cold ride

[davipu]

so I was really bored and rode up to Portland on the 23rd for a secret santa thing for needy kids.  it was so cold that the fog was freezing on my face shield.  great ride though.

[gryhound89]

how cold does it get up there?  I'm in pittsburgh, and I still ride as much as I can.  If it's in the thirties I'm gonna be out riding....I about froze coming home from work last thurs, it was probably in the low 20's.  who else is still riding in the cold?

[juggernaught]

As long as the engine starts and theres no snow then i ride.  Have learned how to gear up through experience but i definitely don't take "the long way home" when the temp is in the 20's...    

[davipu]

it's been in the thirties here, but when your doin 80 down the freeway for a hour  it makes a big difference.

[Michael]

it's been in the thirties here, but when your doin 80 down the freeway for a hour  it makes a big difference.

Yup.  I don't know what the conversion to Farenheit is, but in Centigrade, 100 km/h (ie about 60 mph) wind chill factor is -27.  So when I was riding to uni in winter, with frost on the road and -3C, the corrected temperature at the bars was -30C.  And that's dry.  Add water and it's worse.

[Eklipse]

I live down here in Texas. It hasn't gone below 25 F. So I'm free to ride as long as it's not raining! We actually had a very white christmas, though, it was beautiful.

[Mat]

i have ridden when it was as low as 10 F
my bike is all i got
if it doesn't start, i jump start it then ride