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Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:16 pm
by banner001
...115 miles hudds to cov...pretty damn frightning, we have hills in our pennine village

and when you see the gritter sliding down a hill at a 30 degree angle its time to reach for the brown trousers
ill post pictures later of the bike in snow.
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:25 pm
by tink
wouldn't like to be out in the snow on my bike and must have been the start of your trip as there is no some here
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:32 pm
by banner001
we had snow on the ground, and sleet falling in hudds, it started to snow near to sheffield briefly, and again after leaving tibshelf services...i was cold! my feet were like blocks of ice.
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:45 am
by paula w
No snow in doncaster! But i have my gs 500 for work so if i do drop it there wont be so much damge lol
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:22 pm
by tobomoto
it was windy here but its about 20 degrees!!
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:33 pm
by banner001
ill post pics tomorrow, will actually remember to do it this time
im back this weekend as well, weather looks ok, -1C friday evening so ill freeze going up

Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:49 pm
by tobomoto
Even though the weathers great here I can't ride. 1) cos I don't have a bike road legal and 2) I've just come out of hospital after having an op on my back. I'm walking like john wayne who's just toad hiself so I recon it would bedifficult to get on a bike. So jealous of everyone on a bike right now!
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:07 pm
by banner001
it was only ~1cm...but damn it was hairy, plus we live on a hill...in a hilly area...

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Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:18 pm
by tobomoto
just to add insult to injury of all of you with snow, ive even got a rose on the bush out the front of my house!!
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:27 pm
by banner001
im off back again this weekend...supposed to be -1C...i hope it doesnt rain/snow/sleet on the way, although i have got my Respro Foggy installed now, so at least ill be able to see it all

Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:32 pm
by paula w
It was the wind today for me omg it was horrendous coming home!apart from some dick pulling out on me of which I only just missed crashing into him ! The wind pushed me across the road into the kerb ! Thankfully on my gs 500 lol
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 6:43 am
by tink
Wouldn't like to ride in that snow and my bikes tucked away in my kitchen keeping warm
Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2011 11:39 am
by Mori Man
What's that white stuff ?
Does it make countersteering easier ?

Re: Had to bike home in the snow this morning...
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:48 pm
by banner001
as Charlie Sheen knows, white stuff = better time.
luckily it wasnt too cold this weekend, 2-3 C, ill cycle to work on it until the snow starts to properly settle then its off in my "new" rented garage...gonna be a godsend, ive had to keep it on the street for the past couple of months. plus im sharing with another biker so that keeps the cost down to £17.50/mth...not bad for peace of mind, but i dont think there is any lighting in it so ill have to try to figure something out, might see if there is a power-brick somewhere at work to power a few lights...a generator would be ideal, but im not forking out for anything if i can get away with it
