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Forum: Winter Cycling
02-09-22, 09:08 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Nice, thank you! We typically book...

Nice, thank you!

We typically book Magnificent Mile hotels - those hotels are on the shuttle routes for McCormick. So it's a short Divvy ride to find you. :)
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-09-22, 08:03 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

To be clear, this Toad is a long time bike...

To be clear, this Toad is a long time bike commuter too ... year-round in Minneapolis ... and I have a big circle of supportive year-round bike commuters around here. (my post wasn't looking down on...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-08-22, 02:53 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

I agree with you suspicions, I theorize modern...

I agree with you suspicions, I theorize modern engines and emission systems on cars/trucks create less water vapor (including hybrids, EVs, higher fuel economy, and auto start/stop engine systems)....
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-07-22, 12:12 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Afterthought follow up question: do you have...

Afterthought follow up question: do you have different terms for the snow you shovel in Denver? Like heart attack snow (heavy wet snow) versus powder (light dry snow), or is the snow you shovel all...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-07-22, 11:49 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

And yet those people that make a living or play...

And yet those people that make a living or play in the snow have more than one term for snow ... I am sure you can understand the point.

Also, don't think it's only 'cool kids', I know too many...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-07-22, 11:35 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Minneapolis weather is not 'unique' OTOH there...

Minneapolis weather is not 'unique' OTOH there are a lot of factors that add up to something you aren't seeing in Denver (other many places).

So list out the unique things that have been brought...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-07-22, 08:06 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

This post wins ^^^^ :thumb:

This post wins ^^^^

:thumb:
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-04-22, 02:25 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Having ridden countless miles with Justin, I'm...

Having ridden countless miles with Justin, I'm sorry to say his face froze like that years ago :lol:
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-04-22, 11:51 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

I know that Denver gets cold, and I know that...

I know that Denver gets cold, and I know that Minneapolis gets colder and STAYS colder. I know that the two cities are not the same climate.

High altitude CO gets cold, Northern MN gets cold too...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-04-22, 11:08 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Calling sub-zero black ice 'refreeze' is accurate...

Calling sub-zero black ice 'refreeze' is accurate but also very simpleminded. By this simple understand, all forms of frozen water are 'refreeze':
hail is just 'refreeze'
glaciers are just...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-03-22, 01:15 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

This Toad is a bike-commuter, but it's not part...

This Toad is a bike-commuter, but it's not part of my BF handle. So if commuter is lesser, than this Toad is lesser too.

Somebody in this thread seems to put words in other people's post that...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-02-22, 08:36 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Your posts is more detailed than mine (thanks)...

Your posts is more detailed than mine (thanks) and I totally agree with all your points.

I live in Hopkins, but I have rural roots and have driven many miles on low traffic rural roads, always...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-01-22, 08:54 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Since we are going into a totally unrelated...

Since we are going into a totally unrelated rabbits warren (I mean of course we are, there is a commuter posting to the thread... we are certainly going to get way off topic)


Reference:...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-30-22, 01:07 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

OMG ... I'm so happy to see you posted a comment...

OMG ... I'm so happy to see you posted a comment to this thread, I was getting worried about your welfare!



Funny that anybody in this thread that IDs on BF as location MN has agreed with me...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-25-22, 09:15 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Where I lived would see a few days with sub-zero...

Where I lived would see a few days with sub-zero high temps every couple years. Still never heard any meteorologist make that differentiation, and that's even knowing a couple guys who were finishing...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-25-22, 08:45 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Refreeze ice looks like wet pavement (like the...

Refreeze ice looks like wet pavement (like the video in the OP); however, with temps below zero F, black ice does not look like wet pavement, you can't see the difference between black ice and dry...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-19-22, 04:35 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

whelp ... Minnesota decided to prove that...

whelp ... Minnesota decided to prove that refreeze and black ice isn't an either-or situation. Yesterday afternoon was sunny 40F/4C, so much melting; then the temps fell off a cliff dropping to...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-10-22, 10:14 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Cross-street sluff is awful on every tire I've...

Cross-street sluff is awful on every tire I've tried, I tried it with studs, without studs, and from 28mm to 4". The snow-sludge cars drag from quiet local streets/driveways onto the shoulders of...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-10-22, 08:20 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

BTDT x2 Long story from before I moved to a...

BTDT x2

Long story from before I moved to a home office: we had slushy snow falling on frozen & untreated roads, I was happily biking home from work on the shoulder of a county road without a clue...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-08-22, 02:16 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

IME when temps go sub-zero, the ice is harder for...

IME when temps go sub-zero, the ice is harder for the studs to get a grip on. As temps get closer to freezing, it's easier for studs to grip the ice. Additionally, I've personally found that if your...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 02:40 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

There is a think about lake/pond ice, the colder...

There is a think about lake/pond ice, the colder it gets the harder it gets.

It was around 0F during this race, studs had a hard time biting into the ice. And to the post I made early, picking the...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 02:32 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

I'm always a fan of studded tires ... but that's...

I'm always a fan of studded tires ... but that's cause my bike-handling skills aren't great! But you're right, it's all hard-pack snow out there. And tomorrow gonna be a heatwave with temps around...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 02:03 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Agreed, so nice! ...

Agreed, so nice!

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Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 09:52 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

I've got family in Williamsburg, VA, and drive...

I've got family in Williamsburg, VA, and drive I-95 getting to/from DCA to their place ... I-95 is a nightmare on a sunny summer day, I truly feel for the people that got stuck in that mess. We have...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 09:36 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Great question ... I don't have a term for this,...

Great question ... I don't have a term for this, other than "that sucks!"

Also, been there, done that ... and I've got it on YouTube (of course I do! :lol:)

https://youtu.be/p58OCgvqDgo

This...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-22, 09:06 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 11,251
Posted By Hypno Toad

Black Ice | WEDGE ISSUE WARNING

I would like to ask ... please share where you live (or lived) to have knowledge about different ice conditions.

Not all ice is created the same.

Black ice is unique in temps below 0F (-18C):...
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