Not the nicest day today but a 3 hour ride from Kawarthas to Mississauga where the ST winters. Heated gear makes it relatively painless. Might get out for a ride or two in this area over the next 2 - 3 weeks depending on weather. Once the roads are salted or brined I'm done for the season.
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Who's still riding? (Fall & Winter 2018 Edition)
- Thread starter PrivatePilot
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You are right, similar to when i grew up in England, when the temps dropped into the low digits you felt it, +2 in limey land = -10 in Canada.
A note for those whose bikes decompose at the first hint of salt on the roads:
I noticed last night when I rode home from work (after 9pm.) I noticed that a good part of Bloomington had been brined. I am not sure where it started (I rode Bloomington from Keele to Goodwood)but I think it was Yonge to Leslie. I am sure many more roads will shortly be brined.
..Tom
I noticed last night when I rode home from work (after 9pm.) I noticed that a good part of Bloomington had been brined. I am not sure where it started (I rode Bloomington from Keele to Goodwood)but I think it was Yonge to Leslie. I am sure many more roads will shortly be brined.
..Tom
roadrash
Well-known member
Damn already? My bike decomposed just reading that
Why should anyone be freezing? It is just a matter of the right gear to be warm and toasty.
..Tom
Filterius
Member
I relax to and from work. No complaints whatsoever.
What's all this brine everyone is talking about. Do they do this in Halton also? Does the road turn whitish when it's brined?
sburns
Well-known member
Nobody is there, I was just there a few minutes ago. So you will ha r the whole place to yourself
Sent from the Moon!
It's never too cold to ride. Unless you're not dressed appropriately for the temperature. Or you don't assess road conditions accordingly.
If it was "so cold" people wouldn't get out of their houses all winter as soon as it hit -5... outside work/activities would cease, etc. but people simply dress up for the temps they have to deal with
Of course if there's ice on the ground, i can't do much about it since we can't stud our tires down here. Not all people ride only for the fun of it, some others do it in a more utilitarian way
The pictures posted by rich CH show it nicely. It tends to get fainter after a few days. I don't know if they do it in Halton but would be surprised if they don't.
It is a solution of salt water spread on the road. The good thing is that it can stop ice from forming. The bad thing is that you can't tell black-ice from roads that are simply wet from brining. (And to some the worst thing is that their bikes instantly decompose into a pile of rust at the first indication of it.)
..Tom
My season is done.. took a fall this morning braking to hard on some wet leaves.. bike is a little scratched up so no big deal but i fractured my forearm..yay!
No clue how I'm going to get my bike in storage..
No clue how I'm going to get my bike in storage..
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