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Old October 25th 13, 01:17 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Joy Beeson
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It's too cold to risk getting wet, but not cold enough that any
precipitation would bounce off.

I've located my fleece pants and the tapes to tie around my knees, but
I'm not sure I remember how to put them on. Pins at the ankles, I
think.

I only wore tights alone once before the nippy set in.

No more cinnamon basil to put in my water bottle. And I think it's
time to stop chilling it.


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Old October 26th 13, 01:04 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
John B.[_3_]
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:17:46 -0300, Joy Beeson
wrote:


It's too cold to risk getting wet, but not cold enough that any
precipitation would bounce off.

I've located my fleece pants and the tapes to tie around my knees, but
I'm not sure I remember how to put them on. Pins at the ankles, I
think.

I only wore tights alone once before the nippy set in.

No more cinnamon basil to put in my water bottle. And I think it's
time to stop chilling it.


Nope. The rainy season is nearly over and you can usually get a ride
in with maybe only one or two wet bits, but in a couple of weeks that
will be over and we'll be into the "good riding season". Almost cool
enough to need a scarf in the morning and it doesn't get really hot
until about noon so you can get in a good six hour ride without
worrying about heat prostration :-)
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Old October 26th 13, 02:34 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Andrew Chaplin
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John B. wrote in
:

On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:17:46 -0300, Joy Beeson
wrote:

It's too cold to risk getting wet, but not cold enough that any
precipitation would bounce off.

I've located my fleece pants and the tapes to tie around my knees, but
I'm not sure I remember how to put them on. Pins at the ankles, I
think.

I only wore tights alone once before the nippy set in.

No more cinnamon basil to put in my water bottle. And I think it's
time to stop chilling it.


Nope. The rainy season is nearly over and you can usually get a ride
in with maybe only one or two wet bits, but in a couple of weeks that
will be over and we'll be into the "good riding season". Almost cool
enough to need a scarf in the morning and it doesn't get really hot
until about noon so you can get in a good six hour ride without
worrying about heat prostration :-)


Prospects here are getting grimmer; I can give it only about another five
weeks after which I will store my bike until April Fool's Day. I made my
first two commutes this week in long cycling pants (I had been in shorts
since early May) and I have yet to wear fleece for insulation, but I think
I'll need to next week.

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/14-day-weather-
trend/canada/ontario/ottawa
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Old October 26th 13, 04:56 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Wes Groleau
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On 10-26-2013, 09:34, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
Prospects here are getting grimmer; I can give it only about another five
weeks after which I will store my bike until April Fool's Day. I made my
first two commutes this week in long cycling pants (I had been in shorts
since early May) and I have yet to wear fleece for insulation, but I think
I'll need to next week.


When I first resumed biking after more than a decade hiatus, I assumed
that I would need a car for the winter. But winter was over before
I found the right deal. I figured that if I survived that winter
(northern Indiana), I could survive the next one, and I did. And
the next. I still haven't got the hand of dressing properly--I've
arrived at a business meeting with a sweaty torso and just a minute
or two short of frostbite in toes.

My fourth winter is coming up....

Before the hiatus, I lived in San Diego and worked at a place that had
showers. So a half-hour commute could be done any day.

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Old October 26th 13, 05:39 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Andrew Chaplin
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Wes Groleau wrote in
:

On 10-26-2013, 09:34, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
Prospects here are getting grimmer; I can give it only about another
five weeks after which I will store my bike until April Fool's Day. I
made my first two commutes this week in long cycling pants (I had been
in shorts since early May) and I have yet to wear fleece for
insulation, but I think I'll need to next week.


When I first resumed biking after more than a decade hiatus, I assumed
that I would need a car for the winter. But winter was over before
I found the right deal. I figured that if I survived that winter
(northern Indiana), I could survive the next one, and I did. And
the next. I still haven't got the hand of dressing properly--I've
arrived at a business meeting with a sweaty torso and just a minute
or two short of frostbite in toes.

My fourth winter is coming up....

Before the hiatus, I lived in San Diego and worked at a place that had
showers. So a half-hour commute could be done any day.


I do about 10 Km each way and have access to showers, but Ottawa during the
Eastern Ontario winter is no place for a 50-something to be riding.
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Old October 29th 13, 06:59 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
Duane[_3_]
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On 10/26/2013 12:39 PM, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
Wes Groleau wrote in
:

On 10-26-2013, 09:34, Andrew Chaplin wrote:
Prospects here are getting grimmer; I can give it only about another
five weeks after which I will store my bike until April Fool's Day. I
made my first two commutes this week in long cycling pants (I had been
in shorts since early May) and I have yet to wear fleece for
insulation, but I think I'll need to next week.


When I first resumed biking after more than a decade hiatus, I assumed
that I would need a car for the winter. But winter was over before
I found the right deal. I figured that if I survived that winter
(northern Indiana), I could survive the next one, and I did. And
the next. I still haven't got the hand of dressing properly--I've
arrived at a business meeting with a sweaty torso and just a minute
or two short of frostbite in toes.

My fourth winter is coming up....

Before the hiatus, I lived in San Diego and worked at a place that had
showers. So a half-hour commute could be done any day.


I do about 10 Km each way and have access to showers, but Ottawa during the
Eastern Ontario winter is no place for a 50-something to be riding.


Snow flurries starting in Montreal this week and a lot potholes are
still not fixed from the spring.
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Old October 30th 13, 09:49 PM posted to rec.bicycles.misc
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On Tuesday, October 29, 2013 1:59:39 PM UTC-4, Duane wrote:

On 10/26/2013 12:39 PM, Andrew Chaplin wrote:

I do about 10 Km each way and have access to showers, but Ottawa during the
Eastern Ontario winter is no place for a 50-something to be riding.


Snow flurries starting in Montreal this week and a lot potholes are
still not fixed from the spring.


Duane, you and I know that the weather in the Laurentian Basin is not at all serious yet.

That said, you're a braver man than I if you ride at all in Montréal. Those *******s are nuts--predictable, but predictably nuts.
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