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  • January 26, 2015 at 4:19 pm #1021329
    Crickey7
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    @Vicegrip 106553 wrote:

    A Rear Fender works wonders for the cracktil zone.

    Even I succumbed and installed one on the dedicated precipitation bike.

    January 28, 2015 at 2:48 pm #1021553
    Powerful Pete
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    Pleasant commute, nice to ride with some sun!

    Is it just me or is today particularly chilly and windy?

    January 28, 2015 at 6:00 pm #1021594
    worktheweb
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    @Powerful Pete 106786 wrote:

    Pleasant commute, nice to ride with some sun!

    Is it just me or is today particularly chilly and windy?

    It isn’t just you. I got icicles on the beard from my breath alone this morning (usually it takes precipitation of some kind to get icicles to form). It was a nice ride though. I saw the sun rise over the Potomac at Cameron Run which was quite a beautiful sight. I would have taken a picture, but I didn’t want to have to take off the gloves to do it. I saw a surprising number of cyclists this morning, my informal count before 14th Street Bridge was 12. Glad to see more adherents to the Rule 5 and Rule 9 way of life out there.

    January 28, 2015 at 11:39 pm #1021634
    Drewdane
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    @Crickey7 106554 wrote:

    Even I succumbed and installed one on the dedicated precipitation bike.

    Why would anyone have to “succumb” for a dedicated precipitation bike? Seems to me that would be item 1 on the “to install” list for such a ride. :confused:

    January 29, 2015 at 1:58 pm #1021659
    Powerful Pete
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    Great ride into work this AM. Riding Trollheim was icy but not difficult.

    A good day, and did not even feel that cold.

    January 29, 2015 at 2:12 pm #1021660
    Sunyata
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    @Powerful Pete 106897 wrote:

    A good day, and did not even feel that cold.

    Funny you should mention not feeling that cold… I thought I was pretty adequately dressed for the weather and was warm enough when riding in. However, when I got to work to change, I noticed that my stomach was ice cold and quite red… I guess I need to perhaps start pinning an extra piece of windproof fleece to the lower front part of my jacket when it is this cold? I do not want to put on another full layer because then I would have definitely been too hot. :confused:

    January 29, 2015 at 3:34 pm #1021667
    Geoff
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    @Sunyata 106898 wrote:

    Funny you should mention not feeling that cold… I thought I was pretty adequately dressed for the weather and was warm enough when riding in. However, when I got to work to change, I noticed that my stomach was ice cold and quite red… I guess I need to perhaps start pinning an extra piece of windproof fleece to the lower front part of my jacket when it is this cold? I do not want to put on another full layer because then I would have definitely been too hot. :confused:

    I generally wear a windproof vest with netting in the back. It does a good job of keeping the trunk warm without overheating. This morning I was quite comfortable on my 1hr 15 min ride.

    January 29, 2015 at 3:44 pm #1021672
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @Sunyata 106898 wrote:

    Funny you should mention not feeling that cold… I thought I was pretty adequately dressed for the weather and was warm enough when riding in. However, when I got to work to change, I noticed that my stomach was ice cold and quite red… I guess I need to perhaps start pinning an extra piece of windproof fleece to the lower front part of my jacket when it is this cold? I do not want to put on another full layer because then I would have definitely been too hot. :confused:

    Wind vest?

    January 29, 2015 at 4:10 pm #1021678
    jabberwocky
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    After another damn bout of illness (walking pneumonia this time) I had to reluctantly store the bike for a few weeks while the body recuperated. Clean bill of health yesterday morning from the doc though, so I’m back on the bike this morning. I was slow, my legs felt like jelly, it was 18 degrees when I left the house and I couldn’t stop grinning.

    January 29, 2015 at 4:27 pm #1021682
    Crickey7
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    @Drewdane 106870 wrote:

    Why would anyone have to “succumb” for a dedicated precipitation bike? Seems to me that would be item 1 on the “to install” list for such a ride. :confused:

    It’s like putting a diaper on your bike.

    January 29, 2015 at 4:54 pm #1021688
    hozn
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    @Crickey7 106922 wrote:

    It’s like putting a diaper on your bike.

    I think the Snob’s term might be a slightly better metaphor: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/individualism-innovation-or-absurity.html

    January 29, 2015 at 5:47 pm #1021695
    mstone
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    @Crickey7 106922 wrote:

    It’s like putting a diaper on your bike.

    Exactly, we prefer to not just have poop dripping all over.

    January 29, 2015 at 9:50 pm #1021731
    dplasters
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    @hozn 106928 wrote:

    I think the Snob’s term might be a slightly better metaphor: http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2009/04/individualism-innovation-or-absurity.html

    I am firmly in the pro filth prophylactic camp. Fenders are teh bleh.

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    February 2, 2015 at 3:15 pm #1021982
    Phatboing
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    My anecdotal evidence suggests that drivers are just dehydrated imbeciles. Add water, and the true stupidity can bloom. Apart from that, it was a pretty fun wet commute.

    February 2, 2015 at 3:18 pm #1021983
    Powerful Pete
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    Beyond the fog and mist and wet roads, a pleasant and warmish commute.

    Oh, and Gabba jerseys are most excellent in this weather.

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