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Posted: 12:39 - 13 Jan 2017 Post subject: commuting in winter joy |
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Not many bikes out on commute this morning in the southeast.. only one usual an old timer on his Honda 90, and I got a nod! Get in.
Mate at work on his GS - mind he his proper hard core to the alps on a Friday night back in work on Monday type.
nowt like a bit of technical ice riding though - had 1/4 mile of half inch virgin sheet ice to the main road this morning. I discovered its fine unless you try to put your feet down ____________________ ybr125 Sold, GSF600 K1 Bandit (For Sale), FJR13000 gen2. |
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Left bike at home today, too much sheet ice about this morning.
Living in the sticks is fine until the snow starts! ____________________ NSR125RR - ZXR750H1 - ZX9R E1 - GSF600S - GSF600SK3 - VFR400-NC30 - SV1000N - ST1100-R - CBR900RR-R - GSF1200SK5 - GSF600SK1 - VFR1200FA - GSXR1000K2 - ZZR1400 D8F
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Last night's ride home is in my personal 'top 5 most miserable rides, ever'
I hadn't packed my waterproof gear, good start.
I left work [central London] at 17:45 to start my 40 mile commute (when it had already started tipping down with snow) and all was well - but ten mins in I had Pinlock failure - the visor started misting up so I had to repeatedly open visor, which meant that it got wet inside too.
I then felt my feet start to get wet (It turns out that my SMX5 WPs have small holes in them) - by the time I joined the A13 my feet were pretty cold, soaking wet and quite painful.
By the time I was halfway down the A13 I could no longer feel my feet (as in genuinely numb, couldn't move my toes) - but on the plus side they weren't hurting any more.
My jacket was now saturated and my inner clothing had now also started to get wet. I was starting to shake with cold.
My heated gloves then stopped working.
Visibility was a continual fight - possibly the worst I've experienced, I had to keep cracking visor to see where I was going, which was pretty painful on my eyes.
I got to the Pitsea flyover and bailed off the A13 because my hands were starting to get _really_ cold too and it was getting dangerous - anyway, I pulled over [nearly dropped the bike] and managed to get heated gloves working again (I'd leant on the controller and managed to turn it off) so that was good - after a few mins of defrosting my hands, I headed off again and pootled along the old A13 [London Road] and rejoined at Sadler's farm (A127-bound) - as I was on the slip road I completely lost my bearings, the slip-road was covered in snow so it was hard to find the lanes and I was struggling to see out through the open visor (not many cars had used the slip road by the looks of it, luckily for me there were no cars around me at the time) - I thought that I'd wandered over to the nearside kerb, so I started to drift right and I suddenly felt the front end wash out on the painted road markings - I had steering full lock and put one leg down and held my arm out ready to come off, but by some amazing piece of luck the bike caught itself and wobbled itself straight. (I twisted my ankle a little though)
Thankfully I managed to limp the bike the rest of the way home and stripped out of my gear - I then had to go upstairs on my knees because I discovered that I couldn't walk without the boots on.
I then ran a bath (it was only 36 degrees, but it felt like boiling water) and clambered in - after 30 secs the pain in my feet was unbelievable - it took five mins of pretty miserable pain before they started to go pink again.
Now I know what it's like to ride in Scotland in August.
I'm going shopping tomorrow for some Goretex SMX6 boots - no way am I having wet feet again!
(I rode in today though) ____________________ '12 NC700S & '12 CB600F Hornet [Stolen by some dickless twat] Suzuki GT500 shed |
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Yep, A13 was pretty crappy last night. Thankfully I finished work a spot earlier than you, so just rain when I left the centre and just starting with slushy sleaty snow when I was on A13. Loads of places had flash flooding too, lots of fun. Visibility was crap, glasses kept steaming up, and every time I cracked open visor I got a load of rain down inside of it... Thankfully my old SMX5 WP's did hold up. I'm with you, my old SMX4's wore a hole in sole then began to leak. Rukka gear kept me pretty try, but their old and not the poshed ones, so outer layer got sodden and was pretty cold to wear. The Gerbing's were definitely life savers though.
