winter riding

anyone got any tips for riding bike in winter not so much riding tips but
things to wear and things to do to bike

 

1. Wear lots of layers.

2. Soak the bike in WD40

3. Take an adult literacy course

HTH,


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Wear clothes
Wear waterproofs
Wash bike weekly
Keep a watering can in garage and wash brakes daily

 

Wear lots of thin layers rather than a couple of thick ones.

If you haven't got heated grips or bar-muffs then try riding with your
hands/fingers slightly outstretched (rather than clamped tightly round the
bars) as this promotes circulation.

A face-mask is a must to reduce misting/fogging on the inside of the visor.

Smear the inside of the visor with the smallest amount of washing-up liquid
as this helps to reduce misting/fogging too.

It's quite tempting to wear one of this helmet 'skirts' that prevent cold
air whipping up under your lid but this also prevents your hot breath from
escaping and can increase visor misting/fogging.

 

See that thing with 4 wheels and a metal box?

Use that.

 

Smear a bit of fairy liquid on the inside of your goggles. Find scarf.

Then post "HOW FUCKING HARD AM I?"

 

Seems about right. Clothes are a good idea too, Simon.

 

Buy a car. I've done 3 winters, commuting every day. I won't be doing
that again.

 

Wimp. I've done 10 now, and haven't regretted it either.

 

For you: heated waistcoat & grips or gloves, goretex
jacket/jeans/boots, double glazed visor. Forget all that layering &
thick jumpers - electricity *rocks*.

For the bike: either plaster it with Waxoyl & wash it in the spring, or
hose it down with cold water after every ride on gritted roads. Or
better still, buy a winter hack.

 

With the outer layer being something properly waterproof - GoreTex or
similar - and armoured to taste.

Waxoyl works as well and is cheaper. Neither does it wash off and you
can certainly see where you've put it.

Nothing to add to this one.

 

Please don't think I'm a safety Nazi but you shouldn't wear:

T-Shirt
Shorts
Flip flops.

 

You will get a million conflicting theories here. Find out the hard way.

HTH.

 

I'm beginning to think that too, but my rail commute is bloody
awful and commuting by car through a large part of London ain't
much fun either, even if it's a lot warmer and dryer. It's snow
and ice that are a real test I find.

 

Mash secured a place in history by writing:

Poof

 

Just excercising his options, as I do for parts of the winter.

I also tend not to go on pleasure rides in the winter...

<to self>
POOF!!
</ts>
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Given what you ride, I think you should change that to 'total, complete
& utter poof!!' ;-p

 

Let's be honest. You're looking at maybe 10-20 days max where that's an
issue.
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Don't drink brandy to warm yourself prior to a ride, you will crash.

A pair of old joggy bottoms can be hacked into two snoods and a pair of
shorts.

Arco sell a fantastic dayglo yellow waterproof jacket which will keep
all bad weather out and make you look like a navvy.

Get a fog city visor insert.

Get a scott oiler.

Get HG Pathan gloves.

Get heated grips.

Use redex if the bike doesn't have carb heaters, this reduces the
effects of carb icing.

Consider other means of transport.

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