During my 2-day 'Riding Your Bicycle During Winter' crash-course..
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..I have learned the following:
1) if faced with sloshy wet snow, don't ride into it too fast nor too slow. if you're going very fast and fall over, the consequences will not be pretty. if you're going too slow the risk of falling over is bigger.
2) take extra care when crossing roads, look ahead to see what you're facing on the other side. is it wet sloshy snow?
sometimes it's better just to walk your bike over.
and most importantly 3) when going down a steep hill fast, remember that the road you might be turning onto could VERY WELL be half the size it used to be, due to snow.
before you worry, I've learned those points from close-ish-calls and common sense.
now, feel free to add your own tips.
1) if faced with sloshy wet snow, don't ride into it too fast nor too slow. if you're going very fast and fall over, the consequences will not be pretty. if you're going too slow the risk of falling over is bigger.
2) take extra care when crossing roads, look ahead to see what you're facing on the other side. is it wet sloshy snow?
sometimes it's better just to walk your bike over.and most importantly 3) when going down a steep hill fast, remember that the road you might be turning onto could VERY WELL be half the size it used to be, due to snow.
before you worry, I've learned those points from close-ish-calls and common sense.
now, feel free to add your own tips.
"Don't be faint-hearted, I have a solution! We shall go and commandeer some small craft, then drift at leisure until we happen upon another ideal place for our waterside supper with riparian entertainments."
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Nothing worse than a wet bum.
And I don't feel right when you're gone away
oh good point!
Good thing I don't live that far away from my school
Won't let the darkness swallow me.
I tried walking and I kept falling over. that hasn't happened with the bike. *knocks on wood*
then again, most of the snow is gone.. :(
plus, it's a 30-minute-most-boring-walk-in-the-world from home to work so if I can avoid that, I will!
Won't let the darkness swallow me.
when I rode down a hill yesterday I had to turn right too. I managed that pretty nicely.
This will be my first winter that I'm going to try to ride through.
Should I be concerned by the salty/sandy wet that will slosh onto the bike (gears etc.) while riding?
oh, the brakes! mine aren't that good to start off with and when they get snowy/icey.. luckily it's not been that cold at night so no ice.
I'm not really an expert on the anatomy of bikes. (or bike repair even though I fixed mine last night when the chain fell semi-off.)
wow. didn't even cross my mind to mention that but guess it's a good thing to be put out there.
why on earth were you wearing shorts anyway?
sorry to hear you're sick though.
I'd be too if I had the choice but alas! I don't.
One would think that if someone lives in Finland they'd be able to walk in the snow.:p
you would wouldn't you?
one thing, my boots are warm but kind of slippery. (or at least used to be when they were brand new.) and secondly I did mostly fall cause of this thing called ice.
ahhh yes... ice.:o
Maybe you should try some ice skates.;)
The snow would remain there till it melted, always cracked us up! So beware of 'snowbrows'
compared to my walking, my ice skating skills create a new meaning to the word 'crappy'.
also, when they get around to sanding (as in throwing sand around) the streets they're kind of rough to skate on.
hahaha. one of my teachers used to bike all year long too. but he just had a snowbeard.
I like to think my brows aren't bushy enough to attract and maintain large amounts of snow. though my eyelashes have frozen a few times which I'm sure is more weird/funny looking than snowy eyebrows.
Okay then... personally I would sled all the way there.:D
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
yeah cause I'm just made of money. :rolleyes:
I'm just going to stick to cycling. but thanks for the input.
sledding would do nicely if there were more downhills.. for the time being there is only one per way.
* booties cause my toes (after hands) are one of the first things to get cold
* wear ski goggles - do not worry about you look
* if you live in the city - watch for tracks that get slick
* other slippery spots are on the side of roads where dirt accumulate and turn into like an oil slick ...
* at certain temperatures - your derailer may not work
* avoid sharp turns
ouch! bet it did look funny though.
this involved no cycling but happened in the winter. last winter to be quite exact. no.. it was the winter before that.
I was on my way to the busstop and was going to take a shortcut through this little forest, like I always do. this required me to walk beneath a clothesline and there's usually no ice there. but this time there was.
I went (quite literally) flying on my back. I hate the moment where you feel your legs (or bike) going from under you and you know you're gonna fall over. all breath left my lungs and I heard my back crack.
so I laid there for a while, catching my breath and cursing quite loudly before I decided to try getting up. and when I did get up, I could hear all the bits in my back slowly taking their usual places and realign themselves - a bit freaky I must admit. luckily my bag was on my lower back so the ol' kidneys and tailbone were pretty safe.
I came out ok and luckily and can now laugh at the thought of it all would've sounded/looked like to a bystander.
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damn! luckily no cobblestones on my routes. just sand roads but not too much of those either, depends which way I'm taking.