Defiantly the biking on ice one! There seems to be a new trend in Canada anyways of "Fat Bikes" which are a dream on ice and snow and we have trails dedicated to them in the winter time. Great fun!
Global Cycling Network Hey! Thanks for the video! Definitely something I'm working to figure out. As someone who has to commute, what is your advice for riding when it is ICY? I'm looking at purchasing a cheaper bike with greater tire clearance. Any other advice? Thanks! Peace Koko
From Canada, GCN's winter riding videos look kind of cute. Like a bunch of 4th graders putting on a production of Hamlet. Good autumn riding tips there. Just a month late by our weather.
Went out on a three hour ride today in freezing conditions. Had a nice stop at a cafe with a nice wood burning stove. Tried the tip of taking a dry base layer in a plastic bag today. Also put an extra skull cap in too. Worked perfectly when I came back out into the sub-zero temperatures. Felt great to be warm and dry! Thanks for a great tip!
My biggest mistake was probably delaying putting on studded tires. Come to think of it, I should do it now. And for the love of god, a proper winter special please. That's nice autumn/spring weather there.
I always keep my coffee shop stop at the end or within the last hour of my ride, winter or summer, especially winter. You can always put up with a bit of a chill the last 20 or less miles....love the vlog as always 👍
Matt's life hack of swapping his base layer might be the golden ticket. I've never done that mid ride but I've had some really rough return legs after the cafe stop. And not *just* because of over-indulgence. My tips are much less interesting; knowing your route and having well charged lights are the best bits of advice I can offer. If the temperature has plummeted below freezing overnight I don't ride. Even our winters can make roads tricky, with or without the prospect of hungry polar bears and eyebrow-deep snow
Great advice, friends! The undershirt idea is brilliant. I'd add that having a second winter hat, or-if it's a bit warmer-a cycling cap to trade out half way through as well.
You are very right about ice. I would have put it first on the list. Two years ago I crashed on a slippery part of my tour and there was nothing I could do. I learned not to take any further risks in winter when temperatures drop below zero.
Great tips, Dan and Matt, and O how we must learn them afresh every now and then. A couple of Saturday nights ago, I opted for a coffee at McDonald's right after my evening commute. Even though I was cold and wet, I figured I'd be fine, that I'd warm up. But it didn't happen that way. I was uncomfortable, cold and wet to the core, and all I could do was sit motionless and wonder why I was there. Finally I got up, rode the short distance to my apartment, and figured, well, lesson learned, again.
Love your videos. Im a novice, but id love to see some videos with really basic sets we can do to speed up, and more importantly, a video that explains common biking equipment with french names...
Always stop at a cafe in the winter not matter how cold or wet - spare under jersey is a good idea. If it is wet and cold make sure the cafe stop is near to home.
¨An oceanic climate (also known as ‘“marine’”, ‘“west coast’”,[citation needed] ‘“highland’’’and ‘“maritime’”) is the Köppen classification of the climate typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, and generally features cool summers (relative to their latitude) and cool but not cold winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature, with the exception for transitional areas to continental, subarctic and highland climates. Oceanic climates are defined as having a monthly mean temperature below 22 °C (72 °F) in the warmest month, and above 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month.
I agree with JC. Seen from Canada, these are more (very good) spring and autumn riding tips ;-) . "Real" winter riding involves studded tires, greased cables and gears, and constant freezing of locks at -30C. Loads of fun, that said but geared more for commuting than training per se. All the same, the legs are more than ready come spring time, with the added challenge riding in snow for a few months. Cheers.
The most important tip for me is to get a nice, serious warm up before going on the ride, also to better gauge how much clothing i really need. Second tip, avoid long climbs: you sweat a lot, and in the cold a long descent is going to be murder.
It's been too long since we've been reminded that Dan was on the Cervelo test team. If i didn't watch a video from 2015 recently, i wouldnt have even remembered!
