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Ok I suppose about now in October the weather for you poor souls in the Northern Hemishere will be starting to get a bit grim.
So how many of you will be sticking your bikes in the shed and how many of you will be keeping a stiff upper lip (not to mention your other frozen parts).
I live in the city of eternal springtime,so it,s no biggie for me.
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Seeing as I don't own a car, and haven't done for some years, I don't have a lot of choice. That said winter riding, although not motorcycling nirvana, isn't so bad. Certainly, in London, winter is the time of year when the weather finally matches the mood of the capital's daily commuters!
Now that I'm in Estonia, the winter doesn't play fair! If it snows or ices, I'll lock the two wheels away until it thaws, unless I really feel the need to practice extracting a bike from a ditch in -10C. If that happens, a few dozen watts of heated jacket and the Ural outfit will certainly see me through a Baltic winter.....
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It was right at the freezing point this morning and still rode in. I have adequate gear that lets me ride until the road actually get's snow/ice on it. My weak link were my gloves, but I just bought those over-gloves for rain (the ones made in New Zealand) and I use them in the morning. Fingers still fell a bit cold, but never to where it's a problem.
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Originally Posted by Dread Pendragon
It was right at the freezing point this morning and still rode in. I have adequate gear that lets me ride until the road actually get's snow/ice on it. My weak link were my gloves, but I just bought those over-gloves for rain (the ones made in New Zealand) and I use them in the morning. Fingers still fell a bit cold, but never to where it's a problem.
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Get yourself some handlebar muffs.They look like shit,but they don,t half work!
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Just having a quick cuppa before I scrape the snow of the seat for my 50 mile ride into London, Ive got a Volvo with heated seats sat on the drive !
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I ride all year round.
This morning was the coldest morning yet by far.
70 mile round trip,
god bless heated grips
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