Wind chill!

[vfr800]

Ok, what would the wind chill factor be if you were travelling at a coservative 80mph at zero degrees for two hours.
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[Mongrel]

hope this helps

[Rookie]

Youch! Probably around -40.

On the Cairngorms it was around -30-40 with wind chill, when we went skiing. It froze my hair.

[Cog Head]

ud be there riding an freeze up and ud still be going
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[Mongrel]

...or maybe this will do the trick.[url]https://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/education/windchill/windchill_calculator_e.cfm


can't find anything in MPH though... for conversion - 1 mile = 1.61 km or 1km is 0.62 miles.

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[vfr800]

Jesus, that chart makes interesting reading and leaves you with a CHILLING thought !
hanlde bar muffs seem somewhat sensible now
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[vfr800]

About minus 40 is close enough, no need for exact science in this case.
Rule of thumb:- it's too bloody cold!
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[Mongrel]

Knew I'd find it eventually, how scary, -40 fahrenheit is -40 centigrade too, bloody cold in other words!!!



Conversion Table


dF dC
-40 -40.0
-35 -37.2
-30 -34.4
-25 -31.7
-20 -28.9
-15 -26.1
-10 -23.3
-5 -20.6
0 -17.8
5 -15.0
10 -12.2
15 -9.4
20 -6.7
25 -3.9
30 -1.1
35 1.7
40 4.4
45 7.2
50 10.0
55 12.8
60 15.6
65 18.3
70 21.1
75 23.9
80 26.7
85 29.4
90 32.2
95 35.0
100 37.8
105 40.6
110 43.3
115 46.1
120 48.9

Legend:
dF = Fahrenheit degree
dC = Celsius degree

[The Tot]

A fucking LOT!

I did London to Loughborough last sunday night and it took 2 hours at an average cruising speed of 50-60mph because 80mph was painfully cold.

I was caught out by only wearing my summer gloves.

It had caused me to stop on the hard shoulder of the M1 near Northhampton (only 20 mins after stopping for a coffee) and put my hands on the exhaust pipe to warm them up again.

The windchill felt like -20 degrees. Ambient temp was about 7-10 degrees, wind was cold anyway, but amplify that with an 80mph bike and you'd be looking around -20 degrees i should say.

It was cold enough for tears from my eye to freeze, dribble to freeze to my cheeks and my contact lenses to contract.
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[vfr800]

I was going to ask for a conversion, cheers mate i didn't think it was that cold!
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[vfr800]

If you get caught on the motorway you can put hand dryers in the services to very good use, be supprised how good those warm gloves feel. Mind you it soon gets cold again though!
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[Rookie]

The thing I hate most is whn they heat up too quickly, and they throb for hours.

[vfr800]

If that happens put your hands in cold water, it stabelises them and slows the effect of the sudden warmth, that's if you meant your hands that is!
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[Rookie]

Yes, I meant my hands.

Will have to try that next time.

[mr.z]

Well i've just got in and my keychain thermometer read -5ºc

60 most of the way...

offically the coldest ride of the year.. think it might be time to put the thermal lineing and upgrade from t-shirt to jumper
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[Cog Head]

that wouldnt be a bad idea
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[colin1]

I think i shd have bought a few pairs of muffs at nec not just some for me. i cd have sold them all on here

come get your lovely muffs !
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[Walloper]

I don't bother with winter gloves or heated grips.
I found keeping my hands in my trouser pockets works fine
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[Rookie]

COLINWALL just can't get enough of that muff.

[mattfuzzy]

ahh atleast we have our exhaust pipes ey i used mine yesterday and its very nice, doesnt take too long to warm the hands up either, only downside is i have my winter gear put back as a christmas present... the way things are going ill be a popsicle by then!

[Dotzler]

My biking season ended about 6 weeks ago here in Finland, and it seems that this morning we started to get the colder weather coming. -10C (without WCF) is quite a welcome change from the nasty rainy cold (English type) weather we've been having recently. Everything gets nice and crisp as there' no moisture in the air.

I've known temperatures here to drop to -45C and thats getting a bit harsh if you have to wait for a bus!! Although -20C-->-30C is not uncommon in January. But if the wind picks up then it can be very unpleasant!!

It has its good points though - I can go skiing whenever I want!!

https://www.fmi.fi/weather/local.html?kunta=Oulu

[Mantzy]

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[mr.z]