Come out to Sweden in January and do a "how to prepare for months of snow and ice". 50 quid from Bristol, we can find a bed for you. Challenge Global MTB team to a race.
About Matts bodge of the aluminum paper tecnique,... it does work for the first hour, but then your feet get wet, so cold. And the worst part. The paper brakes into small pieces and leaves a bit of a mess wherever you take your shoes off.
I live in Alaska and I, along with many other cyclist, ride on ice and snow everyday. With proper studded tires it’s nothing that should stop a dedicated rider. I invite GCN to come to AK and and experience the Fat Tire/winter biking culture first hand. It’s fun! #torqueback
Tip. Havig a merino wool under layer, you can visit as many coffeeshops as you wish without getting cold when continuing ride. I replaced all under layers to merino and there is no return back. They do not smell either
Last winter here in Australia was not cold at all, it was just windy. I say last winter, but it is still winter even though I got quite hot on my ride this morning. I was only wearing a lightweight jersey and lightweight shorts.
My biggest issue has always been cold toes going numb when the rest of me is fine. Toe warmers are great, but they can burn hot and run out quickly if your shoes have a lot of ventilation because they are activated by air exposure. Shoe covers can slow this process, but a 3+ hour ride will inevitably lead to depletion, so I cover my socks with a layer of plastic bag to insulate my toes. Works a treat! obviously keep the warmer outside of the plastic or they won't work at all due to a lack of air exposure. Keeping my shoes a bit loose also keeps the circulation up as well. I wiggle my toes around frequently while riding for the same reason. cheers!
Use a thermal bottle to have a nice warm tea during your ride. Or, if you are going on an extreme winter trip, you can use it to store your warm piss. BEAR GRYLLS FTW!!!
On a note of stopping at cafés in the winter, what we usually do is stop mid ride during the summer, but stop at the end of the ride in the winter. This way you still get the social benefit of stopping at a café, but the second part of the ride is still enjoyable and not freezing cold ;)
We're lucky to only get winter in winter here in the UK. I landed up in Lourdes Hospital with hypothermia on the 20th of July 2013, thanks to icy rain at the top of the Tourmalet.
Replace your regular water bottles with Zojirushi insulated bottles--it's what I do. Not only won't they freeze, you'll have access to hot beverages. Not as good as a cafe or brunch stop, but a hot drink is wonderful for both warming and morale when riding in cold weather, especially if you pack some homemade fruitcake to go with it. I'd also recommend a lightweight, compressible insulating jacket w/hood (waterproof down or synthetic) to wear whenever you stop. You'll cool off very quickly if you aren't generating heat.
i'm so confused with all the clothing terminology. As far as I know the most affordable and practice for me right now with my single pair of cycling bib shorts and respective jersey is to wear non cycling tights overtop the shorts and a long sleeve base layer underneath the jersey again non cycling specific. Hopefully that will be enough for our candian spring-winter transition period?
Personal experience. Keep sole gloves in a winter layer also warm gloves are a god send when waiting for someone or at a cafe and hitting the wall in winter make you notice the cold and lot more
Please recommend some light (rear and front). I find that my lights die off in cooler temperatures at an accelerated pace - but I don’t want half my bikes weight to be made up by batteries either. Any suggestions?
My good friend Chad, an accomplished rider, ran his first half-marathon this past Sunday in Las Vegas. The next day, he and I rode our bikes on a 16 mile jaunt through Nevada's hilly Valley of Fire. Noting his exhaustion, I naturally challenged him to a hill climb -- my chance as the lesser rider to best him had finally come! Unfortunately, not only did he win the climb, he blew me away doing it. Now I owe him a margarita and I believe GCN owes him the #wattagebazooka
If you're a cycle commuter, take into account how much colder the weather will be after it gets dark. Where I live, the air gets bone dry in winter, which means the temperature at night will often drop significantly compared to daytime, especially when you add in winds. My morning outfit often needs an extra layer for the ride home.
