ant
Turbocharged
Time to garage the bike for the winter......and think about mods.
Mighty Mouse
It's All In The Reflexes!
Whats winter. Oh, never mind. It's when the temperature goes down to 70 degrees (21.1 C).
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Come to England and work with me for a week , I will show you winter !
Mighty Mouse
It's All In The Reflexes!
I lived in Fairford AFB as a kid. I remember the snow, snot sickles and the Bristol zoo in that order. I was a wee wanker even then.Come to England and work with me for a week , I will show you winter !
Nat67
Rockgoblin
At least with snow you know where your at . It's the constant rain and biting wind that grinds my gears !
barbagris
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And then in summer - it's too hot!; you get sunburn etc.
Sir!. You are without any doubt an Englishman.
There is btw a company in Sheffield that has what is (ime) the absolute best wind/rain gear anywhere.
Not bike gear so you'd want protection over it on a bike. It's used by mountain rescue teams in the wetter and windier parts of the UK
Called Buffalo Systems Ltd
It's not cheap - but in winter (in the UK and Germany) you will be warm as soon as you start moving about.
Buffalo – UK made outdoor clothing
Ishrub
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Nat67
Rockgoblin
The problem I find , is that the more expensive the clothing , the quicker I go through it ! I have tried it all . There is very little that can keep one warm and dry , whilst withstanding hauling 200lb lumps of stone around muddy trenches. I have a lad that works for me and I kitted him out with over £100 worth of wet weather gear .After moving 300 6inch conc blocks , his gear was in tatters . Add to that , the onslaught of hydraulic lime dust and disc cutter shrapnel and even the best quality gear disintegrates ! The answer of course is to find indoor work during the winter , altho this never quite works out . The hotter it gets , the more I find myself indoors and the colder and wetter it gets , the more I find myself outdoors . Just can't seem to get it right . Character building I call it !
ant
Turbocharged
I can remember my teens when i had no choice but to ride through the winter ice and snow..
Not only that once they start gritting the roads..that **** just slowly eats your bike..
Now older and wiser and use the car...
Not only that once they start gritting the roads..that **** just slowly eats your bike..
Now older and wiser and use the car...
sonny
Living Legend
The last few weeks have rode some pretty cold mornings. Down in the low twenties. A hour ride to work so your numb by the time you get there. Ride home different story low fifties which is nice. If i lived someplace else like a bit further north would not even think about it. Here in Oklahoma you got a set you ride. Roads are rideable. Bike was not bought to set on the pourch or to be trailered some place for a ride. It was bought to be rode period.
