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Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Narcissus on January 04, 2006, 12:54:29 PM
Today was by far the coldest day I've ridden in yet. It was about -3* to -4* Celcius and I think I got frostnip on my fingers, of course I had to let them warm up before I could type this message  :lol: Oddly enough though, cornering wasn't as bad as I had thought, all the sunshine and salt on the road must have provided a little more grip for my tyres. Which reminds me, I should go wipe all the nasty salt off her.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Jake D on January 04, 2006, 01:02:49 PM
17 degrees F.

I made it 4/10ths of a mile.  Knees and fingers were coldest.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: makenzie71 on January 04, 2006, 01:24:14 PM
it was about 3 under a month or so ago.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: natedawg120 on January 04, 2006, 02:46:18 PM
13 degrees F, and again the fingers and knees where the coldest.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: groff22 on January 04, 2006, 02:47:26 PM
Ahhh! Well, still a bit too chilly for me to ride... But the weather sure was nice today. I was up in Halifax at the BT show this weekend for New Years and saw some guy on a Harley/clone in the distance... Some people are built for cold temps, I put the bike away when temps started hitting bout 5 degrees celcius.

So the coldest... Probably around 5 celcius.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Alphamazing on January 04, 2006, 02:47:57 PM
18F at 70+mph for ~8 miles.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: JetSwing on January 04, 2006, 03:05:55 PM
60 degrees...it was wam and toasty  :mrgreen:
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: bubba zanetti on January 04, 2006, 03:06:09 PM
Probably a bit below 0c.
It was foggy & as the mist turned to water on me it froze. The cold wasn't that bad, it was the visor with a layer of ice that was the worst.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: weaselnoze on January 04, 2006, 03:27:04 PM
~35 F  for 2.5 hrs.  i stopped once for some coffee and to cry a lil.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: pandy on January 04, 2006, 03:35:06 PM
~35*...that's about the lowest I'll go...bRRRr!!!

I prefer 40's and up!  :cheers:
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Arcane on January 04, 2006, 03:52:16 PM
51 degrees F.  Living on the edge!
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Narcissus on January 04, 2006, 04:12:37 PM
After finding an online temperature converter... 13*F is frickin cold! Eh Groff, this weekend is supposed to be like 5*C, you must be itchin to get out.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: ninja_steve on January 04, 2006, 05:54:46 PM
28* w/ rain/sleet mixture for ~15 minutes.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: groff22 on January 04, 2006, 07:17:04 PM
Quote from: NarcissusAfter finding an online temperature converter... 13*F is frickin cold! Eh Groff, this weekend is supposed to be like 5*C, you must be itchin to get out.

Wish I could get out, but my bike is packed up already with stabil and this shaZam! that protects the frame (+ a 1000 other things = too much time to undo/redo!), so *choke* I won't be going anywhere :(.

... So I'll just sit back, all jealous and stuff :) Feel free to come down to yarmouth and let me ride your bike :thumb:

JG
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: annguyen1981 on January 04, 2006, 08:55:39 PM
I gues I'm a wuss...

40 for me... :oops:
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: zukiGS500 on January 04, 2006, 10:32:57 PM
Below freezing im sure, it was snowing a bit. It was cold enough that the nice female office let me off with warning for speeding. Even in wisconsin she was amazed i was out in such cold weather. It was my last jaunt around town before storing the bike for winter.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Budrick320 on January 04, 2006, 10:36:26 PM
Around 45. And that is my limit. Anything colder is too cold for me, espically on the highway, which I travel mostly.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: yamahonkawazuki on January 05, 2006, 12:42:46 AM
Quote from: Jake D17 degrees F.

I made it 4/10ths of a mile.  Knees and fingers were coldest.
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15f went 8 miles to work. truck wouldnt start, the damned harley would :x
god i never loved coffee that much  :lol:
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Zilla on January 05, 2006, 05:08:54 AM
This was years ago, but I managed to ride my dirtbike a few miles when the wind chill was -20F. Still ride my bicycle in weather that cold. But even that sucks after awhile.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Jake D on January 05, 2006, 10:01:23 AM
Mak: you didn't say whether you actually rode when it was 3 degrees.  Well?

Anyway, does anybody have a quick easy way to convert from C to F and vice versa?

I seem to recall that water freezes at 0 degrees C and boils at 100 degrees C, but I may have just made that up.

I'm curious because a lot of my friends are kiwi and they are stumped by the whole F thing.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: groff22 on January 05, 2006, 10:06:50 AM
To convert, go here.

http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

Enter in your data, and hit enter.

JG
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Jake D on January 05, 2006, 10:46:23 AM
There has got to be a way to do it in your head.

You know, using the number and mind mentaly.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: RVertigo on January 05, 2006, 11:42:39 AM
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: RVertigo on January 05, 2006, 11:49:00 AM
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Badger on January 05, 2006, 11:51:25 AM
Quote from: Jake DThere has got to be a way to do it in your head.

You know, using the number and mind mentaly.
The conversion is: ((9/5) * C) + 32 = F or (F-32)*(5/9) = C to go the other way.  

If you want to do it in your head, you can get within a few degrees F by doubling C and adding 32 (obvously, you'll be off by 1/5 of C which in most cases is only a few degrees F)
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Badger on January 05, 2006, 11:54:22 AM
Quote from: RVertigoI think we should all convert to Kelvin.   :thumb:
Then the coldest I've ridden in is around 269K.
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: RVertigo on January 05, 2006, 11:58:06 AM
Title: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: Jake D on January 05, 2006, 01:21:51 PM
Quote from: Badger
Quote from: Jake D

If you want to do it in your head, you can get within a few degrees F by doubling C and adding 32 (obvously, you'll be off by 1/5 of C which in most cases is only a few degrees F)

Now that I can handle.  

Thanks bros.
Title: Re: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: buzz on January 11, 2006, 09:10:27 AM
+18 f

Only bike on the road that day. :dunno_white:
Title: Re: Coldest Weather You've EVER Ridden In?
Post by: mastrind on January 11, 2006, 09:38:58 AM
Quote from: annguyen1981 on January 04, 2006, 08:55:39 PM
I gues I'm a wuss...

40 for me... :oops:

+1.....and I ride with widder electrics and heated grips when it gets that cold.....of course I also ride when it's 115 - 120 here in the summer...
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