I tried during 5-7' Celsius today and it works fine for the termal west and jacket. but anything colder needs way better protection. Also feders.. My backpack is messed thanks to the wet surface. was not even raining. Other than that I followed everything on this video and I wouldn't do anything differently .
You guys forgot one issue, which is dealing with fogged up or wet specs. for those that do. It would be nice to hear what others do to stop, prevent, minimise this. cheers
The note on drinking in the cold is a bit off, we loose a lot more humidity by breathing on a cold day then in a warm weather. At rest, when our ventilation rate is only about 5 liters of air per minute, the amount of water we lose through our lungs is fairly insignificant - about 10.5 ml of water per hour at 0˚C and 6.5 ml of water per hour at 30˚C. Whilst small this amount can get really high when exercising and ventilation rates can be as high as 100 to 150 liters of air per minute. At a ventilation rate of 100 liters per minute, we can lose as much as 211 ml of water in an hour at 0˚C through our lungs versus 132 ml of water in an hour at 30˚C. Additionally you loose a lot more humidity through humidification of airways on dry cold days. In short drink a lot when its hot, drink a lot when its cold (even if you're not thirsty)!
I slipped on the ice on my last ride for the season last weekend. I was about to tell my mate that it was extremely icy when my bicycle suddenly disappeared from under me and I landed on my tail bone. It's still a bit sore, but nothing broken, thankfully...
If I didn't go out whenever there was ice on the roads I would stay indoors for 4 months of the year. Luckily there's something called studded tyres :)
I strongly disagree about (not) riding when there's ice and snow, BUT you have to have suitable bike for such weathers. And be very cautious in corners until you get hang of it. But yeah, snow and ice aren't showstoppers.
Giving it a miss just because there's a little bit of ice doesn't work for us commuters. Still got to ride to work. :D Of course, that means we're badass. Period.
I can't understand the mid ride coffee stop, hate setting off again cold. Last Sunday we got 6 punctures in our group and every stop was at least 10 minutes, killed the ride and made it harder work due to hitting climbs with cold leg. +1 for not stopping ever.
Cafe stops are good when you go quite a distance over 50mls say...tho you really need to REMOVE CLOTHES - becoz ya wont feel the benefits ! upon getting back out...
Very bad luck, 5 riders, one got 3 punctures because he didn't check the tyre bed for the cause. Another was tubeless wheels that didn't actually do what tubeless wheels do and the other two were sympathy punctures that happened straight after we set off from a previous puncture. It was one off those rides where you think.........should i just go home now lol. Even tried to shorten the route after the 4th puncture to get back normal time and ended up riding further than the route and climbed more. lol
Do we really have 'winters' in the UK any more? It's normally just grey, wet, windy & mainly mild. Over the last 5-6 years I can't recall many prolonged bitter/ snowy cold periods. I actually prefer cold, crisp & dry weather to wet & windy, which is sadly all to common nowadays.
I tried the tinfoil on the toes trick. Was a disaster. Took my shoes off and was like tinfoil confetti. Stuck all to my socks. Didn't keep my feet warm either.
Ted Godfrey probably something like the tinfoil they use in costco to wrap your pizza if your taking it out then as that stuff is like sheet metal. Just bought some seal skin socks so giving that ago
I just wear some good shoe covers- mine are by Pearl Izumi, wind and water resistant, easy to put on and off, and have a quilted layer of insulation. Keeps my feet warm a good bit below freezing.
GCN recommends being visible but most of the jerseys worn in this video and available in the shop are either all black or mostly black. Has GCN ever considered redoing their branding to have a lot of very visible colors so that ALL of the GCN jerseys are very visible? If they did, I would buy one, but as it is, I only ride visible jerseys.
