http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Hehehehehe! Cycling in the snow! en Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:57:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1181 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:56:41 +0000 chdot 1181@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Didn't think greener people believed in microwaves... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1179 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:21:56 +0000 greenerleith 1179@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I just bought a microwave (we need more hardware to cook xmass dinner for lots of people tomorrow) and took it home on my bike trailer. </p> <p>Whilst, it was a bit hairy on the local un-gritted streets, and I was going much more slowly - it sure was fun :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1173 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:42:23 +0000 kaputnik 1173@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>seems like my family have been doing this for almost 100 years. Here's my great grandpa with his trusty GPO bicycle on the Carlops Road in 1914.<br /> <img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/7.jpg"><br /> Riding that bike, in that gear, makes us look like a bunch of softies! My grandpa told me it was a fixie </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1170 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:01:41 +0000 blmweb 1170@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've managed to brave it through the snow every day so far. Will be weird cycling in the daylight after my half day today though.</p> <p>Check out my <a href="http://www.viddler.com/explore/blmweb/videos/1/">video here</a></p> <p>My only snowy bit is kinda fun as there is no traffic normally and the surface is mostly hardpacked snow. The mountain biking helps as I try to keep the bike loose and let it go where it wants as long as its vaguely in the right direction. Putting the chunky tyres helps too I think - I would rather float on the surface of the snow than cut through it with the usual road tyres. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1167 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:56:36 +0000 spytfyre 1167@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I just skipped it today. Too much danger for a half day work </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1166 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:54:08 +0000 chdot 1166@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Online weather data (presumably from the airport) was showing -10 about 6 this morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1165 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:26:29 +0000 kaputnik 1165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>there's been no sign of gritters off of any of the main roads, so I've been avoiding the residential streets where possible. Our road is really bad - it's multiple layers of frozen snow compacted by cars, even taking it slowly the back end of the bike just slides everywhere.<br /> Dad's max-min thermometer had -6.8 recorded overnight. The official reading from Gogarbank was -7 at 9AM. Brrrrr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1164 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:04:39 +0000 steveo 1164@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Had to carry the bike from my estate yesterday and today to the main road where i hoped the gritters would have been, i don't think low profile road bike tyres are quite designed for this weather. </p> <p>The greenways were fine if your in the buses tracks but try to get our of that track and its trouble. Having said that the greenways were icing up on Corstorphine road last night on the way home but the car lane was fine didn't have the nerve to sit in the car lane though so just had to take it easy on the light frosting. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1153 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:33:01 +0000 chdot 1153@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo</p> <p>This might cheer you up</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4209472392" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/chdot/4209472392</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1151 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:29:34 +0000 kaputnik 1151@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/5.jpg"> setting off. Just to prove to the EEN that you catch a flashing light with a camera if you try hard enough.</p> <p><img src="http://www.magnificentoctopus.com/y/6.jpg"> made it! There was a lot more snow in my helmet vents than accumulated on the bike. Took a while to get the cleats to bind as I set off because of compacted snow that refused to melt or move. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1148 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:15:37 +0000 gembo 1148@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No snow plough out my way til 10am today had to take the bus for the first time this year. Depressed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1146 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:35:17 +0000 chdot 1146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just found this</p> <p><a href="http://unvieuxvelo.blogspot.com/2009/12/competitive-blizzard-blogging.html" rel="nofollow">http://unvieuxvelo.blogspot.com/2009/12/competitive-blizzard-blogging.html</a></p> <p>(<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unvieuxvelo/sets/72157623057028468">Via some nice photos on Flickr</a>) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1145 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:55:13 +0000 chdot 1145@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Rob1n</p> <p>Thanks for posting. </p> <p>Clearly you're usually too busy cycling to notice the prejudices on the ENews comments...</p> <p>This forum is more rational!</p> <p>(Usually.