Weather is looking nice for tomorrow (monday), no rides planned? 
-Jamie M.
-Jamie M.
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November riders...post your rides. Season's not over yet
- Thread starter MacDoc
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Weather is looking nice for tomorrow (monday), no rides planned?
-Jamie M.
I'll probably switch to my bike in Sudbury on the way back to the Soo. Maybe even hit some backroads near Thessalon.
Just brought my new baby home. Give me a couple days to get it plated and insured and I'll be good to go! I'll PM ya when I'm ready. I will be rocking the snowboard gear to keep me warm. This one doesn't have grip warmers like my SV did.
I rode out to GP on saturday and then to ajax where I sadly garaged her for the winter at a buddy's place.
Bought a pair of Alpinestars Arctic Drystar while at GP which are soo much warmer than my leather shorties! Too bad I won't be using them again til spring. Also bought the battery tender jr + stabilizer + chain lube pkg for my buddy as a thanks for the free storage space.
Bought a pair of Alpinestars Arctic Drystar while at GP which are soo much warmer than my leather shorties! Too bad I won't be using them again til spring. Also bought the battery tender jr + stabilizer + chain lube pkg for my buddy as a thanks for the free storage space.
I rode. The weather's supposed to get better throughout the week, too. I save almost $100/week riding. When I finally switch to the van, it's the long walk to the parking lot instead of the one block to the bike at the end of the day that's the most depressing.
Just checked it on Weatheroffice.gc.ca ... rain for the weekend... but anyway it's 5 days away so doesn't mean all that much today.
espro
Well-known member
Anybody ride in today? I usually see a dozen or more riders on the way in to work, today not a soul
Yep, didn't see a single bike out there either. Snow started to land on my bike when I parked it at work. Ugh.
I saw 2...a small cruiser on the 427NB and then an SS on Dixon/Martin Grove on my way into work. A bit of flurries was starting near the airport around 8am.
honline
Active member
I rode in to work today; didn't see too many riders on the road, but where I usually park, there were a lot more bikes than usual. I did see a couple of snowflakes falling this morning too.
I rock two pairs of longjohns, two sweaters, the rain liner (to stop the wind from cutting through the jacket), some decently warm gloves, neckwarmer, and boots with two pairs of socks. I'm comfortably warm, as long as I don't go above 80 km/hr.
I'm new to riding (started riding late August this year) and I love it, but my concern isn't staying warm, since it's not that different from skiing. I'm more worried about my lack of experience with the colder road conditions. I'll probably put it away for winter after today. Seeing the snowflakes worried me a little. I have a fear of hitting black ice on two wheels (I've had a couple of bad wipe-outs on a bicycle; I don't really care to find out what it's like wiping out at anything about 50 km/h).
I rock two pairs of longjohns, two sweaters, the rain liner (to stop the wind from cutting through the jacket), some decently warm gloves, neckwarmer, and boots with two pairs of socks. I'm comfortably warm, as long as I don't go above 80 km/hr.
I'm new to riding (started riding late August this year) and I love it, but my concern isn't staying warm, since it's not that different from skiing. I'm more worried about my lack of experience with the colder road conditions. I'll probably put it away for winter after today. Seeing the snowflakes worried me a little. I have a fear of hitting black ice on two wheels (I've had a couple of bad wipe-outs on a bicycle; I don't really care to find out what it's like wiping out at anything about 50 km/h).
espro
Well-known member
It's a bit of a cold snap, if you're in Toronto it's going to warm back up enough to ride out another couple weeks probably.
...and if you're only riding during the daylight hours, it's not so bad. It's the days that are a bit damp that I worry about, because the temp drops and the light is gone for the ride home. But look on the bright side, in 47 sleeps, the days start to get longer again!
honline
Active member
I gave mine a deep seafoam bath last time, she'll be smokey when I pull her out of hibernation
-Jamie M.
This steady north wind really sucks. High of 5 tomorrow and sunny - that just might be doable for the mid afternoon then veg in front of the election circus.
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