It's cold out here! OT

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsZGMtsE3Q

Jobst Brandt

wrote:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsZGMtsE3Q

Looks much like our typical ride to work in January. I'm sure Tim
McNamara & Co. are even colder, with over a degree more latitude.

We have some ex-staff 'on the ice' who tell great Antarctica stories.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org/
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

On Jan 22, 5:59*pm, A Muzi wrote:
wrote:
*www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nsZGMtsE3Q

Looks much like our typical ride to work in January. I'm sure Tim
McNamara & Co. are even colder, with over a degree more latitude.

We have some ex-staff 'on the ice' who tell great Antarctica stories.
--
Andrew Muzi
* www.yellowjersey.org/
* Open every day since 1 April, 1971

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

On Jan 23, 8:16 am, Still Just Me wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

Downright balmy here today. Out the door this morning just a little
*above* freezing. My fingers could still operate the button on my
headlight when I got to work!

"Still Just Me" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "
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When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

Come on - I went out to the Stagecoach Century a couple of years ago and the
temperature on the desert floor never got above 40 degrees F. at the hottest
part of the day and all of the surrounding mountains were covered with snow.
And that was on the Mexican border.

So let's not pretend that it doesn't get cold down there.

Tom Kunich wrote:

... I went out to the Stagecoach Century a couple of years ago
and the temperature on the desert floor never got above 40 degrees F.
at the hottest part of the day and all of the surrounding mountains
were covered with snow. And that was on the Mexican border.

So let's not pretend that it doesn't get cold down there.

A friend and I did the Stagecoach last year, and they were STILL talking
about how cold it was a time or two before. We lucked out, as it was high
40s to mid50s for whole ride. Lots of people pulling off layers pretty
early...

Bill "about due for next C" S.

On Jan 23, 9:16*am, Still Just Me wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

But there ain't no windchill factor when you walk. Actually, in El
Paso it gets to be between 30 and 40 in the mornings. It is tolerable.
My problem is that I don't warm up and can be riding hard and still
feel cold. There are always 7-15 mile an hour winds and when it is
below 40, the wind chill factor feel like it is very cold. If you ride
above 18 miles an hour it feels even colder.

I can tolerate several layers and when I am finishing the rides
afternnooon, it may be about 60 and I am still wearing three or four
layers on my chest, leg warmers, fingered gloves and a beanie.

Some guys ride in shorts with a jersey,arm warmers and a wind vest in
the 30s. They don't seem to be cold and their ears don't ache. I'll
get a ear infection if I don't cover my years below 50 degrees. I'll
get a ear ache that won't go away and end up taking antibiotics two
days later.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:09 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

On Jan 23, 9:16=A0am, Still Just Me wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

But there ain't no windchill factor when you walk.

Depends on how windy it is when you walk.

On Jan 23, 5:19*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:09 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:
On Jan 23, 9:16=A0am, Still Just Me wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

But there ain't no windchill factor when you walk.

Depends on how windy it is when you walk.

You are right, but when the air temperature is 60, you need a pretty
mean wind. Now, when the air temperature is in the 30s and you get a
20 mile an hour wind, it'll go through every layer.

On Jan 23, 6:54 pm, " wrote:
On Jan 23, 5:19 pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:



On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:16:09 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:
On Jan 23, 9:16=A0am, Still Just Me wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:21:58 -0800 (PST), "

wrote:

When it gets below 50 in El Paso I dress like the divers in the movie
to go for a ride.

I believe you. I've been in LA when the temperature drops below 60 in
the "Winter" and seen them don their parkas just to walk from their
car to the office.

But there ain't no windchill factor when you walk.

Depends on how windy it is when you walk.

You are right, but when the air temperature is 60, you need a pretty
mean wind. Now, when the air temperature is in the 30s and you get a
20 mile an hour wind, it'll go through every layer.

This morning was ~27 degrees F - but dry, so not so bad. This
afternoon, getting ready to head for home, it was 52 degrees (!) with
*no* wind! Woo-hoo! Summer's back already! (Until tomorrow morning,
anyway :-)