Todays rides
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Re: Todays rides
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Postby twizzle » Fri May 11, 2012 8:00 pm
I hate that intersection. But to some degree you have to make your own luck - big front blinkies and expect the worst from other road users.cp123 wrote:Rider down this morning - corner of Melrose Drive and Theodore street Curtin (at the bottom of the hill).
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Postby Ross » Sat May 12, 2012 3:17 pm
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Postby Ross » Sat May 12, 2012 3:24 pm
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Postby twizzle » Sat May 12, 2012 6:50 pm
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Re: Todays rides
Postby nickdos » Sun May 13, 2012 10:33 am
I went for a shorter MTB ride at Sparrow Hill (did the new 27 km loop) at about the same time and just wore shorts and short sleeve jersey. I didn't think it was too cold but temp was dropping at the end (Garmin reported 12°C). Difference must've been the wind - those pines really do protect you from most of the wind.twizzle wrote:68k's, left home around 3pm, got home at 5:45... it's taken me an hour to defrost, toes were white and numb. Arm & leg warmers were insufficient, I was freezing for the last half hour of the ride.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby cp123 » Mon May 14, 2012 10:21 am
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Re: Todays rides
Postby twizzle » Mon May 14, 2012 10:48 am
I am seriously considering ripping the brifters off the Merida and fitting barcon's instead so that I can shift with heavy gloves - given that I can't find gloves that keep my hands warm and still allow me to find the dump lever without looking.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby mezla » Mon May 14, 2012 5:55 pm
Also... watching the Giro/Tour while training = win.
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Postby twizzle » Mon May 14, 2012 8:07 pm
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Re: Todays rides
Postby twizzle » Tue May 15, 2012 11:42 am
60km this morning... toes went pins-and-needles about five minutes AFTER I got out of the shower at work, which was about 30 minutes after I got to my desk.
Give that it's Autumn... what the heck is wrong with the weather! Should I be checking out the catalogues for arctic trekking?
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Re: Todays rides
Postby cp123 » Tue May 15, 2012 11:56 am
I even coughed up megabucks and bought winter shoes. no complaints yet. but i'll never eat again....
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Re: Todays rides
Postby auskonrad » Tue May 15, 2012 12:56 pm
With La Nina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:La_Ni ... mpacts.gif), which we were forecast to have at least 1 more year of, I thought generally the idea was that we get a fairly mild winter.
Interestingly, last years May appeared to be extremely cold for the first half, (http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/20110 ... 1105.shtml) and then the mean for the 2nd half was actually fairly mild with some really high lows (7 or .
This morning I had thermal shoe covers, Long roubaix bib tights, merino base layer then wind vest then thermal long sleeve jersey, beanie under helmet and a neck/face cover.
I suffered most with my hands. I've sunk over $300 in some gloves and a jacket from Vermarc titled the Flanders Classics Technical Winter Jacket.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby Ross » Tue May 15, 2012 12:58 pm
You need to ride harder. If a skinny runt like me can stay warm in the -5 deg temps then you shouldn't have a problem. What do you wear?twizzle wrote:Wanted : relocation service that can move Canberra to somewhere on the mid east coast, preferably where the temperature is never less than 10C.
60km this morning... toes went pins-and-needles about five minutes AFTER I got out of the shower at work, which was about 30 minutes after I got to my desk.
Give that it's Autumn... what the heck is wrong with the weather! Should I be checking out the catalogues for arctic trekking?
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Re: Todays rides
Postby cp123 » Tue May 15, 2012 1:16 pm
whereas I'm probably just a slug.
Today I had on icebreaker socks, winter shoes, overshoes
knicks, long johns, tights
thermal top, jersey, jacket
no ear muff or beanie
i pair of 15 year old gloves.
I was TOASTY!
Can anyone local recommend a new pair of -8 proof gloves (I would recommend mine but don't think they make them any more). I just don't want to waste lots of $$$ on ones that say warm but aren't, as others have done. And people who ride here would know honestly what works and what doesn't. My old faithfuls are starting to look a bit sad.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby auskonrad » Tue May 15, 2012 1:53 pm
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Re: Todays rides
Postby twizzle » Tue May 15, 2012 2:35 pm
Nicks, leg warmers, bib-longs over the top, jersey & arm warmers with UNO executive wind jacket over the top, two Buff's over the head and another one around the neck and covering the chin and my latest glove fail, $80 Manzella windstoppers with merino liner gloves, and UNO booties over the shoes.Ross wrote:You need to ride harder. If a skinny runt like me can stay warm in the -5 deg temps then you shouldn't have a problem. What do you wear?twizzle wrote:Wanted : relocation service that can move Canberra to somewhere on the mid east coast, preferably where the temperature is never less than 10C.
60km this morning... toes went pins-and-needles about five minutes AFTER I got out of the shower at work, which was about 30 minutes after I got to my desk.
Give that it's Autumn... what the heck is wrong with the weather! Should I be checking out the catalogues for arctic trekking?
Fingers burning for the first 15 minutes, quads wouldn't function and ended up with a sore back from too much load on the glutes, HR shows I was working hard for low endurance power. I didn't start to pick up until the temp got up to about -1C. Left the house at about 6:10am when it was < -4C.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby cp123 » Tue May 15, 2012 2:39 pm
Auskonrad - would love to know what you think when you get those gloves and if they're good for -5 weather then I'll buy some too. Meanwhile if anyone knows a current brand of gloves that you can ride comfortably in in Canberra winter then let me know and I'll shout you a beer.
Twizzle obviously hasn't found them. I have but they're about 15 years old and on the way out.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby twizzle » Tue May 15, 2012 3:07 pm
Forgot to mention socks - snowboarding ones this morning, long merino ones.cp123 wrote:do you wear icebreaker socks? they make a huuuuuge difference to me.
I even coughed up megabucks and bought winter shoes. no complaints yet. but i'll never eat again....
I naturally have cold hands and feet... just ask my wife.
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Re: Todays rides
Postby Ross » Tue May 15, 2012 3:35 pm
I have warmer winter jackets, poly propylene balclava and thin poly propylene glove liners at home for when it gets real cold.
http://www.this link is broken/CELL-3-Pock ... ing-Jacket
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Re: Todays rides
Postby HAKS » Tue May 15, 2012 5:58 pm
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Re: Todays rides
Postby mrgolf » Tue May 15, 2012 6:46 pm
I think this is going to be a cold winter, though.
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Postby twizzle » Tue May 15, 2012 7:02 pm
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Postby twizzle » Tue May 15, 2012 7:04 pm
There have been some choice words. She gets her revenge - cold hands on my stomach while saying "I love you" with a big grin on her face.cp123 wrote:
you have to peel her off the ceiling?
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