I think the worst was the grid lock on the A13, full of frustrated drivers in super steamed up cars who kept drifting in lanes or trying to swap lanes to creep forward a fraction quicker. It really wasn't the weather for emergency stops.
I only go as far as Dagenham, so didn't see anything super bad out in sticks. Also meant this mornings commute was pretty uneventful, with only the 50 metres of side street I live on having any kind of frost on the surface. ____________________ Beginner Biker Adventures Blog
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I didn't ride in yesterday because weather, although I did get caught in a torrential downpour on Monday. TCX explorer evo gore-tex boots seemed to hold up well. Looks like I could have ridden in today though only snowed a bit over lunch and all gone now ____________________ Observation is the greatest source of wisdom. |
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goto10 wrote: | Last night's ride home is in my personal 'top 5 most miserable rides, ever'
I hadn't packed my waterproof gear, good start.
I left work [central London] at 17:45 to start my 40 mile commute (when it had already started tipping down with snow) and all was well - but ten mins in I had Pinlock failure - the visor started misting up so I had to repeatedly open visor, which meant that it got wet inside too.
I then felt my feet start to get wet (It turns out that my SMX5 WPs have small holes in them) - by the time I joined the A13 my feet were pretty cold, soaking wet and quite painful.
By the time I was halfway down the A13 I could no longer feel my feet (as in genuinely numb, couldn't move my toes) - but on the plus side they weren't hurting any more.
My jacket was now saturated and my inner clothing had now also started to get wet. I was starting to shake with cold.
My heated gloves then stopped working.
Visibility was a continual fight - possibly the worst I've experienced, I had to keep cracking visor to see where I was going, which was pretty painful on my eyes.
I got to the Pitsea flyover and bailed off the A13 because my hands were starting to get _really_ cold too and it was getting dangerous - anyway, I pulled over [nearly dropped the bike] and managed to get heated gloves working again (I'd leant on the controller and managed to turn it off) so that was good - after a few mins of defrosting my hands, I headed off again and pootled along the old A13 [London Road] and rejoined at Sadler's farm (A127-bound) - as I was on the slip road I completely lost my bearings, the slip-road was covered in snow so it was hard to find the lanes and I was struggling to see out through the open visor (not many cars had used the slip road by the looks of it, luckily for me there were no cars around me at the time) - I thought that I'd wandered over to the nearside kerb, so I started to drift right and I suddenly felt the front end wash out on the painted road markings - I had steering full lock and put one leg down and held my arm out ready to come off, but by some amazing piece of luck the bike caught itself and wobbled itself straight. (I twisted my ankle a little though)
Thankfully I managed to limp the bike the rest of the way home and stripped out of my gear - I then had to go upstairs on my knees because I discovered that I couldn't walk without the boots on.
I then ran a bath (it was only 36 degrees, but it felt like boiling water) and clambered in - after 30 secs the pain in my feet was unbelievable - it took five mins of pretty miserable pain before they started to go pink again.
Now I know what it's like to ride in Scotland in August.
I'm going shopping tomorrow for some Goretex SMX6 boots - no way am I having wet feet again!
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Still beats the tube ____________________ GSXR 600 K6 - Stolen
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goto10 wrote: | Last night's ride home is in my personal 'top 5 most miserable rides, ever'
I hadn't packed my waterproof gear, good start.
I left work [central London] at 17:45 to start my 40 mile commute (when it had already started tipping down with snow) and all was well - but ten mins in I had Pinlock failure - the visor started misting up so I had to repeatedly open visor, which meant that it got wet inside too.
I then felt my feet start to get wet (It turns out that my SMX5 WPs have small holes in them) - by the time I joined the A13 my feet were pretty cold, soaking wet and quite painful.
By the time I was halfway down the A13 I could no longer feel my feet (as in genuinely numb, couldn't move my toes) - but on the plus side they weren't hurting any more.
My jacket was now saturated and my inner clothing had now also started to get wet. I was starting to shake with cold.
My heated gloves then stopped working.
Visibility was a continual fight - possibly the worst I've experienced, I had to keep cracking visor to see where I was going, which was pretty painful on my eyes.