When we ride for transportation the don't ride when icy advice is not very relevant. The only times I don't go out are when roads have solid snow/ice everywhere apart from two tyre tracks. No where to get out of the way or be overtaken. For real fun in the ice try a recumbent trike with a studded rear tyre.
Have we missed a winter cycling mistake that you've been guilty of? Let us know!
Defiantly the biking on ice one! There seems to be a new trend in Canada anyways of "Fat Bikes" which are a dream on ice and snow and we have trails dedicated to them in the winter time. Great fun!
Just come and visit us in California until the weather at home improves.
Camelbak is a great for riding in the colder temperatures. If your bottle is borderline freezing, you don't really want to drink from it.
Global Cycling Network Hey!
Thanks for the video! Definitely something I'm working to figure out. As someone who has to commute, what is your advice for riding when it is ICY? I'm looking at purchasing a cheaper bike with greater tire clearance. Any other advice? Thanks!
Peace
Koko
Longer braking distances with wet rims. Cleaning your drive train more often as grit & grime from the roads gets pulled up more often in the wet.
From Canada, GCN's winter riding videos look kind of cute. Like a bunch of 4th graders putting on a production of Hamlet.
Good autumn riding tips there. Just a month late by our weather.
We'd love to hear your Canadian deep winter hacks!
I agree, you are cute with your "winter"... that's not winter at all.
JC Boulay Ha Ha sooo true!
indoor trainer OR cyclocross with spiked tires. Alternatively fatbike for snowy days
That is winter : ;)
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Went out on a three hour ride today in freezing conditions. Had a nice stop at a cafe with a nice wood burning stove. Tried the tip of taking a dry base layer in a plastic bag today. Also put an extra skull cap in too. Worked perfectly when I came back out into the sub-zero temperatures. Felt great to be warm and dry! Thanks for a great tip!
My biggest mistake was probably delaying putting on studded tires. Come to think of it, I should do it now.
And for the love of god, a proper winter special please. That's nice autumn/spring weather there.
I always keep my coffee shop stop at the end or within the last hour of my ride, winter or summer, especially winter. You can always put up with a bit of a chill the last 20 or less miles....love the vlog as always 👍
I love how they are doing a winter riding mistakes video on a perfectly sunny day :) :)
We tried our best rain dance, didn't work this time.
Matt's life hack of swapping his base layer might be the golden ticket. I've never done that mid ride but I've had some really rough return legs after the cafe stop. And not *just* because of over-indulgence. My tips are much less interesting; knowing your route and having well charged lights are the best bits of advice I can offer. If the temperature has plummeted below freezing overnight I don't ride. Even our winters can make roads tricky, with or without the prospect of hungry polar bears and eyebrow-deep snow
Great advice, friends! The undershirt idea is brilliant. I'd add that having a second winter hat, or-if it's a bit warmer-a cycling cap to trade out half way through as well.
You are very right about ice.
I would have put it first on the list.
Two years ago I crashed on a slippery part of my tour and there was nothing I could do.
I learned not to take any further risks in winter when temperatures drop below zero.
Great tips, Dan and Matt, and O how we must learn them afresh every now and then. A couple of Saturday nights ago, I opted for a coffee at McDonald's right after my evening commute. Even though I was cold and wet, I figured I'd be fine, that I'd warm up. But it didn't happen that way. I was uncomfortable, cold and wet to the core, and all I could do was sit motionless and wonder why I was there. Finally I got up, rode the short distance to my apartment, and figured, well, lesson learned, again.
I can't describe how happy I am to see Dan in a skullcap again! 👍
Is that Gather in Batheaton at 3:39? Great little spot.
I really enjoy your video's. All you guys are born tv presenters. Well done and keep up the good work.
You guys are sensible and interesting to watch.
A great combination for making teaching videos. Crack on, gents. Cheers.
Thanks Jerry
I’ll definitely have to review this as I plan on riding in the winter and we will be getting our first snow ❄️ overnight! Thanks for the tips mates!
