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@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite My coldest commute so far this year was at 0°F. My commute is 9.5 miles. Will absolutely ride shorter distances below zero. #BikeNite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite If I could just keep my damn toes warm, I feel like there is no lower limit to temp. Hands are good, head is good, face is good, core gets too hot actually, but I cannot keep my toes warm. #BikeNite
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite I've done -40 before. Much prefer <-10C to -10C - 0C as the snow and ice is dry instead of slushy slop.
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@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite I tuck my sundress into the snow pants, so that way, when I arrive at my destination, I can shuck the snow pants and not be overheated, especially if I'm going to be indoors for a few hours at a meeting or event. Usually, I have a cardigan or denim jacket under the parka, to protect it from my armpits, because my sundresses are all sleeveless.
If I'm running to the market, I'll wear a t-shirt and/or jumper under the parka, and that's usually enough down to 0°F.
@bikenite @ascentale @gcvsa Zero Hero!
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite Honestly, the worst temps for riding are those just around 32°F (0°C) to 40°F (5°C), but that's because my Winter gear is too hot in those conditions, and my Summer gear is too cold.
I don't have good Spring/Autumn gear, yet, so it ends up being a hodge-podge that is never quite satistfactory.
For fitness rides to burn calories, wearing just activewear, my limit is about 50°F. I do my fitness rides exclusively at night, in Summer.
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@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite
A3. Realistically, my minimum temperature is probably closer to -10C, mostly because my gloves and face are not up to the task.
But if they were... I'd be willing to try some -18C biking
@rey @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite Yeah, it's really the hands and the face that are the hardest to keep warm. I want to get some overgloves and maybe even heated gloves, but the face?
The best thing is my Shoei full-face motorcycle road helmet, but it looks kinda goofy on a bicycle.
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite A3. It hardly ever drops to freezing here, and generally always gets upto 10/50. Since I don’t have to bike anywhere, I just wait a while. #BikeNite
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite
#bikenite #bikeniteA
A3
"Willing" is a strong word to use.
Below freezing isn't particularly a problem as long as it's been dry. If it's icy, then no. -
@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite A3. I answered "Freezing" only because that's the lowest I've been exposed to yet. Not sure how it would feel to ride in 0F. #BikeNite
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite
A3
If I have my heated gloves and heated innersoles then I would be ok in most European colds, not sure about the silly figures I am hearing from our Minnesotan correspondents (I know other cold places exist but wanted to shout out in solidarity to Minnesota)
The only bits of me that feels cold and reacts badly are fingers and toes with Raynauds. And that happens around freezing.
I just do not go out if it's cold and I don't have correct kit.
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@rey @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite Yeah, it's really the hands and the face that are the hardest to keep warm. I want to get some overgloves and maybe even heated gloves, but the face?
The best thing is my Shoei full-face motorcycle road helmet, but it looks kinda goofy on a bicycle.
@gcvsa @rey @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite Also tried that, but much too sweaty inside, even without the visor which goes completely blind fogged in a minute anyway.
Now I ride this one: https://www.alpina-sports.com/de/rootage-evo-a9750180.html
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@yantor3d I'm the same way up here in Seattle. I'd get studded tires, but they're needed so infrequently that I'll just stop riding on these rare days. Tho I am curious to see how well they work. Would still be cautious as I don't trust drivers in such conditions.
The Schwalbe studded tires aren't that good. When the temperature is under -10C the rubber gets hard and you have no grip. The spikes don't help much either. The older version lasted for one season and then the studs would eat themselves through the rubber and make punctures. The later ones are a bit better against that though. I bought Nokian tires instead, much softer rubber and more grip and lasts longer than one season.
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@bikenite @cpm @ascentale I do too. In my Boy Scout years, I winter camped in sub-zero (Fahrenheit) temperatures, horribly under-geared, and thus “earned” a BSA Zero Hero honor. I borrowed the term from that experience
@MarkBrigham
cool!
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite I just had a similar poll about your preferred living room temperature: https://mastodon.de/@blechterror/115990329860457729 (unfortunately the °F Fahrenheit poll did not receive much participation) 🥺
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@yantor3d I'm the same way up here in Seattle. I'd get studded tires, but they're needed so infrequently that I'll just stop riding on these rare days. Tho I am curious to see how well they work. Would still be cautious as I don't trust drivers in such conditions.
@yantor3d @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @dgodon that's am excellent point about drivers, which probably saved me a painful experiment
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@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite
-18C, but not by choice. Only if I have errands I have to do. Living in a small town helps with that. -13.33C is my true limit where it becomes too uncomfortable. -7.77C if I don't have warming socks or ski goggles. On the other end of the temperature 40C in a dry climate is my limit. 35C in a humid climate.
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @cainmark admiring the precision of your reply
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale A3
On road, freezing gives me pause for thought, but if there's low risk of ice I'll be out. My record is a feeble minus 8C earlier this winter, wind chill minus 14C. Double base-layer! #BikeNite -
@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale
A3
I used to ride down to -10C°, but my lungs and my knees, all in their eighth decade, will no longer allow me to do that.
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale It mostly depends on street conditions.
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@MarkBrigham has a poll:
Q3. How low do you go? (Coldest temperature in which you willingly cycle).
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite
Ice Ice -> train Baby
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@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale
A3
I used to ride down to -10C°, but my lungs and my knees, all in their eighth decade, will no longer allow me to do that.
#bikeniteA3: I'm using something called "Lungplus" for biking in cold weather. This has been a game changer for me having asthma. Now I can even do snow showeling without problems.
For the knees I use extra padding under my pants for the front of the knees to be able to bike below -5°C down to -35°C when my bike gives up the ghost. Three layers everywhere and a ski-mask for the face. Helmet with high-vis rain cover on top. Have tried bar-mitts too.
