Yesterday’s bike ride

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lorrpb
lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
edited November 2018 in Fitness and Exercise
It was 40 degrees at the start and I couldn’t find anyone to ride with but it was too beautiful a day to stay home. This was my first solo road ride and brought me to 100 miles since getting my bike 2 months ago. 15 miles along Sinclair Inlet. You can see Mt Rainier in the middle of the 3rd pic.
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  • MikePTY
    MikePTY Posts: 3,814 Member
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    Good job! My tropical blood would not have allowed me to go anywhere near an outside workout on a 40 degree day, but it does look like it was very nice out.
  • jjpptt2
    jjpptt2 Posts: 5,650 Member
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    Outstanding!
  • Ed_Zilla
    Ed_Zilla Posts: 207 Member
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    I agree with @MikePTY and your friends that stayed home - it has to be 75F and rising for me...can't stand cold ears.

    However, it looks like a beautiful day/area for a bike ride. Congrats on the effort.
  • heybales
    heybales Posts: 18,842 Member
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    That is pretty brave for being a recent rider.

    Did you get the combo of layers right for handling the sweat?
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,249 Member
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    I'm jealous......we got about 15cm of snow last week which ends (prematurely) my outdoor riding season (I'm not hard core enough to ride in the snow) . If I'm lucky it may all melt and I may get to enjoy a few more rides.

    You may want to invest is some warmer gloves. I have a pair of lobster claw gloves that keep my hands toasty warm well below freezing.
  • garystrickland357
    garystrickland357 Posts: 598 Member
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    Congratulations on getting out there. There is a saying I agree with:
    “There’s no such thing as bad weather - just bad clothes.”
    I don’t like being cold any more than anyone else. I also prefer summer cycling. That said a little money invested in proper gear can make winter riding very enjoyable. Windy days are a pain - but even those are manageable. I rode the other day when the temp was about 45 degrees with 15-18 mph winds and it really wasn’t too bad.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,970 Member
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    Awesome! Great job, @lorrpb ! :smile:
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 32,127 Member
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    What a beautiful place to ride! (Great photos; I'm envious. It's colder, pretty-ungreen, and a little white here in MI.)

    I have to say, it's always fun to see recent photos of you: You're looking so amazingly fit, happy, healthy, and it seems to just keep getting moreso! (Former you wouldn't even recognize you, I'll bet.) Good show!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,876 Member
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    Awesome...

    I'd definitely recommend some long fingered cycling gloves though.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
    edited November 2018
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    heybales wrote: »
    That is pretty brave for being a recent rider.

    Did you get the combo of layers right for handling the sweat?

    Yes it worked pretty good! I’ve actually been dressing pretty similar to hiking at the same temperature with a good wind layer.
    For those who made glove suggestions, I have fingerless cycling gloves and a pair of full fingered water/wind proof gloves I wear over them. It has worked well so far.
  • OldAssDude
    OldAssDude Posts: 1,436 Member
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    Good job Soldier!
  • scorpio516
    scorpio516 Posts: 955 Member
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    lorrpb wrote: »
    heybales wrote: »
    That is pretty brave for being a recent rider.

    Did you get the combo of layers right for handling the sweat?

    Yes it worked pretty good! I’ve actually been dressing pretty similar to hiking at the same temperature with a good wind layer.
    For those who made glove suggestions, I have fingerless cycling gloves and a pair of full fingered water/wind proof gloves I wear over them. It has worked well so far.

    Once it gets really cold, lobster gloves are really, really good. I find it a little difficult to manipulate brifters with them though
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    I’ll chime in with the others. Good job on riding in the cold. 40 degrees is just about my cut off. I’m too much of a wimp, even though @stevecro has tried to get me to go colder. Looks like a great place to ride and great pics.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    tcaley4 wrote: »
    I’ll chime in with the others. Good job on riding in the cold. 40 degrees is just about my cut off. I’m too much of a wimp, even though @stevecro has tried to get me to go colder. Looks like a great place to ride and great pics.

    I suppose the danger of going much colder is black ice patches, even if one can keep warm.
  • tcaley4
    tcaley4 Posts: 416 Member
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    Being from Arkansas we have a much higher chance of having ice, than snow. Any snow we get is gone in a couple of days.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,464 Member
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    tcaley4 wrote: »
    Being from Arkansas we have a much higher chance of having ice, than snow. Any snow we get is gone in a couple of days.

    Same here.
  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
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    Great pictures and a nice looking bike! I"m jealous, since an early snow ended my outdoor riding and I'm now in bike trainer mode.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,483 Member
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    You, and the view, look marvellous.
    I'm so glad you are enjoying your bike.
    You're a braver woman than I going out in that temp, even if you did dress appropriately.

    Cheees, h.
  • blobby10
    blobby10 Posts: 357 Member
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    I did a 50 mile ride on Sunday and temps were around 6 degrees centigrade which I think is about the same as your 40? It was lovely once we got warmed up but was definitely glad to have my over booties !!
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    lorrpb wrote: »
    tcaley4 wrote: »
    I’ll chime in with the others. Good job on riding in the cold. 40 degrees is just about my cut off. I’m too much of a wimp, even though @stevecro has tried to get me to go colder. Looks like a great place to ride and great pics.

    I suppose the danger of going much colder is black ice patches, even if one can keep warm.

    I'm just here to tell you all STUDDED TIRES!

    I rode all winter last year without them and I can't believe how much better it is this year with studded tires. I have so much more control and traction in ice and snow that it is unbelievable. I will never ride in the winter without them again.

    I'm a psycho who bike commutes in a prairie Canadian winter (and I look like a real goober on my bike in ski pants, jacket, mask, goggles, and helmet) but even if you're not as silly as I am and riding in -30, they made a huge difference if you're riding on any kind of ice or snow.

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