The Paulcb Memorial Coldest Ride, Winter 2023-2024

[rjs987]

Looky there Raymond (@WØQNX ), it's mid December and you're still in the top 10!

 

[W0QNX]

Looky there Raymond (@WØQNX ), it's mid December and you're still in the top 10!

SHUT IT DOWN!!!

Wait a while. I doubt it will go below 28 here. It normally doesn't.

And congrats to drbuzzard on making the ice cold list on his ice cold bike! Did you get any little snowflakes on the digital screen or just blue ear tops under your corn seed cap? (That's my farmer talk, corn seed cap).

 

[Donk]

I rode in 22 degrees a couple of weeks ago and I think 38 degrees today. It wasn't cold enough to notice. I will start taking pictures just because.

A couple of years ago a friend's heated gear quit working about 2pm and we were 2.5 hours from home. It was an uncomfortable ride for him to say the least and it got my attention. I started researching what they did to stay warm before heated gear and what they do now when heated gear isn't an option. First thing I realized is that activity level makes a huge difference, we are more like WW1 fighter pilots than mountain climbers when we're on bikes. Seems the undisputed first choice is wool and wool blends. I'm messing around with different combinations to see what works best. Will post results as temps get colder.

 

[the Ferret]

Back when I was a pup, my mom would make me tie a wool scarf in a knot around my neck to keep the wind out. Back then I also wore a double breasted wool peacoat, wool turtleneck sweater and wool mittens. Best I could do on bottom was Levis and my thighs and knees would feel like ice cubes after a cold ride lol.

 

[Donk]

Ferret you're the one got me started on this silliness!

Wool peacoat, yup the Navy knew what they were doing back then. And surplus shopping was the way to go.

 

[rjs987]

And don't forget a layer or two... even under that peacoat.

 

[drbuzzard]

Back when I was a pup, my mom would make me tie a wool scarf in a knot around my neck to keep the wind out. Back then I also wore a double breasted wool peacoat, wool turtleneck sweater and wool mittens. Best I could do on bottom was Levis and my thighs and knees would feel like ice cubes after a cold ride lol.

my dad worked at a produce warehouse, 75% of the place was one big fridgerator, 15% was a big freezer, and the last 10% was a combo office / hot room with the only heat being a small space heater which wasn't always turned on.. beause of the physical nature of the job you could never work in anything warm so you just got use to being in the cold. if i was there they put me to work also. m i wore a shirt, sweatshirt and a lined windbreaker. Levis and Chuck Taylors plus two pair of socks

 

[drbuzzard]

43f but only a 4km ride to check on a friend, he's doing better

 

[Donk]

Well at least there's ice in the picture! 48 degrees here in Wisconsin today. Not even a good day to test cold weather gear but I'm not complaining.

 

[sirbike]

36 degrees.

I had not ridden for a few weeks.
I rode 108 miles a few nights ago testing my new RDL. 108 miles is not worthy of a review for now to be in its own thread.
Now I just got caught up on this thread and to my surprise 36 degrees get me on the list unless there are some others riding in cooler temperatures tonight.
The ride started out at 36. Got into Cleveland where it was 46, then back down to 36 degrees as I got out of the city.
Heated jacket liner, R3, light gloves with grip heaters on. Didn’t hook up the seat heat yet but not at all needed starting out from heated garage.

 

[Donk]

About 35 miles of backroads today just because... That's 32 degrees not 12, guess I should have left the picture a little bigger!

 

[W0QNX]

Picture is plenty big if you click on it. 32 degrees and your bike has a cigarette lighter next to the N light!!

 

[Donk]

Aux light switch

 

[rjs987]

Is that a penguin?

 

[drbuzzard]

my 10km winter solstice ride

 

[ardykay54]

40 mile ride today to top off the gas tank and get one more ride in for the year! 37° F and I really missed the ST/CTX windshields......Russ.

 

[rjs987]

Was thinking of riding today... The last day of the year... but it's snowing now. Very lightly but still snowing and cold enough (right at 30F) for traffic to melt it into the pavement and then have it refreeze (how black ice is formed).

 

[the Ferret]

Rode today for the 340th day to finish off the year, but the temp is too high to even bother reporting. Did ride in snow flurries 2 days ago though lol.

 

[Trvmtchll]

34 when I started out at 7am this morning but did manage to get in 276 miles today rode down to FT Thomas Ky then ran 8 all the way to maysville stopped and had brunch while it spit rain and then made a run north on 41 to home.. where I believe the high I seen was 35… but did manage to get the ST over the 130,000 mile point

 

[oude geit]

Coldest ride this year 17*. Didn't really care for it...lol