Sick of riding in the snow!
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Sick of riding in the snow!
Man, I really like last (fake) winter better. I just went out for an hour to play pool and came out to low visibility due to snow. The bike had a dusting on it but but it was blowing around in the headlight beam enuff to feel like a snowmobile.
Not a long ride of half surface half (sorta) highway but saturday night traffic is never a treat in the snow on a bike.
Can we vote this winter over yet?
Not a long ride of half surface half (sorta) highway but saturday night traffic is never a treat in the snow on a bike.
Can we vote this winter over yet?
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From: Oasis B.C. Canada
Yah,I hear you the snow can go any time.I still have a foot in the yard and the roads are covered with sand and gravel! My best guess for riding would be middle of April.Winters can F.R.O!You 've got a vote from me to.
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Man, I really like last (fake) winter better. I just went out for an hour to play pool and came out to low visibility due to snow. The bike had a dusting on it but but it was blowing around in the headlight beam enuff to feel like a snowmobile.
Not a long ride of half surface half (sorta) highway but saturday night traffic is never a treat in the snow on a bike.
Can we vote this winter over yet?
Not a long ride of half surface half (sorta) highway but saturday night traffic is never a treat in the snow on a bike.
Can we vote this winter over yet?
And taking any of the bikes out would be near suicide, since I have a 100 foot long hill at the end of the gravel road I'm on, which is a nice icy slip-n-slide by now... I tried walking down it a few days ago, to get to the mailbox... I stopped sliding in the bushes five feet past the two lane highway i slingshot past... I ended up having to walk in the ditch up it...
I want to ride dammit...
I could probably ride across the fields to the road on the dualsport, by my neighbour (his fields) would most likely dislike it...
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here`s the best advice I can give: don`t! To say that riding a (street) motorcycle in the snow is unsafe is an understatement (as anyone who has done so knows). Many (most) of us are looking forward to winter ending so we can ride but not to the point of putting our lives in danger riding a street bike on snow-covered roads. Face it, winter is a fact of life in our part of the world. If it bothers you that much, move. You will not only be happier, you will likely live longer too......
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I sold one of my motorcycles this winter and bought one of these fat bikes. It is the most fun I have had in winter in a long time. Makes winter fun. If there is snow, ice, no snow it doesn't matter. And you get some exercise. goes over anything. add a helmet light or headlight and all set.
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Aw mikstr, you big baby, its just a little snow. Dont be a hater (lol)
I didnt believe it was really gonna snow or I wouldnta ridden. I only ride when I have to. Otherwise I swap knobbies on the mountainbike. Cliby, that looks like a fun bike.
There is an outlaw gang of quad guys who terrorize NYC whenever there is a storm.
I didnt believe it was really gonna snow or I wouldnta ridden. I only ride when I have to. Otherwise I swap knobbies on the mountainbike. Cliby, that looks like a fun bike.
There is an outlaw gang of quad guys who terrorize NYC whenever there is a storm.
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Yeah, I think discretion is definitely the better part of valor on this one. No real sense in riding when there is snow on the ground. It's not any fun, and really dangerous, so why? My bikes are all tucked in safe and sound for their winter nap. They will get plenty of use when the riding is worthwhile.
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Oh yeah, the other thing is that the hawk is my main form of transport. For 4 yrs of college I commuted 70 miles each way all year round from long island to Brooklyn 5-7 days a week.
Thats why I'm a little less hesitant than most to venture out. I live on 2 wheels, I am more scared in a car.
Thats why I'm a little less hesitant than most to venture out. I live on 2 wheels, I am more scared in a car.
Well take off, eh.
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Well Smokin, take advantage of it while you can. With global warming from all the s*** we spew into the atmosphere, and the polar ice cap melting at an alarming rate, New York city will be under water in few years..
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Here we go again.... like we didn't have enough of that snow this morning we have over a foot already and it's not over yet.
How about all of us move to Cali'? Where the weather is always good enough for a ride
this morning we have over a foot already and it's not over yet.How about all of us move to Cali'? Where the weather is always good enough for a ride
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Yeah, we could go west and form a new citystate. Like the pioneers or the mormons, but not as weird & no polygamy.
Really the country should be set up like that. Its no good wasting perfectly good bikers around here. My race buddy is moving from Conn to NM.
