http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: First Frost of the Autumn en Tue, 19 May 2026 12:39:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316895 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:15:13 +0000 gembo 316895@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I usually switch the heating off at night as I like waking up to a cold house. Though no3 child has started emulating her older sister by leaving doors open in middle of night (or at least after I have gone to bed). THis is punishable by death as makes things too cold.</p> <p>However as clocks have changed the heating comes on an hour earlier if I forget to switch it off.</p> <p>Result - I am boiling </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316873 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 17:37:13 +0000 acsimpson 316873@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>More frost for us this morning. For the first time there was also icy puddles. Brae Park was looking very white. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316870 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 16:52:40 +0000 biketrain 316870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Frosty Pocket for me this morning. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316863 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 15:24:25 +0000 gembo 316863@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>frost on towpath for sure </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316846 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 12:23:32 +0000 threefromleith 316846@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>No frost on the paths between Leith and Ed Park this morning, despite my Garmin measuring the temp as being -1C for a lot of my route! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316833 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:01:04 +0000 SRD 316833@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>haymarket last night was blanketed in it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316832 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 11:00:28 +0000 jdanielp 316832@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The grit seemed unnecessary though since it was dry? The plaza outside Boroughmuir High was also heavily gritted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316831 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:49:36 +0000 SRD 316831@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>excellent! although LW is priority 1, i think? haven't looked at that in a while. </p> <p>i always think LW needs gritting at least a week earlier than the rest of the paths, owing to it's exposure and height. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316830 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:44:38 +0000 Morningsider 316830@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>SRD - first time this week. Gritted all the way up to the very top of Leamington Walk, which I'm sure you will be glad to hear. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316829 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 10:37:00 +0000 SRD 316829@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>grit on NMW this morning! (only the bike side!) has it been that way all week? has it finally been included as priority 1? or is it just random/a mistake? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916&page=2#post-316826 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:10:59 +0000 bill 316826@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>First patches of frost and frozen puddles on country roads west of Edinburgh this cloudless morning. Livingston looked like a frosty wonderland with most foliage covered in frost. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316779 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 16:51:44 +0000 Greenroofer 316779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@jdp that was exactly my experience on the towpath this morning too. It didn't seem icy and it wasn't that cold, but something was definitely skiddy. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316745 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 12:03:37 +0000 steveo 316745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cc.cc it's a paramo ciclo. I've put my initial impression somewhere but you'll probably need to use Google to find it! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316742 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:28:51 +0000 CycleCommute.CC 316742@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What type of jacket @steveo? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316739 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:20:22 +0000 steveo 316739@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Jacket was steaming this morning, very breathable apparently. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316738 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:17:03 +0000 Ed1 316738@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The entrance to Heriot watt car park by research avenue north was icy which was odd as no ice there even when more ice on monday </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316730 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 10:47:25 +0000 jdanielp 316730@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was no obvious frost (or ice) on the towpath this morning, but I felt my back wheel sliding underneath me while travelling through Wester Hailes so eased off for the rest of the commute and managed to stay upright. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316724 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 09:21:35 +0000 Arellcat 316724@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Roslin quite slippy this morning. No gritting at all. I rode on tenterhooks all the way to the roundabout at Gowkley Moss. It warmed up a lot once at the bypass. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316722 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:12:21 +0000 gembo 316722@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>These occurrences of frost lower down towards the sea are a little counter intuitive to me. I would have thought up here would be more frosty. Still just on the roofslates. The car is in the shelter of the house so has not yet needed scraped.......? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316718 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:45:16 +0000 acsimpson 316718@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yesterday was the third morning there has been frost on our car. The first occurrence was way back on the 2nd of October (the day after I last cut our grass). My wife tells me she has already scraped the car more this winter than last winter.</p> <p>We are lower and closer to the sea than gembo but also 6.5(ish) miles further north so perhaps that makes a difference. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316712 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 20:06:29 +0000 gembo 316712@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Frost Pocket, I think I know your brother, Cold Frame? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316698 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 16:30:54 +0000 biketrain 316698@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Gembo I have been called some unusual names in the past but 'Frost Pocket' takes things to a whole new dimension. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316685 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:12:37 +0000 jdanielp 316685@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I forgot to say that the Leamington Lift Bridge was quite frosty yesterday morning and was then resembling a sandpit when I cycled home in the evening. The sand was partially washed away this morning. I just hope that not too much of it got into my new super-smooth drivetrain and brake pads. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316650 Tue, 29 Oct 2019 07:56:54 +0000 gembo 316650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Raining there just before dawn so no frost. Quandary regards what to wear tho </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316638 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:47:54 +0000 gembo 316638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@biketrain - frost pocket? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316578 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 12:11:07 +0000 Rosie 316578@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ice on the bird bath. My garden is north facing and only gets a drop of sun at this time of the year. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316576 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:58:29 +0000 jdanielp 316576@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@SRD @chdot I did wonder and indeed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316562 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:27:45 +0000 chdot 316562@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“i'd only gone as far as the aqueduct.”</p> <p>Danger lurks beyond. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316558 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:21:55 +0000 SRD 316558@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@jdanielp It did occur to me that I should have specified that i'd only gone as far as the aqueduct. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19916#post-316556 Mon, 28 Oct 2019 11:15:55 +0000 jdanielp 316556@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There was a little frost on the towpath around Wester Hailes but it presented no significant problems. </p>