids wheels and went gas powered vehicles with very nice built in warming heaters for those freezing yer butt off winter months. So what am I missing with this bike riding when snow turns to ice? ted MEC makes a great pair of > goretex cycling pants with articulated knees (the fabric is bunched up > at the knee) which makes it much easier to keep those pedals turning. > > If you are using flat bars, get yourself to a snowmobile shop and buy > some handlebar muffs. They are huge but very effective and very toasty. > That way you can wear lighter gloves which is handy when you need to > adjust clothing or get locks and what not. Unfortunately they do not > work with drop bars but MEC also carries Pearl Izumi Lobster Mitts. > These are mitts with a glove like split in middle so two fingers are in > each "finger". They work great as each finger has a separate pocket in > the large finger which gives you good control for working road STI > levers. > > John Collier > > On Dec 8, 2003, at 12:01 PM, Johnny Deadman wrote: > > > -5C this morning, so I decided it was time to put on my medium-cold > > weather cycling gear. > > > > (this means a fleece, neckwarmer and helmet liner in addition to my > > normal shell... the long underwear goes on at about -2, the shell at > > about +4... at about -8 or -9 I put on my super duper long underwear) > > > > and of course I learn, as I always do around this time of year, the > > unalterable law of cold weather cycling > > > > the problem is not getting cold, it's getting hot > > > > 2 miles into my ride I had to stop at the side of the road and strip > > off, steaming like a cow. > > > > I delayered the fleece but kept the neckwarmer and helmet liner and > > all was well. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html