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Only 1 week today till the shortest day…

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  • December 14, 2009 at 12:44 pm #12079
    step.doran

    …and then the days start getting brighter. B)

    How many of the commuters on here are still doing it and how many have hung up their shorts for the season?

    Cold toes are and the odd fishtailing moments are making it a tad scarier, but still the hot shower and cup of coffee that greets me (well, that I make myself) once I’ve arrived [i]almost[/i] makes it worth it.

    Apart from petrol seriously back over a pound, what else drives you all out in the dark?

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  • December 18, 2009 at 10:45 am #632603
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    Jon Burrage

    Its been snowing here in Yate
    Its been snowing here in Yate for about 2 hours, nowt sticking though.

    Was freezing cold this morning, the garmin 705 reckoned minus 2 before windchill.

    December 18, 2009 at 10:10 am #632601
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    dave atkinson

    brass monkeys here. the kind
    brass monkeys here. the kind of day you wish your commute didn’t start with 2 miles downhill :O

    December 18, 2009 at 10:06 am #632599
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    ctznsmith

    Bit chillier this morning!
    Bit chillier this morning!

    December 16, 2009 at 3:07 pm #632597
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    step.doran

    Being married to a kiwi and
    Being married to a kiwi and having lived in wellington for quite a while I’m ree eealy feeling that. And suspect if the plan to move back next year goes ahead we’ll be getting and edinburgh winter followed by a ChCh one. Brr.

    December 16, 2009 at 8:05 am #632595
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    Jaydub

    Its a strange thought (to us
    Its a strange thought (to us down under) to see you talking about the middle of winter……… we are a week out from the LONGEST DAY in NZ and our weather always settles down and provides us with our great summer for riding! B)

    December 15, 2009 at 10:28 pm #632593
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    Chiroptera

    My expensive lights that
    My expensive lights that seemed like such a good idea at the time are what’s keeping me going. Yikes!

    December 15, 2009 at 12:35 pm #632591
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    canyonsi

    now getting cooler has
    now getting cooler has reminded me i need a filling – oh i hate the dentist.

    December 14, 2009 at 10:12 pm #632589
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    OldRidgeback

    My commute’s pretty short but
    My commute’s pretty short but as I leave early in the morning, I need to wear gloves. I’ll only stop rding if it’s icy. I was training with the BMX club yesterday.

    December 14, 2009 at 7:38 pm #632587
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    dave atkinson

    my commute’s got a 2-mile
    my commute’s got a 2-mile downhill run to begin, not so good on the ol’ fingers at this time of year and i always forget my gloves 🙂

    Not that i’m going to stop, mind. it’s that or walking 🙂

    December 14, 2009 at 2:32 pm #632585
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    Oli Pendrey

    The winter hasn’t put me off.
    The winter hasn’t put me off. I only commute a short distance but that’s still far enough to have to pack a spare pair of boxers and jeans to change into at work after the others gets soaked with road crud and rain….I should really fit a mud guard or wear some over-trousers but laziness stops me from deploying either of those tactics (|:

    December 14, 2009 at 1:39 pm #632583
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    Fringe

    tony_farrelly wrote:The

    tony_farrelly wrote:
    The hardest time in these parts is usually February, when it’s cold, wet, and windy pretty much all at the same time… all the time

    agree with you there..although a good selection of winter clothing makes a big difference. waterproof socks with thermal liners have been essentials for me these last few years, and a good merino base layer..

    December 14, 2009 at 1:35 pm #632581
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    Fringe

    i have no choice but to cycle
    i have no choice but to cycle as ive no access to a car, mind you it’s not far so not really a problem..

    as for getting out on a ‘ride’ i still try to manage a two hour slot one evening per week as well as any other time that i can, although with minus temps. that evening ride gets curtailed.

    December 14, 2009 at 1:26 pm #632579
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    Tony Farrelly

    The hardest time in these
    The hardest time in these parts is usually February, when it’s cold, wet, and windy pretty much all at the same time… all the time

    December 14, 2009 at 1:19 pm #632577
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    step.doran

    yeah, sometimes come home
    yeah, sometimes come home looking like this guy:

    http://www.eyeofhorus.org.uk/images/photo/10tennant/series-02/08-imposs/impossible-planet-toby-redeyes.jpg

    December 14, 2009 at 1:17 pm #632575
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    Tony Farrelly

    habit drives me, it wouldn’t
    habit drives me, it wouldn’t occur to me to do anything else, though these days I don’t have that long a commute.

    Also I started my commuting career in the winter and, black ice apart, I’ve never found it that bad, in fact winter riding has a lot going for it – less chance of over heating for a start. I always recommend it as a good time to start commuting on the basis that you experience the worst right at the start – so you know that if you can cope with it the rest of the year should be a relative doddle.

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