I got to the Pitsea flyover and bailed off the A13 because my hands were starting to get _really_ cold too and it was getting dangerous - anyway, I pulled over [nearly dropped the bike] and managed to get heated gloves working again (I'd leant on the controller and managed to turn it off) so that was good - after a few mins of defrosting my hands, I headed off again and pootled along the old A13 [London Road] and rejoined at Sadler's farm (A127-bound) - as I was on the slip road I completely lost my bearings, the slip-road was covered in snow so it was hard to find the lanes and I was struggling to see out through the open visor (not many cars had used the slip road by the looks of it, luckily for me there were no cars around me at the time) - I thought that I'd wandered over to the nearside kerb, so I started to drift right and I suddenly felt the front end wash out on the painted road markings - I had steering full lock and put one leg down and held my arm out ready to come off, but by some amazing piece of luck the bike caught itself and wobbled itself straight. (I twisted my ankle a little though)
Thankfully I managed to limp the bike the rest of the way home and stripped out of my gear - I then had to go upstairs on my knees because I discovered that I couldn't walk without the boots on.
I then ran a bath (it was only 36 degrees, but it felt like boiling water) and clambered in - after 30 secs the pain in my feet was unbelievable - it took five mins of pretty miserable pain before they started to go pink again.
Now I know what it's like to ride in Scotland in August.
I'm going shopping tomorrow for some Goretex SMX6 boots - no way am I having wet feet again!
(I rode in today though) |
THIS!! I am a new rider so obviously my experience in such conditions isn't extensive but I imagine yesterday's ride to be one of the worst I will experience in a while.
As a newbie, I hadn't got the most expensive or top quality gear as I wanted to feel out the stuff for my first time.
Central London, 4:30pm, Wet bike, My "winter" gloves got soaking wet really soon, felt my boots getting filled with water (RST but quite battered), pinlock not working about 10mins in. It was terrible!
Such a pain of a journey in the last 20minutes, I literally couldn't feel my hands when I got off the bike at the end, I spent 2minutes defrosting my hands before I could even reach into my pocket for the house key.
It was a wake-up call, going to get decent quality waterproof gloves, a good pair of boots although I don't have a huge budget unfortunately. ____________________ Yamaha YBR 125 |
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Why buy one?
Just rent one for the < 10 days a year it's really cold and shit or just lift share / taxi it ____________________ Module 1 and 2 passed - October 2014. Happy owner of a 2017 Z1000SX, ex owner of a YBR125 / CB500 / VFR800. |
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UncleBFester wrote: | Why buy one?
Just rent one for the < 10 days a year it's really cold and shit or just lift share / taxi it |
I'm from Yorkshire. If money is leaving my pocket, I want something to show for it
TBF, If I were to buy a car, it would be for all the little trips that mean going on a motorway, or slogging something about that I cant fit on the bike / in a backpack etc.
I'm more likely to do my big boy licence this year, rather than buy a car anyways. The Mrs uses our car for her job, and I nick it if I have to.
Anyways, 8 hours into my shift and my meat and two veg are still moist. Kevlar jeans are still wet, gloves and jacket still wet. On the plus side, it is dry and the snow has gone. ____________________ thx1138 wrote: Well if you had a car, I'd bet it would smell like urine had had drunken sex with vomit and made a poo baby.
Polarbear wrote: They are all old now. Probably had more abuse that a Rotherham schoolgirl.
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onlyJaz wrote: | It was a wake-up call, going to get decent quality waterproof gloves, a good pair of boots although I don't have a huge budget unfortunately. |
Muffs cost less than gloves. I've paid £40 for Tucano Urbano, £9.50 for generic, and in the latest bargain, £7 delivered for BitzForBikes branded ones, all of which work much better at keeping the rain, wind and cold away from my fingers than any pair of gloves I'd tried, including Gore-Tex, or 3-finger lobster-mitts.
Gore-tex lined army boots are (IME) fully - and I mean extended lashing gales, trudging through a highland peat bog - waterproof, and can be had barely worn for around £30. My last pair finally wore through the soles after 5 1/2 years of daily use, but were still bone dry.
Or SealSkinz socks (cheaper Gore-Tex liner alternatives are available) will keep your feet dry, although the sensation of having wet socks but dry feet is quite kinky. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 7 years, 76 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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