Love your videos. Im a novice, but id love to see some videos with really basic sets we can do to speed up, and more importantly, a video that explains common biking equipment with french names...
when Dan said it might not be worth stopping at the café, my heart sunk.
RIP Flat White
Always stop at a cafe in the winter not matter how cold or wet - spare under jersey is a good idea. If it is wet and cold make sure the cafe stop is near to home.
Mine too.
you can ride during winter...have tyres with studs.
I ride all year in norway and studs works perfectly :)
surprisingly a lot of the tips apply very well despite the obvious lack of winter in the UK
This video didn't even have snow in it.
¨An oceanic climate (also known as ‘“marine’”, ‘“west coast’”,[citation needed] ‘“highland’’’and ‘“maritime’”) is the Köppen classification of the climate typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, and generally features cool summers (relative to their latitude) and cool but not cold winters, with a relatively narrow annual temperature range and few extremes of temperature, with the exception for transitional areas to continental, subarctic and highland climates. Oceanic climates are defined as having a monthly mean temperature below 22 °C (72 °F) in the warmest month, and above 0 °C (32 °F) in the coldest month.
I'm so glad I live in Texas Winter only lasts a few months and it's only snowy or icy a few days of it but it is wet as a rain Forest
I agree with JC. Seen from Canada, these are more (very good) spring and autumn riding tips ;-) . "Real" winter riding involves studded tires, greased cables and gears, and constant freezing of locks at -30C. Loads of fun, that said but geared more for commuting than training per se. All the same, the legs are more than ready come spring time, with the added challenge riding in snow for a few months. Cheers.
I would add that often in real winter, a single speed or a fixie actually runs better than a geared bike.
The most important tip for me is to get a nice, serious warm up before going on the ride, also to better gauge how much clothing i really need. Second tip, avoid long climbs: you sweat a lot, and in the cold a long descent is going to be murder.
Love Matt's white framed Oakley Jawbreakers. Straight out of Macho Man Randy Savage's wardrobe, ohh yeaahhh!
What is the mainly Red cycling jacket please called ? Looks interesting and worth a buy!!! Thank you!
It's been too long since we've been reminded that Dan was on the Cervelo test team. If i didn't watch a video from 2015 recently, i wouldnt have even remembered!
Come out to Sweden in January and do a "how to prepare for months of snow and ice". 50 quid from Bristol, we can find a bed for you. Challenge Global MTB team to a race.
Bravo Gents for the mention of Lights (anytime) and always a Thumbs Up from me
About Matts bodge of the aluminum paper tecnique,... it does work for the first hour, but then your feet get wet, so cold. And the worst part. The paper brakes into small pieces and leaves a bit of a mess wherever you take your shoes off.
I live in Alaska and I, along with many other cyclist, ride on ice and snow everyday. With proper studded tires it’s nothing that should stop a dedicated rider. I invite GCN to come to AK and and experience the Fat Tire/winter biking culture first hand. It’s fun! #torqueback
Tip. Havig a merino wool under layer, you can visit as many coffeeshops as you wish without getting cold when continuing ride. I replaced all under layers to merino and there is no return back. They do not smell either
My number one winter riding habit I have is joining the gym in November and riding indoors. Only clothes most times are my jammers in the lap pool.
Last winter here in Australia was not cold at all, it was just windy. I say last winter, but it is still winter even though I got quite hot on my ride this morning. I was only wearing a lightweight jersey and lightweight shorts.
My biggest issue has always been cold toes going numb when the rest of me is fine. Toe warmers are great, but they can burn hot and run out quickly if your shoes have a lot of ventilation because they are activated by air exposure. Shoe covers can slow this process, but a 3+ hour ride will inevitably lead to depletion, so I cover my socks with a layer of plastic bag to insulate my toes. Works a treat! obviously keep the warmer outside of the plastic or they won't work at all due to a lack of air exposure. Keeping my shoes a bit loose also keeps the circulation up as well. I wiggle my toes around frequently while riding for the same reason. cheers!