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1144 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:51:33 +0000 Rob1n 1144@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am the cyclist in the Evening News photo and yes my lights flash, the photograph missed the flash. </p> <p>I was a bit suprised at how uptight the submissions to the Evening News were. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1140 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:56:38 +0000 kaputnik 1140@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Chdot - naturally the readership of the EEN have hijacked that story into a "let's bash the cyclists" for him wearing shorts. Cannot comment about the lights it's perfectly feasible he had flashers and they were on the off part of the cycle when the photograph clicked. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1138 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:48:50 +0000 spytfyre 1138@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>To quote the EEN page: <blockquote>"I stepped off the bus and the snow came up <em>passed</em> my ankles."</blockquote></p> <p>Past....<br /> Sheezuz </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1137 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:44:50 +0000 chdot 1137@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Snow brings chaos for city as centre left at standstill"</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Snow-brings-chaos-for-city.5934129.jp"><em>Evening News</em> story illustrated with "A hardy cyclist makes his way down Comiston Road."</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1135 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:53:05 +0000 LaidBack 1135@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Or you could use an extra wheel fitted with Big Apples for that BF Goodrich look.<br /> You can still enjoy sliding of course</p> <p>See<br /> <a href="http://www.laid-back-bikes.co.uk" rel="nofollow">http://www.laid-back-bikes.co.uk</a></p> <p>Best wishes to all here... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1133 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:21:18 +0000 kaputnik 1133@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wow! Great photo. Seems like - wierdly - snow to the east of town was thicker than west, it's normally t'uther way around.</p> <p>Commute in to South Gyle was OK, snow was falling pretty thickly at 7:15 but I generally had the road to myself and main roads were slushy enough in the tyre tracks to mean I was easily able to keep pace with the traffic. Actually took the long route round as I was enjoying myself.<br /> Plenty of snow collected in the helmet vents and didn't melt as it landed on the windstopper I had on.</p> <p>Wasn't on paths though so couldn't really stop for a photo (boo!), so until I've built my cycle camera fitting I had to make do with a "before" and "after" shot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1132 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:19:05 +0000 chdot 1132@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'll be 'testing' my bike with cyclocross tyres. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1129 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:06:57 +0000 spytfyre 1129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I will be pumping up tyres and fitting some pedals and my lights to my MTB for a laugh on the Roseburn Path tomorrow </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1128 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:03:13 +0000 chdot 1128@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Try and find that taxi and get a free ride... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1127 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:51:57 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 1127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I am beginning to wonder if I should have takent he extra time this morning to fix the MTB puncture. Not sure what the ride home will be like - my guess is sketchy! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1126 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:34:02 +0000 Arellcat 1126@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I had a lovely time riding in today! Annie is all tooled up with knobbly tyres and the usual lighting, and although we slipped and slid around in the troughs created by a few rather ambitious motorists, it was all good fun. And it's snowing again just now! :-D </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=169#post-1117 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:06:54 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 1117@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Realised this morning that the MTB had a puncture and I couldn't be bothered to fix it. Got offered the car, but I really wanted to ride in the snow, and figured the skinny tyres on the fixed would cut through it. That was certainly right on the virgin stuff on the Innocent Railway. Avoid the footprints and the (very few) other tyre tracks and it was easy to keep on the straight and narrow.</p> <p>There was definitely ice underneath, but the amount of snow deadened it. The biggest problem was car tyre tracks which not only compressed the bottom into a more slippy surface, but also created walls that were a little harder than the untouched snow, ready to throw a whell off line. Oh, and the fact that traffic was so heavy, but because on the main routes there were just two bands of black stuff showing it was pretty much impossible to indulge in the usual filtering (some imaginative on-the-fly route planning took me away from most of the traffic.</p> <p>The worst, actually, was a taxi driver sitting a foot from my back wheel as I headed downhill, then overtaking me, throwing up snow everywhere. Only to pull in to a taxi rank 200 yards or so further on. I really should have stopped to remonstrate but didn't want to ruin the good mood.</p> <p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2691/4207754251_15e8d36bd3.jpg"></p> <p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4208519014_7380c7a382.jpg"> </p>