Comments on: #bikeschool: Win a Pearl Izumi Elite Barrier Jacket

By: Darryl is Loving the Bike

Darryl is Loving the Bike — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:18:00 +0000

Congratulations Charlie…..I know you’re going to love the Jacket. We hope to see a whole lot more of you at #bikeschool in the future.

By: Charlie Quimby

Charlie Quimby — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:56:00 +0000

Thanks, guys & to Pearl Izumi. I gave my puffy parka to my son now that I’m wintering in Western Colorado. The new jacket will be much appreciated.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Congrats!! Oh and that is a great way of putting it “window of cold”!!

By: Anonamcd

Anonamcd — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:41:00 +0000

My coldest was listed on twiiter @Thedirtywheel but the most memorable was the wettest and the was a surprise snow fall in May of 2010 up in Big Bear, Ca …. I felt like a 12 year old boy playing football in the mud for the first time … then it started coming down so bad we realized we might not get off the mountain… Getting loaded back up and down the hill was a nightmare.

By: Biff

Biff — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:53:00 +0000

The first sub-freezing ride of the year is always the coldest. Throw wind in the mix and my eyes water just thinking about it. I honestly think some of my coldest feeling rides have been those soggy rides around the freezing mark where there is a lot of moisture in the air and wind to boot. It is always amazing how those first 30-something degree days in March feel so warm.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:24:00 +0000

My coldest and wettest ride I have ever experienced was about two falls ago during November. It is a ride that I will never forget, the temperature was down to about 29 degrees (pretty low for texas) and it was pouring rain with 20mph winds. I was having a bad day and said to hell with both the rain and cold, I jumped on my road bike and rode 16 miles. By the time I got home I was miserable. Soaked from head to toe, with numb toes and fingers. I can remember riding across a bridge over the lake near my house and having people slow down next to me and ask if I wanted a ride. I declined of course. Awful ride, but great memories.

By: Sonny Williams

Sonny Williams — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:19:00 +0000

Not the coldest, but definitely the muddiest! Just a few weeks back I was caught on the Northshore trail in North Texas as the sun was going down, the temperatures dropped dramatically, and the rain started falling, and falling heavy. One of those “It’s floodin’ down of Texas” type of rains. My small block 8s lost all climbing traction and the creek beds were becoming treacherous with running water. In no time I was cold, wet, muddy, and tired, and I even laid the bike down on a gooey turn. I could of cursed it, but as I lay in the mud, I just started laughing. It was just a change in perspective. I mean, how often does this happen? I managed to have a blast the rest of the way home, sliding on the slippery berms, powering through mud-caked ruts and just having a mess of a time. No harm to bike or body.

By: Gluten Free Fitness

Gluten Free Fitness — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:44:00 +0000

Wettest ride was here in south Florida, can’t remember the date but about 7 years ago. Charity event, metric, tropical storm warning. Very wet, very windy. I was grateful to have kept the rubber side down by the end of that one!

By: paul ashley-unett

paul ashley-unett — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:23:00 +0000

coldest temperatures I’ve cycled in is -20C (if not lower) during winter in Toronto, Canada. Would not recommend it!! and the wettest was as I cycled across Canada last summer. I was caught in a torrential thunderstorm whilst cycling around the Great Lakes, this was Pancake Bay off Lake Superior

By: jodycb

jodycb — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 14:19:00 +0000

So last night I tweeted that the coldest temp I ever road in was 14 degrees. I went back to look at my blog & I guess it was 12 degrees. It was January 10, 2010. I was looking for an adventure and was out of groceries so I decided to bike to the grocery store with my cruddy winter bike and kitty litter panniers. I had a great time but wasn’t too good at navigating the off road sections in the snow. But it’s true that there’s no bad weather, only the wrong clothes. Here’s a link with the full story and some pics. http://pixilateddesign.com/jodycb/2010/01/snow-riding-attempt/