cold weather? How cold is it?

Max said:

I've was quietly astonished to realize how warm it's been lately as i
made my commute in the drizzly rain w/ just shorts and a light wind
shell on top the last few days. I thought it got colder in december in
chicago. huh.

It's been unusually cold here Colorado along the front range (on the
east edge of the mountains, not IN the mountains). Snow that fell a
week ago is still on the ground, which is very unusual. Haven't been on
a bike in a month or so.

Rich

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I've was quietly astonished to realize how warm it's been lately as i
made my commute in the drizzly rain w/ just shorts and a light wind
shell on top the last few days. I thought it got colder in december in
chicago. huh.

.max

Stop tempting the weather gods.

Regards,
Bob Hunt

In New Jersey, it never stops raining. I can't get any real outdoor
riding in. I am glad I signed up for a spin class. I am too much of a
novice to take a bike out in inclement weather. I fell over when it was
a beautiful sunny day. I can't imagine what would happen if I rode in
the rain. Plus at my age, I would take forever to heal if I broke
something. But I will not give up. I will focus, ride, train and do
my 25 mile ride for MS on my birthday. YES I WILL!!!!!

Persistence is the twin sister of excellence. One is a matter of
quality; the other, a matter of time.
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Rich said:

It's been unusually cold here Colorado along the front range (on the
east edge of the mountains, not IN the mountains). Snow that fell a

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week ago is still on the ground, which is very unusual. Haven't been

on

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a bike in a month or so.

I'm on the front range also, and the streets around my neighborhood
still have wet ice on them (sigh). I've been spending my evenings on
the trainer watching my tapes of the 2004 TDF. I'm still itching to
get outdoors, but sweatin' to the mountain stages with Phil and Paul is
not a bad alternative.

JR

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I'm on the front range also, and the streets around my neighborhood
still have wet ice on them (sigh). I've been spending my evenings on
the trainer watching my tapes of the 2004 TDF. I

Come on guys. It was up to 50F yesterday
and will go beyond today. The main roads are
completely dry.

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In New Jersey, it never stops raining. I can't get any real outdoor
riding in. I am glad I signed up for a spin class. I am too much of a
novice to take a bike out in inclement weather. I fell over when it was
a beautiful sunny day. I can't imagine what would happen if I rode in
the rain. Plus at my age, I would take forever to heal if I broke
something. But I will not give up. I will focus, ride, train and do
my 25 mile ride for MS on my birthday. YES I WILL!!!!!

I'm no spring chicken and decided years ago that I was too
old to be crashing on my bike.

But I am now entering my third year of "ice biking" via
commuting to work. So far no problems with the snow or
cold (quite a bit of the former my first year, and the
latter last year here in western MA).

But cold rain? Pretty much avoid it. Just really can't
get into a rain, either drizzle or steady, during cold
weather.

SMH

Didn't you get the memo; it's called Global Warming! We're all gonna die!

Max said:

I've was quietly astonished to realize how warm it's been lately as i
made my commute in the drizzly rain w/ just shorts and a light wind
shell on top the last few days. I thought it got colder in december in
chicago. huh.

.max

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Stephen Harding said:

But cold rain? Pretty much avoid it. Just really can't
get into a rain, either drizzle or steady, during cold
weather.

For commuting in cold rain, I've reached the conclusion
that two sets of rain capes, gloves, etc are pretty well
called for. The primary set for the trip to work; the
secondary set to be kept dry for the ride home.

Yesterday morning at 6:30 AM I had to ride to work
through rain heavy enough for Environment Canada to
issue a warning. Traffic was so light that the streets
were mine, which was rather pleasant. When I arrived
at the site my gloves were so soaked I wrung them out,
but my hands were still warm. Unfortunately, I had no
way to dry them during the day. Same with the rain cape,
and everything else I was wearing. So the ride home was
much less comfortable than the ride out.

