Riding during winter (city, not off-road) - Page 3

 

Broderick Crawford ililililil wrote:

Correct on grip. The tires will need some time to warm up.. using them
warms them up. Winter (below 40F) traction will never equal summer (80F)
traction, so take that into account for cornering and braking. Also -
take into account the possibility of black-ice in shaded areas - even if
the temps creep a few degrees above freezing.

That said - some of my most enjoyable rides have been with the temps in
the high 20's, low 30's..

 
I'd like to know about what other experienced when riding under such
conditions. Does one get a "warning" a few times or is it rather "you
feel it 'cause your down"-thing?

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Konrad Viltersten

 

Konrad Viltersten wrote:


If you can see frost on the grass alongside the road, there may be black ice
in the shadows, and you will crash as soon as you get onto it without any
warning at all.

If you can see snow on the road, you have a clear visual warning that says,
"Park it, pal."

The closest thing I ever got to a "warning" was when I rode through ice water
water running across a mountain road at 2000 meters elevation and I felt the
water *crunch* under my tires.

With that warning, I turned around and descended to lower elevation to enjoy
my ride in the mountains.

Some road maintenance crews put salt on the roads to thaw the ice, but around
here they spread red gravel, so it's obvious that there was snow on the road
earlier.

The gravel causes poor traction too, but at least it's very visible.

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 Konrad Viltersten wrote:

Black ice, it depends on how much there is.  If it's little patches
then it scares you--one end or the other slips and then catches before
you go down.  More than that and you're almost certain to do down on
it if you come on it unexpectedly..  If you know it's there and have a
bike low enough to flatfoot both sides and there's not too much crown
to the road you can stop before you get to the ice and creep across it
using your feet for outriggers--they slide on it too.  A few times
I've gotten across a parking lot that way and onto the plowed and
sanded road.

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 J. Clarke wrote:

I've put my foot down on a grease spot in the summer at a red light and
almost dumped my bike right there because my foot slipped out. I can
imagine black ice with snow dust on it. You might as well put skies on
the sides of your bike.