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Forum: Winter Cycling
02-07-22, 08:40 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

In our neck of the woods, intersections get...

In our neck of the woods, intersections get glazed and super icy and I'm fairly certain that it's from the braking action friction that goes on.
Kinda like ice skates, apparently the pressure of...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-04-22, 04:22 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

Funny guys But geez Louise that's effing cold....

Funny guys
But geez Louise that's effing cold. I think the coldest I've been out in was -35c .
I have downhill skied at -30c and with the wind speed going on it was pretty dire.

Really can't...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-30-22, 01:28 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

an old friend of mine just bought a (real POS...

an old friend of mine just bought a (real POS btw) "winter bike" cuz she wants to try winter biking. I got her some studded tires and the bike is ready to go.
I do worry about her (and now we come...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-25-22, 12:51 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

Re that photo. Here the roads look like that at...

Re that photo. Here the roads look like that at freezing or even -15c (? F) because so much road salt is used, a briney liquid is often all over and when it gets thrown up on the bike, it freezes...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-18-22, 08:29 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

bading baboom, its always that fast aint it? I'll...

bading baboom, its always that fast aint it? I'll touch wood a few times just we are bringing falling up here.....Rode on this frozen river last winter, you can see someone had been out on their...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-18-22, 07:17 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

dont know if thats you, but that ice was preeeety...

dont know if thats you, but that ice was preeeety darn smooth and I guess we all learned once not to go onto ice like that without studded tires.
I love the way the bike is still sliding...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-18-22, 04:00 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

always but easier if you aren't actually hurt...

always
but easier if you aren't actually hurt hurt.
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-18-22, 08:36 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

As predicted, I did go down, around a 90 degree...

As predicted, I did go down, around a 90 degree downhill off camber left where I thought I'd be a smartass and rear brake drift around it, but nope the front went and even my boot. Was rather slow so...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 10:39 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

As a "Glas half full " sort of guy, what i...

As a "Glas half full " sort of guy, what i immediately thought was at least you didn't fall into the damn creek!
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 10:30 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

unlikely, I'll probably crash tomorrow like a...

unlikely, I'll probably crash tomorrow like a dumbass..... (I'm still touching wood here! )
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 09:25 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

If figure all the times ive crashed on two wheels...

If figure all the times ive crashed on two wheels has gone into a database in my brain that hopefully helps not repeat the same crash, touch wood.
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 04:04 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

I've found that these "snow sludge" conditions...

I've found that these "snow sludge" conditions that happen here with steady heavy snowfall mixed in with salt, are the hardest to ride in.
Completely slippy and "greasy" as I call it, and the most...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 03:52 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

this thread is fun to read. I'm in Canada and...

this thread is fun to read. I'm in Canada and have skated, skied, biked, driven and even motorcycled in the snow and ice, so its neat to read of the observations written here about the varying...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-16-22, 01:54 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,257
Posted By djb

chuckled at that one, last winter i rode on a...

chuckled at that one, last winter i rode on a river that looked a lot like the ones shown here, and all was fine if i kept the bike vertical enough for the studs to properly contact, and yes,...
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