I need more cargo capacity so I can pack a secondary
set of clothes & stuff. The milk crate is no longer
big enough. Maybe an additional single pannier would
do the trick.

cheers,
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For commuting in cold rain, I've reached the conclusion
that two sets of rain capes, gloves, etc are pretty well
called for. The primary set for the trip to work; the
secondary set to be kept dry for the ride home.

A fan at work seems to do the trick for me -- things dry quick in front of a
little desk fan. I circulate the gloves, socks, shoes, etc, and do open up
the shoes as far as they'll go, but they'll all be fine in a couple of
hours.

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Claire Petersky said:

A fan at work seems to do the trick for me

I had a heckler at work once.

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In article <[email hidden]>,

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For commuting in cold rain, I've reached the conclusion
that two sets of rain capes, gloves, etc are pretty well
called for. The primary set for the trip to work; the
secondary set to be kept dry for the ride home.

A fan at work seems to do the trick for me -- things dry quick in front of a
little desk fan. I circulate the gloves, socks, shoes, etc, and do open up
the shoes as far as they'll go, but they'll all be fine in a couple of
hours.

Yes, moving air seems to do more to dry things out than
plain heat and still air. I just luv a good, windy and
sunny afternoon to hang out my washed laundry.

Most of my working environments (and bike parking places)
are outdoors and totally exposed to the elements. And
lately, the usual 'element' is rain. I have nothing to
dry stuff on, in, or near. As soon as I get home, I hang
my rain gear near the forced-air gas furnace, put my work
gloves and cycling gloves up on one of the hot air ducts,
and my work boots on my old-timer cablevision converter.
I just drape my wool & inflammable-synthetic sweaters
and jack shirts over the backs of chairs so air can circulate
around them. Everything's dry & toasty again in the morning.

The top of a computer monitor might be a good place to
dry gloves on -- as long as they don't drip down into
the electronics.

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats said:

For commuting in cold rain, I've reached the conclusion
that two sets of rain capes, gloves, etc are pretty well
called for. The primary set for the trip to work; the
secondary set to be kept dry for the ride home.

Two pairs of gloves is good, and a dry pair of socks, but everything
else is optional in my view.

Depends on how fast you ride - windchill is bad with wet kit.

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(Just zis Guy said:

Tom Keats said:

For commuting in cold rain, I've reached the conclusion
that two sets of rain capes, gloves, etc are pretty well
called for. The primary set for the trip to work; the
secondary set to be kept dry for the ride home.

Two pairs of gloves is good, and a dry pair of socks, but everything
else is optional in my view.

My situation is complicated by the facts that
I ride in my work clothes, and my work is mostly
outdoors. So I might be soaked after a day's work
for the ride home. The only place available to
change into a dry set of clothes might be the
portable biffy. But that's a hassle -- I figure
just the struggle to get my boots off would likely
tip the thing over. Okay, that's hyperbole, but I
do need a lot more elbow room than that. It can be
dark and scary in there, too. I prefer to keep my
exposures to that environment limited. Anyhow,
sometimes it would be nice to have the opportunity
to change into a dry pair of trousers (or shorts &
tights) to ride home in.

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Depends on how fast you ride - windchill is bad with wet kit.

The rain cape does well to keep the wind off me,
particularly my hands -- it effectively provides
another layer over my gloves, although they still
get wet in heavy, horizontal rain.

I've been resisting looking for itchy-scratchy,
woollen work trousers, but I guess I've gotta.
And maybe overalls to take to the site, put 'em
on for work, and take 'em off at the end of the
day. I might also look for some proper stuff sacks
to keep things dry while transporting them. A
good set of oilsilks would be nice to have, too.

Another labourer I've been working with was telling
me about how he uses baby oil for weatherproofing
rain clothes. If it works, it'll be cheaper than
Scotch Gard.

cheers,
Tom

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Tom Keats said:

The top of a computer monitor might be a good place to
dry gloves on -- as long as they don't drip down into
the electronics.

Been doing that for years.

At first, I thought the blocked air vents on the back of
the monitors might cause premature failure due to over
heating, but since the machines weren't mine...

Never lost a monitor yet through 10+ years of using them
as glove, scarf and hat driers!

SMH