It's coming down now and settling on the North Kent/Surrey border at Addington, might be with you soon.Still nothing in Kent, I was looking forward to a ride in the powder tomorrow.
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Someone make this snow go away!!
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Nothing in mid-essex yet either - but it is damn cold though!
Going to the Arsenal v Bolton match tomorrow and am expecting that to be cancelled at the last minute!
(Bounds Green born and bred - so not part of the prawn sandwich brigade!)
Graeme
I finally got some snow last night, all of 1cm. Thankfully it stayed relatively warm so riding in was no problem, just a few wheelspins.
Getting me down too!
Just started new years resolution to ride every day.
Another one bites the dust!
All the best
David
Just started new years resolution to ride every day.
Another one bites the dust!
All the best
David
Your 906
No Eddie
Much to Gail's delight (not!) your 906xc Tourer is still in the hall, we did put some holly on it over the Christmas period though!
This is my bike that I leave out in all weathers to test for rusting and other problems associated with the wet.
All the best
David
No Eddie
Much to Gail's delight (not!) your 906xc Tourer is still in the hall, we did put some holly on it over the Christmas period though!
This is my bike that I leave out in all weathers to test for rusting and other problems associated with the wet.
All the best
David
I have the same problem with the hallway and my bike is consigned to the garden if I'm home during the day, fortunately I now have a warm garage to keep it in at work. I can see the need for an anti rust chain now as it happens suprisingly quickly when left outside.
well they got it right this time...it snowed last night in London and a little today but they forecast heavy snow from 3 pm and It is hammering down now...Glad I got some shopping in yesterday
My son & friends just made a 12 foot snow man on the common, he may well be on the BBC news
My son & friends just made a 12 foot snow man on the common, he may well be on the BBC news
I love the snow, it brings a bit of brightness in the winter gloom.
But, it does need treating with respect. As long as I don't go mad I have found I can cycle pretty much all the way to work. I was the only one in today
What I have found is that trodden or driven snow is dangerous, the hard lumps pushed down by feet and cars take the front wheel all over the place. Cycling in virgin snow is relatively safe.
One of my other hobbies is growing and keeping bonsai and mini bonsai trayscapes. I have created several such trayscapes based on Bag End and Hobbiton in The Lord Of The Rings...
Of course, it snows in Middle-Earth too
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But, it does need treating with respect. As long as I don't go mad I have found I can cycle pretty much all the way to work. I was the only one in today
What I have found is that trodden or driven snow is dangerous, the hard lumps pushed down by feet and cars take the front wheel all over the place. Cycling in virgin snow is relatively safe.
One of my other hobbies is growing and keeping bonsai and mini bonsai trayscapes. I have created several such trayscapes based on Bag End and Hobbiton in The Lord Of The Rings...
Of course, it snows in Middle-Earth too
Chris.
Chains do a lot of damage to both roads and tyres if the snow isn't very deep, and we don't usually get much snow in Britain. That damage is more severe when heavy vehicles like buses and trucks are involved, their tyres are far from cheap and there are safety implications for damaged tyres on buses.
I've tried both chains and arm clamps in the past and don't rate them highly, even suffering wheels spinning within them when wet and giving no traction.
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Last year I wondered why the e-bike season starts at the end of May. The Sled Dog Association of Scotland - It might be worth fitting a cytronex kit to one of their wheeled chariots to help the huskies out when there is no snow.What snow, I haven't seen any in ages.
If wheeled chariots are exempt from e-bike regulations
it could a prove popular alternative to the e-bike. Commuting fun all year round unless it floods!
True, but I don't know how well they'd stand up to really heavy vehicles. Some years ago I tried a four arm spider device and it threatened to shake the vehicle to pieces and the tyre slipped around inside it when wet, no matter how tightly it was clamped on.
In Sweden where they've so much more experience than us, they use steel insert tyres which grip while keeping road damage to a minimum, but even then there is a compulsory date when they have to be removed and changed back to normal tyres, to avoid road damage.
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I don't know what Scottish law says about it, but English law bans the use of dogs as beasts of burden to pull trailers of any kind. Despite that, in some parts of both England and Wales, huskies are used to pull wheeled trike sleds in competitive events, this shown on national TV at times, another example of the law seemingly turning a blind eye as it seems to with some of the things we do with e-bikes.Last year I wondered why the e-bike season starts at the end of May. The Sled Dog Association of Scotland - It might be worth fitting a cytronex kit to one of their wheeled chariots to help the huskies out when there is no snow.
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