I rode today. Did you?

Nice first ride in the COLD.

 

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Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 20, 2014 at 3:53am


Andy Moss 9.5 said:

Right!  And fat bikes are probably selling at a premium in the region!

As much as I love bikes, I think the folks in Buffalo probably skipped right over fat bikes and went straight to dog sleds and snowmobiles.

Permalink Reply by Mitch Johnson on November 20, 2014 at 4:00am

Pretty nasty out there into the wind, but not  as bad as Tuesday. 

Permalink Reply by Chitown_Mike on November 20, 2014 at 6:25am

Yeah the more moderate temps made the wind a little more bearable, however the wind sucks it big time.  I have a zig zag ride that either has me going into the wind and then going with it, problem is all the speed I gain going with it is scrubbed the second I turned in a northerly direction.

Permalink Reply by Maurice on November 20, 2014 at 6:58am

The wind has sucked, but my tired legs (and weather app) assure me that it's not coming "from the south."

 

Fortunately, we'll get wind from the south tomorrow to blow this cold front away.

Permalink Reply by David of the North (David606xx) on November 20, 2014 at 6:59am

People who ride East have had a pretty lucky week.

Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on November 20, 2014 at 7:53am

But we have to ride west to go home. :-(

David of the North (David606xx) said:

People who ride East have had a pretty lucky week.

Permalink Reply by grayn8 on November 20, 2014 at 8:57am
Ymmv, but as someone who has been riding west and south in the am and east and north in the pm this week, I'm happier hitting the wind in the when fresh and catching the extra push on the way home.

Lisa Curcio 4.1mi said:

But we have to ride west to go home. :-(

David of the North (David606xx) said:

People who ride East have had a pretty lucky week.

Permalink Reply by Haddon on November 20, 2014 at 4:57pm

Hurt notably less compared to yesterday. 

I wonder of the calories I burn what % is for locomotion and what % to maintain body temperature. 

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 21, 2014 at 12:52am

If the heat produced by your muscles pedaling your bike isn't enough and you aren't well insulated, eventually you lose enough heat that your body shivers to produce more heat. The cold, your exposure to it, and the duration of your exposure determines whether this will happen.

rwein5 said:

has absolutely nothing to do with external temperature.

Permalink Reply by yaj 7.4 on November 21, 2014 at 3:53am

Not much wind out there today, so just a sunny ride in the cold.  It's supposed to be a balmy 30 for the ride home.

Permalink Reply by Skip Montanaro 0mi on November 21, 2014 at 4:04am

I interpreted Haddon's statement and your response to suggest that muscular activity is so wildly inefficient that you couldn't get cold while riding. Which we all know you can. My apologies that my response was, at best, tangential to the subject.

Permalink Reply by Ann Sch 9.3 on November 21, 2014 at 4:08am

I Love hearing the stories of hardy folks riding in the cold.  It's inspirational and got me onthe bike earlier than I would otherwise!  Today I rode for the first time in a week and have all you to thank for it (Of course I wimped out and waited for the day with the lowest winds).  Thanks all!

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