Use a thermal bottle to have a nice warm tea during your ride. Or, if you are going on an extreme winter trip, you can use it to store your warm piss. BEAR GRYLLS FTW!!!
Niels Heldens too funny 😂
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Niels Heldens
Plan.
Adapt.
Overcome.
On a note of stopping at cafés in the winter, what we usually do is stop mid ride during the summer, but stop at the end of the ride in the winter. This way you still get the social benefit of stopping at a café, but the second part of the ride is still enjoyable and not freezing cold ;)
We're lucky to only get winter in winter here in the UK. I landed up in Lourdes Hospital with hypothermia on the 20th of July 2013, thanks to icy rain at the top of the Tourmalet.
4:14 look at his face when told he wouldn't be stopping at cafes. that's real not acting
Yup. Done the whole 'not enough clothes' thing. Ended up with hypothermia and another rider had to call the ambulance for me. I learnt my lesson lol
Best general training 20-25 miles 3 or 4 times a week plus long ride at weekend or fewer longer rides in the week?
Winter's my favorite time to ride!
Replace your regular water bottles with Zojirushi insulated bottles--it's what I do. Not only won't they freeze, you'll have access to hot beverages. Not as good as a cafe or brunch stop, but a hot drink is wonderful for both warming and morale when riding in cold weather, especially if you pack some homemade fruitcake to go with it.
I'd also recommend a lightweight, compressible insulating jacket w/hood (waterproof down or synthetic) to wear whenever you stop. You'll cool off very quickly if you aren't generating heat.
Can we have a video looking at the GCN crew? I want to see who is behind the cameras, who writes the scripts, etc.
Pump Hodl.. I sometimes wonder if there is a script !!
Good tips for finnish summer
i'm so confused with all the clothing terminology. As far as I know the most affordable and practice for me right now with my single pair of cycling bib shorts and respective jersey is to wear non cycling tights overtop the shorts and a long sleeve base layer underneath the jersey again non cycling specific. Hopefully that will be enough for our candian spring-winter transition period?
Personal experience. Keep sole gloves in a winter layer also warm gloves are a god send when waiting for someone or at a cafe and hitting the wall in winter make you notice the cold and lot more
Can you guys trial the Orbea Gain e bike, does using an e bike help in the winter or does it make it worse because of reduced effort ?
Please recommend some light (rear and front). I find that my lights die off in cooler temperatures at an accelerated pace - but I don’t want half my bikes weight to be made up by batteries either. Any suggestions?
My good friend Chad, an accomplished rider, ran his first half-marathon this past Sunday in Las Vegas. The next day, he and I rode our bikes on a 16 mile jaunt through Nevada's hilly Valley of Fire. Noting his exhaustion, I naturally challenged him to a hill climb -- my chance as the lesser rider to best him had finally come!
Unfortunately, not only did he win the climb, he blew me away doing it. Now I owe him a margarita and I believe GCN owes him the #wattagebazooka
how do you keep the rain from soaking down into those nice warm boots?
gcn should organize a weekly zwift social ride during the winter!
If you're a cycle commuter, take into account how much colder the weather will be after it gets dark. Where I live, the air gets bone dry in winter, which means the temperature at night will often drop significantly compared to daytime, especially when you add in winds. My morning outfit often needs an extra layer for the ride home.
Thanks
I tried during 5-7' Celsius today and it works fine for the termal west and jacket. but anything colder needs way better protection. Also feders.. My backpack is messed thanks to the wet surface. was not even raining. Other than that I followed everything on this video and I wouldn't do anything differently .
There isn't even winter where I live and yet here I am watching this
So!lid!!! Each point right on target!
Cardboard under jersey and plastig bags on the feet over socks.
Any recommendations on how to keep your feet warm? I've tried proper winter cycling shoes, but still had cold feet after 1.5 hours or so.
