Winter cycling photos and writeups

[cycle tramp]

....I think 'thermos' might have beaten yiu to it... only it goes in the bottle, hot, straight from the kettle.

[Bmblbzzz]

Why stop at warm? A kettle powered off an e-bike's battery would be a great invention. One powered by dynamo would satisfy that audaxers' search for self-sufficiency, as well as being the ultimate in sustainability, but would require such extremely vigorous pedalling that you'd no way want a hot drink!

There is actually a video somewhere of a German Olympic track sprinter powering a toaster in this way, but it's not for mere mortals.

[Jdsk]

Why stop at warm? A kettle powered off an e-bike's battery would be a great invention. One powered by dynamo would satisfy that audaxers' search for self-sufficiency, as well as being the ultimate in sustainability, but would require such extremely vigorous pedalling that you'd no way want a hot drink!
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There's no need to include electricity in the process:

Thompson:



Joule:


: - )

Jonathan

[deliquium]

2013, en route from Newtown to Presteigne for a romantic date on my 1992 Gerorge Longstaff tourer. Photo having climbed out of Dolfor on the B4355 approaching the top near Banc Gorddwr?

(Click on image for larger version)

[Vorpal]

How do you keep your water bottle from freezing Jon?

Most people in Norway either use Camelbak type things between layers of clothes, or they use insulated bottles & start with warm or even hot water. I tend to take a herbal infusion, instead, with a little honey in it, as that is the only drink I like both warm & cold. Although I sometimes just take a water bottle, and a small insulated flask with tea in, and drink the water until it freezes, then switch to tea. I have an Ocean Bottle that fits in my bottle cages.

[Cowsham]

How do you keep your water bottle from freezing Jon?

Most people in Norway either use Camelbak type things between layers of clothes, or they use insulated bottles & start with warm or even hot water. I tend to take a herbal infusion, instead, with a little honey in it, as that is the only drink I like both warm & cold. Although I sometimes just take a water bottle, and a small insulated flask with tea in, and drink the water until it freezes, then switch to tea. I have an Ocean Bottle that fits in my bottle cages.

I take much the same except for the tea only my infusion is just apple cider vinegar and a tea spoon of honey. It won't freeze here though and I wouldn't be out below 3°C cos it's a wet cold we have blowing in from the Atlantic -- instead of the dry cold you'd get over there. Some winters we don't see any snow.

[Jon in Sweden]

We've had a major melt in the past 48hrs, leaving the main roads snow and ice free.

I had a free day today, so got out on the road bike with normal tyres and did 138km at 32.1kph. Close to maximum effort for me, but it felt so good to get off studs and go fast

It was 3-4c, relatively breezy (to illustrate, the first 40km with headwind was 27kph at 280w and the 40km section with full tailwind was the same power output for 39.7kph!) and dry. A really good ride.

[brumster]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

[Cowsham]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

What clothing do you wear to cycle in that? What shoes / boots?

[Jon in Sweden]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

Lovely!

I must admit though that I avoid steep hills when it's snowy. I've no issue with going uphill - it's the downhills that scare me!

[cycleruk]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

What clothing do you wear to cycle in that? What shoes / boots?

Walking boots or skis.

Great photos. Our Club President used to take a group over there every New Year and stop in the YHA hostel.

[brumster]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

Lovely!

I must admit though that I avoid steep hills when it's snowy. I've no issue with going uphill - it's the downhills that scare me!

Schwalbe winter spikes are the solution !

[Cowsham]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

Lovely!

I must admit though that I avoid steep hills when it's snowy. I've no issue with going uphill - it's the downhills that scare me!

Schwalbe winter spikes are the solution !

If you stopped for too long ( with our "wet" snow ) wouldn't the tyres get frozen stuck to the mudguards especially with studded tyres ?

[Jon in Sweden]

Lovely!

I must admit though that I avoid steep hills when it's snowy. I've no issue with going uphill - it's the downhills that scare me!

Schwalbe winter spikes are the solution !

If you stopped for too long ( with our "wet" snow ) wouldn't the tyres get frozen stuck to the mudguards especially with studded tyres ?

I don't tend to stop for long when it's cold. If it's cold enough to freeze the tyres to the mudguards, it's cold enough to freeze me!

[Jon in Sweden]

Two different winters tackling "The Struggle" out of Ambleside.

Lovely!

I must admit though that I avoid steep hills when it's snowy. I've no issue with going uphill - it's the downhills that scare me!

Schwalbe winter spikes are the solution !

You're right. The Ice Spikers would probably do it. Much better designed for fresh, wet snow than the Marathon Winter Plus that I have on one of my bikes.

That being said, I just don't enjoy riding on unplowed snow that much so tend to avoid it.