Really the country should be set up like that. Its no good wasting perfectly good bikers around here. My race buddy is moving from Conn to NM.
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Naw polar bears have no self awareness, so no worries. They are fine. The white coat may be less camo in the woods.
The nature vids making you worry are like weathermen. No ratings unless its scary bad news. They just want more grant money so they dont have to go work for a living.
The nature vids making you worry are like weathermen. No ratings unless its scary bad news. They just want more grant money so they dont have to go work for a living.
Well take off, eh.
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Ahh come on Joe. That's the lazy mans answer. Why change our habits when we can blame the media for propaganda.
Polar caps melting is real, and no joking about it. Satellite pics to prove how bad it is, and it's going to be. And when the only place left on earth to admire a Polar bear will be in a zoo, well, that will be too bad, too late and a shame we never put to effort in.
Not trying to begin a debate on the subject....just saying, we need to face the facts.
Now, back to the subject at hand. I'm realy sick of the white stuff also. Can't wait to start burning fossil fuel to get my thrills.
Polar caps melting is real, and no joking about it. Satellite pics to prove how bad it is, and it's going to be. And when the only place left on earth to admire a Polar bear will be in a zoo, well, that will be too bad, too late and a shame we never put to effort in.
Not trying to begin a debate on the subject....just saying, we need to face the facts.
Now, back to the subject at hand. I'm realy sick of the white stuff also. Can't wait to start burning fossil fuel to get my thrills.
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If it makes you feel better, I guarantee I have the smallest carbon footprint of anyone on this forum. I bicycle everywhere & vtr otherwise. Its revolting when you watch miles of traffic of huge resource wasting suv's with ONE human in them.
And the temp flux is not out of the normal flux of global temp. Yeah man is polluting horribly but the earth does go up and down. You heard of the ice ages right? We didnt do any of that.
And the temp flux is not out of the normal flux of global temp. Yeah man is polluting horribly but the earth does go up and down. You heard of the ice ages right? We didnt do any of that.
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If it makes you feel better, I guarantee I have the smallest carbon footprint of anyone on this forum. I bicycle everywhere & vtr otherwise. Its revolting when you watch miles of traffic of huge resource wasting suv's with ONE human in them.
And the temp flux is not out of the normal flux of global temp. Yeah man is polluting horribly but the earth does go up and down. You heard of the ice ages right? We didnt do any of that.
And the temp flux is not out of the normal flux of global temp. Yeah man is polluting horribly but the earth does go up and down. You heard of the ice ages right? We didnt do any of that.
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You heard of the ice ages right?
Talking about snow there is supposed to be more snow in London on Monday
Roll on Summer, the Winter months drag on too long.(:-})
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I rode Tuesday & Wednesday in Lehigh Valley Pa
BTW - yesterday & today we got all of .03" on the grass & it melted within 2hrs.
I like the changes of season - it gives U something to look forward to.
Growing up in NYC metro area - we had way more snow than the last 25 yrs.
I know I could not live in Fla - too much humidity, stupidity & no turns in the roads
j/k U Sunshine Staters - we love u.
And riding in snow is a little nuts
BTW - yesterday & today we got all of .03" on the grass & it melted within 2hrs.
I like the changes of season - it gives U something to look forward to.
Growing up in NYC metro area - we had way more snow than the last 25 yrs.
I know I could not live in Fla - too much humidity, stupidity & no turns in the roads
j/k U Sunshine Staters - we love u.
And riding in snow is a little nuts
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yes, take him down, I'm sick of this old man, tell him to drop all this frozen water in Africa, where they really need it!
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Tomorrow is the opening of the bike seasson here in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The temp now is about 4-5' C, forecast for tomorrow is not better.
last year it was about 20'C at that time.....folks make jokes that this year opening will be the only one in the history
that we will be drinking tea instread of beer
The temp now is about 4-5' C, forecast for tomorrow is not better.
last year it was about 20'C at that time.....folks make jokes that this year opening will be the only one in the history
that we will be drinking tea instread of beer
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Yeah there's no snow now in NYC but I did have to ride from Manhattan to Queens last night at 12:30 in 29*F. I think -2C. I cant say I will be sad when that is gone. Even 50 seems warm now.