No riding when there is ice in Scandinavian countries would mean not riding during winter. Spiked tyres are the trick
There's no such thing as ice stopping a ride, only the wrong type of tyres. I made some studded tyres once for my mountain bike, worked great.
Studded tyres are only needed when the temperature is close to 0°C. When it's few degrees below the friction will be pretty good even with slicks.
Dunno where you live mate, but over here winter means ice and snow. And that means studded tires from December until March.
November through March, and maybe into April.
You guys forgot one issue, which is dealing with fogged up or wet specs. for those that do. It would be nice to hear what others do to stop, prevent, minimise this. cheers
The note on drinking in the cold is a bit off, we loose a lot more humidity by breathing on a cold day then in a warm weather. At rest, when our ventilation rate is only about 5 liters of air per minute, the amount of water we lose through our lungs is fairly insignificant - about 10.5 ml of water per hour at 0˚C and 6.5 ml of water per hour at 30˚C. Whilst small this amount can get really high when exercising and ventilation rates can be as high as 100 to 150 liters of air per minute. At a ventilation rate of 100 liters per minute, we can lose as much as 211 ml of water in an hour at 0˚C through our lungs versus 132 ml of water in an hour at 30˚C. Additionally you loose a lot more humidity through humidification of airways on dry cold days. In short drink a lot when its hot, drink a lot when its cold (even if you're not thirsty)!
@0:34 ...and I maintain that you do not have winter if it isn't below zero degrees....
Haha😂 I am in the Philippines⛱ nows. Winter doesn't exist here but luckfully CHRISTMAS does!😄
Greetings from Tenerife
8th winter mistake. Don't drink from someone's bottle who might already be sick
Good point
My biggest winter mistake is not riding my bike enough
That shaky footage reveals that at least the cameraman is freezing 😬 Welcome to Finland to test proper winter conditions!
4.00 Matt is so skillish so he doesn't need to turn on the light entering toilet! GCN HACK))
Tip: Always carry a small hip flask of brandy for emergencies. :)
Please tell me there are plenty of others who can ride, without stopping at a cafe 🤣
Hi guys would you consider 1600€ for a cannondale caad 12 with ultegra groupset a good price?
SuperDeinVadda second hand: no
First hand: yes
Niels Heldens
Yeah it would be brand new :D
I slipped on the ice on my last ride for the season last weekend.
I was about to tell my mate that it was extremely icy when my bicycle suddenly disappeared from under me and I landed on my tail bone.
It's still a bit sore, but nothing broken, thankfully...
If I didn't go out whenever there was ice on the roads I would stay indoors for 4 months of the year. Luckily there's something called studded tyres :)
I strongly disagree about (not) riding when there's ice and snow, BUT you have to have suitable bike for such weathers. And be very cautious in corners until you get hang of it. But yeah, snow and ice aren't showstoppers.
#askgcn what are the power and aero costs of mudguards?
Far lower than the power and aero costs of being wet.
philip n I use them. I’m just curious.
studded tire shootout?
Giving it a miss just because there's a little bit of ice doesn't work for us commuters. Still got to ride to work. :D Of course, that means we're badass. Period.
You do realize that what you call winter, here in Canada, we call Indian summer (mild autumn)?
Gone are the times when you could/would share your drink... 🤣
'Winter' ha! Try Ottawa, Canada.
0:30 I agree with Dan, in the UK they only have winter in name and not nature. #Canadiansnowriding
They dont like to plow the roads in most of Pennsylvania, so its almost impossible to ride during the winter.
Wear a merino base layer instead of a synthetic. No need for carrying a spare one then :-)
Riding along with a 1000+ lumen light at night in the pitch black blinding everyone coming towards you. Dip don't dazzle!!
Not ride when it might be icy? One word for that: Studded Tires. Okay, that's two words, but still. Studded tires and a bit of caution and it's good.
