Razors Edge ★ Posted January 19, 2019 Share #1 Posted January 19, 2019 ...on my ride. Still a ton of snow, slush, and ice on the roads and trails, but the park maintenance guys did plow a single plow width section on the big commuter trail outside my front door. Anyway, I took the road bike out, and with the exception of bridges, the trail was very navigable. Some definite single track (2' wide or less) where I had to check for approaching traffic in the narrow space (lots of walkers out, about a half dozen cyclists). I definitely would have liked one of @dennis's winter bikes for the bridges, though. It is NO FUN fishtailing on a road bike at under 10 mph. Seriously, what an odd feeling as the front wheel follows random ruts/grooves in the snow, and the rear just slips around. It did provide plenty of prep for the expected slow-mo stop and tip over, though. Today, the snow forecast has been changed to rain, so maybe the rain over the next week or so clears out the slush and remaining snow. It is supposed to get pretty cold on Monday (single digits), but then back into the high 30's - low 40s for the rest of the week. Snow begone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 19, 2019 Share #2 Posted January 19, 2019 Ice is bad, particularly in the "refreeze". I've gone down several times on that stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 22, 2019 Share #3 Posted January 22, 2019 On 1/19/2019 at 11:59 AM, Razors Edge said: ...on my ride. Still a ton of snow, slush, and ice on the roads and trails, but the park maintenance guys did plow a single plow width section on the big commuter trail outside my front door. Anyway, I took the road bike out, and with the exception of bridges, the trail was very navigable. Some definite single track (2' wide or less) where I had to check for approaching traffic in the narrow space (lots of walkers out, about a half dozen cyclists). I definitely would have liked one of @dennis's winter bikes for the bridges, though. It is NO FUN fishtailing on a road bike at under 10 mph. Seriously, what an odd feeling as the front wheel follows random ruts/grooves in the snow, and the rear just slips around. It did provide plenty of prep for the expected slow-mo stop and tip over, though. Today, the snow forecast has been changed to rain, so maybe the rain over the next week or so clears out the slush and remaining snow. It is supposed to get pretty cold on Monday (single digits), but then back into the high 30's - low 40s for the rest of the week. Snow begone! Strong work. Ice can be so sketchy. I love my studded tires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted January 22, 2019 Share #4 Posted January 22, 2019 Fatties are fun. I don't have studs. Riding on slushy roads is dangerous. The tires grip the slush somewhat, but nothing grips the slush to the road, so I've gone down on that crap. Hard packed snow is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 22, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted January 22, 2019 45 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: Fatties are fun. I don't have studs. Riding on slushy roads is dangerous. The tires grip the slush somewhat, but nothing grips the slush to the road, so I've gone down on that crap. Hard packed snow is best. I think the snow is mainly gone now, but with it hitting only 32* today, I think the black ice is now the big threat That and the frozen hard and sharp slush that didn't fully melt. 46* and rain for tomorrow, so we'll see if that clears the rest and gets rid of black ice patches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted January 23, 2019 Share #6 Posted January 23, 2019 On 1/22/2019 at 8:05 AM, Razors Edge said: I think the snow is mainly gone now, but with it hitting only 32* today, I think the black ice is now the big threat That and the frozen hard and sharp slush that didn't fully melt. 46* and rain for tomorrow, so we'll see if that clears the rest and gets rid of black ice patches. I think the freeze/thaw cycles are the worst. You ride on clear pavement with confidence then hit ice. It melts during the day and freezes overnight. Give me one of the other so I know what I'm dealing with. It messes with the snow too. We were in the high 30s Sat. The skiing was awful. The snow was so heavy and lumpy. It was like mashed potatoes. Avalanche danger was high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 24, 2019 Author Share #7 Posted January 24, 2019 Up to almost 60* today and rain still falling. It MAY end at 3, in which case, I may get a late afternoon ride in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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