http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Après moi, l'hiver 2013 en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:19:02 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541&page=2#post-131558 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:41:50 +0000 Arellcat 131558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I thought it was 'warm' today too! It was 5°C outside at commutetime. At 30mph the wind chill on my face was a wee bit nippy though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541&page=2#post-131555 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 11:33:07 +0000 amir 131555@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Warm this morning! Was 4 degrees when I left. I was regretting having a full base layer 5 miles into the commute and I could have gone down to mitts. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131447 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:35:32 +0000 twq 131447@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir I meant me. It wasn't me, but I was out in my shorts this morning. Managed most of last winter without long legs - think my shortish, high intensity commute &amp; hairy legs keeps me warm enough, as long as I have enough layers on top. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131446 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 11:07:16 +0000 EddieD 131446@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The 7th floor of the DSB is surrounded by freezing mist, creating a beautiful rosy-gold glow in the common room.</p> <p>I do like autumn days like this </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131445 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:49:59 +0000 steveo 131445@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>and my phone signal has dropped out, I'm worried that the Gyle is being reabsorbed into what ever circle of hell it first emerged! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131443 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:39:13 +0000 kaputnik 131443@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Frozen fog out at the Gyle now, visibility between 2nd floor and the ground level is minimal. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131441 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:35:35 +0000 fimm 131441@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brrrr. Got my big coat out this morning. Need to track down the warm hat and gloves.<br /> I'll continue to cycle in a skirt (and tights) through the winter (really cold weather brings out a pair of socks that I take off when I get to the office). That's just for a few minutes Bromptoning though. Longs for the big bike (though that may be Ron Hills over shorts if my proper longs are in the wash...) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131440 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:32:04 +0000 amir 131440@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's a good idea to protect knees from the cold - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_arthritis" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knee_arthritis</a><br /> It's a vulnerable joint with little protection from the elements.</p> <p>I tend to think about it below 10 degrees and definitely below 6. This may be on the low side for some but the rest of my legs warm up to much above say 10 degrees. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131439 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:30:49 +0000 DaveC 131439@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm still wearing shorts, cos I is ard!! (under my longs... ;O)</p> <p>Frosty this morning again but this time the ForthRoadBridge has de iced the path, which was much improved on yesterday when it was very slippery. Looks like that tweet to them paid off. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131438 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:24:44 +0000 earthowned 131438@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm still wearing long shorts on my commute in. It's warmed up a bit by the time I swing a leg over my bike, and it's generally a bit milder nearer the coast. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131436 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:09:13 +0000 Stickman 131436@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Another chap in shorts this morning coming off Balbirnie. Hardy! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131435 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:06:02 +0000 amir 131435@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@twq Me or the guy with shorts</p> <p>I passed him just north of Dobbies. The shorts were light coloured lycra (I don't normally look at people's shorts - I was just stunned). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131434 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 09:57:29 +0000 twq 131434@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir Fluorescent jacket, red pannier &amp; pink socks? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131429 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 08:44:08 +0000 amir 131429@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>-1.5 degrees at home. Passed a guy cycling in with shorts on - brrr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131424 Tue, 05 Nov 2013 07:02:08 +0000 Smudge 131424@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Brrr, white roads and paths leaving the house this morning and freezing fog all the way down to the station, numb thumb and forefingers too so it must be particularly chilly!<br /> At least there's no danger of getting too sweaty :-o </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131411 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:50:14 +0000 wingpig 131411@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wee bit of frost on my green bin just then when I took my red box out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131410 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:34:28 +0000 Uberuce 131410@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Studlies are on wee blue floofy now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131408 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 23:13:45 +0000 Smudge 131408@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well it's officially the start of winter in my own wee world. Ice tyres fitted to the surly along with winter lights and gloves in the pocket. :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131297 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:38:07 +0000 DaveC 131297@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kaputnik, Feel free to get stuff send to here care of me, and I'll drop things off on my way home*.</p> <p>* I draw the line at car tyres!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131296 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:18:17 +0000 kaputnik 131296@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@DaveC we are embargoed from such practicalities. Some genius somewhere thought it would be an efficiency if our contract mail room staff (who are employed to recieve, sort, process mail) didn't have to deal with personal deliveries, rather our salaried staff have to waste their time and effort either staying at home to recieve parcels that never arrive so they waste time and effort locating "Edinburgh" depots in Livingston or Bathgate trying to get their parcels. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131295 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:05:31 +0000 DaveC 131295@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kaputnik, I have things delivered to work, so no failures to deliver ever. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131294 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:05:05 +0000 EddieD 131294@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Kaputnik - when buying my Chameleon, I flatly told Spa Cycles they were /not/ to send it via CityLink - they are the most unreliable, and unhelpful bunch I've ever dealt with (and last time I looked, Livingston wasn't part of Edinburgh...)</p> <p>Credit to Spa Cycles, they just said "Right ho, squire", and it came FedEx </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131293 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 12:03:53 +0000 DaveC 131293@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Frosty in Fife, on the Bridge and in sheltered spots on the way in from South Queensferry. This reminds me I want to ask the Bridge authority what they plan to do this winter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131291 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:48:25 +0000 Smudge 131291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Amir, no lol, precaution! My commute starts before 0600 on ungritted roads with variable lighting levels, and experimentation suggests I'm allergic to hitting icy tarmac at speed ;-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131288 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:39:46 +0000 kaputnik 131288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If stupid "you weren't in" (I was) and "we left a card, twice" [no you didn't] Citylink couriers hadn't decided to return my drum-brake hub to the supplier my winterbike plans would be further advanced.</p> <p>Also found that bars with a cable-groove in them specifically for running the cable from a bar-end shifter are completely useless as the groove prevents the insertion of the bar-end shifter expansion bolt into the bars, so they can't actually be used with bar-end shifters. The moral of the story is to by non-bar-end-shifter-specific bars if you want to use a bar-end shifter. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131287 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:38:05 +0000 amir 131287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Panic?! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131284 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:33:15 +0000 Smudge 131284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hmmm could be time to fit the studly tyres tonight then :-/ good exercise I suppose! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131283 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:26:28 +0000 wingpig 131283@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>2° outside my north-facing window this morning. Frost on the sub-Crags cycle path where the sun hadn't yet reached or removed it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131276 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:18:23 +0000 SRD 131276@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Frost on meadows near jawbone walk. </p> <p>Also one icy spot on leamington walk on the ped side. The high points on that path usually need gritting before anywhere else. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11541#post-131274 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:17:45 +0000 steveo 131274@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was worried about the frost while climbing back up to the path from one of the traffic lights on the BP, back wheel slipping whilst standing up on the fixed can end unhappily. </p>