I'm from Houston Texas. What is this "winter" of which you speak? Do you mean that day in January where you don't wear shorts?
You ride naked? In January?
Mistake #1 - Riding my bike and hating my life because it is 28F outside. I'm using TrainerRoad this winter.
good！
Rule # 1 for winter riding in Canada is " sloooow the f* down" once the ice is on the ground. Also brakes aren't your friend most of the time.
DEFINITELY
I can't understand the mid ride coffee stop, hate setting off again cold.
Last Sunday we got 6 punctures in our group and every stop was at least 10 minutes, killed the ride and made it harder work due to hitting climbs with cold leg. +1 for not stopping ever.
Cafe stops are good when you go quite a distance over 50mls say...tho you really need to REMOVE CLOTHES - becoz ya wont feel the benefits ! upon getting back out...
Six punctures? That's a lot. Was it just bad lack or wrong tyres for the weather conditions?
Very bad luck, 5 riders, one got 3 punctures because he didn't check the tyre bed for the cause.
Another was tubeless wheels that didn't actually do what tubeless wheels do and the other two were sympathy punctures that happened straight after we set off from a previous puncture.
It was one off those rides where you think.........should i just go home now lol.
Even tried to shorten the route after the 4th puncture to get back normal time and ended up riding further than the route and climbed more. lol
Freakysantana Damn, that sounds really bad!
The things we'll put up with for the love of cycling eh. lol
Snows in October, melts in May: bought a mountain bike.
Reminder to self: Put on the studded winter tyres, there is ice on the roads...
Do we really have 'winters' in the UK any more? It's normally just grey, wet, windy & mainly mild. Over the last 5-6 years I can't recall many prolonged bitter/ snowy cold periods. I actually prefer cold, crisp & dry weather to wet & windy, which is sadly all to common nowadays.
not using zwift enough!
I'm just saying that its a mistake not using zwift enough..
Real people ride in the reality (unless the road has a thick layer of ICE)
Currently -4 and ice roads everywhere so im qualifed to ride on zwift
how the hell was I trying to be funny please explain do you want me to send you a picture of the snow if you dont believe me..
I tried the tinfoil on the toes trick. Was a disaster. Took my shoes off and was like tinfoil confetti. Stuck all to my socks. Didn't keep my feet warm either.
Rapid Rattler I put foil over my shoes and under my shoe covers. Worked great.
If you use a heavy weight Tinfoil is will not come apart.. I made the mistake years ago and used a thin sheet foil and it did the same thing..
Ted Godfrey probably something like the tinfoil they use in costco to wrap your pizza if your taking it out then as that stuff is like sheet metal. Just bought some seal skin socks so giving that ago
COSTCO Pizza slice damn i am hungry now!!!!!!
I just wear some good shoe covers- mine are by Pearl Izumi, wind and water resistant, easy to put on and off, and have a quilted layer of insulation. Keeps my feet warm a good bit below freezing.
GCN recommends being visible but most of the jerseys worn in this video and available in the shop are either all black or mostly black. Has GCN ever considered redoing their branding to have a lot of very visible colors so that ALL of the GCN jerseys are very visible? If they did, I would buy one, but as it is, I only ride visible jerseys.
Worst winter mistake, cycling along a cycle path at night with a blinding strobe on. You can't tell distance or direction of travel from a strobe.
When we ride for transportation the don't ride when icy advice is not very relevant. The only times I don't go out are when roads have solid snow/ice everywhere apart from two tyre tracks. No where to get out of the way or be overtaken.
For real fun in the ice try a recumbent trike with a studded rear tyre.
I have one and yep, they're fun when it's icy. Fun any time, really.
If it's not below freezing is it really winter? Ha!
I have no problem with cold... just rain.
Once the feet are soaked they can be horribly cold.
Visibility... Visibility.... tell Assos to make brighter clothes. Last collection is almost black...