this is gonna suck!

[Clydesdalemtb]

all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21°F out!
sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?

 

[Martees]

"ClydesdaleMTB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21°F out!
> sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?
>

I wish I could commute by bike once in awhile. I'd have to buy a "proper" road bike though. It's
about 30 miles to work which seems over the edge for me on a mtb.

Marty

 

[Iddqd@Worldonli]

ClydesdaleMTB wrote:
> all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21°F out!
> sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?
>
Chicken

I commute to work all year round (rain/snow/sun/whatever) many days in the winter it sucks to get
out but once I get going it's not so bad a when I arrive it has allways been a good thing.

The worst days are when it's raining and the temprature is around freezing, like now, but the really
cold days with lots of wind and tempratures at -15°C are also somewhat of a challenge.

Kind regards

Bruno

 

[Tj]

If your toes get cold. I used to put my feet in plastic bags to keep them warm.

TJ

"ClydesdaleMTB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21°F out!
> sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?

 

[Clydesdalemtb]

"Martees" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "ClydesdaleMTB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21°F
> > out! sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?

> I wish I could commute by bike once in awhile. I'd have to buy a "proper" road bike though. It's
> about 30 miles to work which seems over the edge
for
> me on a mtb.

Well, I'm cheating and using my CycloCross bike with the slicks (gotta preserve those precious
knobbies for the spring 'Cross season ;-)

I was feeling pretty spanky so I took the "long way, with extra hills" was all told just shy of 14
miles, took just under an hour. With my current gearing, I spin-out (my top cadence is only 110 ;-)
up around 28-30 Mi/Hr.

Had my first equiptment failure this morning!

Nothing major just the band-clamp (on the bars) on my Trek Fusion:C computer broke. First time I
went to press the button to change modes and the plastic snapped. Could been the extreme cold (low
20's F°) or I had the clamp too tight, or a combination of the two... I'll talk to my bud @ the LBS
about it on my ride home tonight, but it's a grey area to be sure... If he say's "No, it's not a
warranyt issue" I won't push it with him, as I did kinda crank down on the binder-bolt last night
because it was moving around on me while tryingot make some settings. soulda just reorted to s smear
of Tubasti rather than a screwdriver

--
John G. (Outlook sucks!)

 

[John G]

TJ wrote:
> If your toes get cold. I used to put my feet in plastic bags to keep them warm.

No need to worry, I have Woolie Boolie socks, and Sidi Storm shoes

 

[Tim Reed]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, ClydesdaleMTB wrote:

> all bundled up for my bike first commute into work. Check www/weatehr.com.... it's only 21=B0F
> out! sh!t better add another layer.. where teh h&ll is my balaclava!?!?!?

I get rain... this afternoon (and the bike is outside). It was warm and partly cloudy this
morning, and nobody was predicting rain.

-Tim