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Weekly Wedge Issue: Wind Chill is Pointless

Old 03-31-22, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
I can confirm: 4-1/2 hours riding with a windchill of 23F/-5C, none of my water bottles froze.... it's almost like the air temp needs to be below freezing for water to freeze. Also, I dressed for 35F/2C (including a windvest that I'd always use at this temp) and was totally comfortable the whole ride.
if I remember correctly , in years past, my water bottles were freezing in the teensF. this past winter, I don't recall riding lower than 20F & didn't have any icing w/ the bottles
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
if I remember correctly , in years past, my water bottles were freezing in the teensF. this past winter, I don't recall riding lower than 20F & didn't have any icing w/ the bottles
OK it was just a snarky post from a Toad ...

I've found the nozzle will have ice form at temps in the mid 20 on my winter commutes (roughly 1 hour ride). The bottle never freezes solid, but I'll chew the nozzle to get it to flow freely.

Fully frozen bottles takes colder temps ... but 4-1/2 hours would be enough to see some freezing/ice if water could freeze in sub-freezing wind-chill temps with air temps above freezing (spoiler alert: it won't )

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Old 03-31-22, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Hypno Toad
OK it was just a snarky post from a Toad ...I've found the nozzle will have ice form at temps in the mid 20 on my winter commutes (roughly 1 hour ride). The bottle never freezes solid, but I'll chew the nozzle to get it to flow freely.Fully frozen bottles takes colder temps ... but 4-1/2 hours would be enough to see some freezing/ice if water could freeze in sub-freezing wind-chill temps with air temps above freezing (spoiler alert: it won't )
yeah, almost always just the inside of the nozzle starts freezing. maybe my rides are too short ;-)

I think this was from 2016, just maybe 45 minutes at 17 degrees? I started getting slush


when that happens I just take the top off


freezing drips, on the bottle holder, is no real inconvenience


I do love my Corkcicle Canteen tho



wow I really don't have a life, do I?
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Old 03-31-22, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by rumrunn6
yeah, almost always just the inside of the nozzle starts freezing. maybe my rides are too short ;-)
My buddy makes bottle cage coozies, they work great at keeping the bottle liquid longer ... the nozzle can still be a problem.
https://www.gupgum.com/product/bottle-cage-coozies

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I always ride with a trunk bag, so I've taken to leaving my bottle in there during winter for at least the first half of a ride. I don't care for ice cold water even when it hasn't iced over yet. I rarely drink during the first hour of a winter ride.
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