Who's Riding in the Snow ?

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Who's Riding in the Snow ?

Postby Nick » Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:36 pm

Just watched weather report And weather warning for kent/surrey from today onwards.

So I take it that saturdays RIDE will still go ahead. :D .

Maybe not on a road bike but I'm sure I can dig out my mountain bike and Ian Munnery and others, Surely know a route or Two?. Ian Being a part time off roader and he also knows all the roads/tracks around the surrey.
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Postby andyevans » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:25 pm

Stupid snow, made me 1 hr late for work.

Looks like saturday morning might be spend on a turbo shaking my fist towards the sky :x
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Postby Nick » Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:30 pm

All be that I may not ride the weekend but we have 4 Children so I will have fun either way. Just waxed the runners on the sledge and thinking of buying the Dog a Harness to pull them along :D .

Snow or No Snow thats the question?
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Postby Paul on the Pearson » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:24 pm

I think saturdays weather is meant to be sunny and a scorching 4 degrees according to the BBC site. We might have to knock thursdays ride on the head though as its meant to be snow and sleet with a MAX temp of 0 degrees centigrade!!
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Postby siwickm » Tue Feb 22, 2005 4:51 pm

As long as the roads don't have ice on them then I will be riding. The snow is mainly on the side of the road, not actually on the road, therefore no problem. I remember a couple of years ago riding in freezing weather with snow on the sides of the road up the top of Crockham Hill, it was fantastic character building stuff.

Mind you I also remember a very cold day cycling up Box Hill and hitting a patch of ice on one of the switchbacks which was covered by trees and hence the ice had not melted, I remember skidding along the floor after that and almost busting my shoulder.

If it is really cold and icy then we could do a main road ride and avoid those roads with more ice risk. Last year we did this after an ice warning on the usual club run route. I remember because one group ignored the warning and the whole lot of them ended up skidding on their bums. Think GBs were happy as lots of bike repairs were required.

I reckon I will be out though.

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Postby Nick » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:22 pm

Marek

2 Mentions of an un-named member in one reply

1st It's Character Building (I now use that one on the Children though)

2nd Ignorance about ice warning :!: :!:

But i've no idea who you mean :?:

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Postby siwickm » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:30 pm

Don't worry Nick, from what I hear you don't even need ice to end up on the floor.
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Postby Nick » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:51 pm

It's not me that has problems staying upright it's others who don't like me that way and KNOCK me down. (Maybe it's something I said.)

But if you might be reffering to the little drink I had on saturday/sunday I was upright all night/morning (:oops: Thank you).


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Postby siwickm » Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:54 pm

Too much information thank you
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Postby Ian A4size » Tue Feb 22, 2005 6:33 pm

Ice!? Character building- moi?
Shurely shome mishtake.
If its icy I wont ride early or I'll offroad it, I am willing to take a mtb ride out over the downs on my usual routes-mucho muddy at the moment.
I dont have the flu Nick -just a hacking cough which makes my voice like Barry Whites! Jo love it, no training for me this week as I am trying to get my immune system functional, 3rd bout of illness this year
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