Nice Cool Morning Ride!

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Just had to ride today..left my house at about 5:10am. The weather is predicted to day to be sunny and clear witha high of 55°...when I left it was 33° riding made it a bit colder. But then I kinda like riding this time of year...no bugs! Was just a short 22 mile jaunt to work..but man it feels good! Very Happy

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 12:32 pm

I'm just getting the bike tuned up now but it will be a little while before I get it out--ice on the driveway this morning and cold weather coming in by the weekend. But it's always fun to try to get it out around here before the end of February, even though it's usually a polar bear run.
Jim

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:14 pm

[motomoon shakes fist-of-jealousy at monitor]

...

Hey, that great!

Very Happy

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 2:23 pm

Spring is only a couple of weeks away (ignore that stupid PA rodent).

Woohoo!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:44 pm

Man I feel for you guys. Its been unseasonably warm here--It was mid 80's on Sunday and Monday and mid 70's the rest of the week.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:49 pm

Well how do you like that? Nice cool morning ride to get the engines all revved up for work. I'm envious.

My last ride in October was at mid-day and 43 degF. Was invigorating to say the least.

Thanks for letting us ride along. Wink

Dave

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:18 pm

The weather here on Long Island (downstate NY) has been around the 40's. Yesterday was a unusual 63F! Despite the overcast, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to ride that warm in February. Went on a 3 hour ride that almost circled the island. Next couple of days will be in the 30's.

Hopefully, the groundhog will be wrong this year and the rest of the winter will be the same. Although, here it can be tricky and a major snow storm breezes in. I stop at the first major snowfall as they use salt on the roads. Makes the bike really dirty and I don't want the corrosive salt on my bike!

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:53 pm

I got a good ride in on Sunday but I was on the ST, it was only in the mid 40ties but the ST protects you from the wind so much I went 130 miles and could have went further but it was getting late. The roads are a bit sloppy and I hit one section on the winter side of the mountain that still had ice on the road. Like Peter said it won't be long now but this is when everybody starts to get antzie.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:00 pm

BlueThunder wrote:

I stop at the first major snowfall as they use salt on the roads. Makes the bike really dirty and I don't want the corrosive salt on my bike!

Me too. I know guys that ride throgh the winter here but it's too slippery and just plain gooey for me.
Jim

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:12 pm

I just wait for the road to dry before I head out.
I got a few days in in December, and another couple last month...
Clearing the driveway is the hardest part...

Hawk Joined: Dec 03, 2006 Posts: 407 Location: Madison, WI

Madison just got hit by a HUNORMOUS snow storm, but I still wished I coulda been on the bike. Hmmm, if only I had a sidecar...

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:42 pm

Ive ridden a bit in the 30's out here in CA, and MAN, you feel it when you get up to speed.

I love riding in the winter time out here - no snow! Well, not like you guys - eg; everyone else

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:16 pm

In the 30's eh? like 39 or so you mean...
-4'C is the coldest for me riding this year..so far.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:46 pm

CowTownBiomed wrote:

In the 30's eh? like 39 or so you mean...
-4'C is the coldest for me riding this year..so far.

well it was in the 20's in Death Valley....

on the way into Death Valley it was im the 30's and snowing and I was up near at TON..... Im not ALL softie, ya know!

Rolling Eyes

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:31 pm

eatpasta wrote:

well it was in the 20's in Death Valley....

on the way into Death Valley it was im the 30's and snowing and I was up near at TON..... Im not ALL softie, ya know!

Rolling Eyes

This site has speeel check and everything...

What does " I was up near at TON" mean?

Oh and 30's is t-shirt weather....softy

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 9:34 pm

We have had a mild winter so far. One cold snap for 4 days where it dropped into the 50s at night and a second snap for 3 days when it when down to the 60s. There is a down side to this nice weather. I need to replace valve seals on one of my bikes. I have had the parts for three months but the weather is to nice to stay home. That is the one and only one thing I miss about winter. You have a chance to rebuild or modify and not miss any riding. Oh well, everyone has sacrifices they must make.

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:32 pm

CowTownBiomed wrote:

eatpasta wrote:

well it was in the 20's in Death Valley....

on the way into Death Valley it was im the 30's and snowing and I was up near at TON..... Im not ALL softie, ya know!

Rolling Eyes

This site has speeel check and everything...

What does " I was up near at TON" mean?

Oh and 30's is t-shirt weather....softy

hey I type too fast and im busy over here, Hose-nose!

... and a TON? you dont know what a TON is??

TON = 100 mph - i dont know how many kilometers that is, you'll have to convert it yourselffs.

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:32 am

eatpasta wrote:

[TON = 100 mph - i dont know how many kilometers that is, you'll have to convert it yourselffs.

Okay, I'll bite... why is a 100 MPH called a TON?

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:51 am

BlueThunder wrote:

eatpasta wrote:

[TON = 100 mph - i dont know how many kilometers that is, you'll have to convert it yourselffs.

Okay, I'll bite... why is a 100 MPH called a TON?

Maybe the UK F'ers can elaborate but I've heard that they also slang £100 Pounds Sterling as a ton, so £100 = 100MPH (?) Bragging about 100KPH wouldn't work as well. Smile

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:57 am

motomoon wrote:

BlueThunder wrote:

eatpasta wrote:

[TON = 100 mph - i dont know how many kilometers that is, you'll have to convert it yourselffs.

Okay, I'll bite... why is a 100 MPH called a TON?

Maybe the UK F'ers can elaborate but I've heard that they also slang £100 Pounds Sterling as a ton, so £100 = 100MPH (?) Bragging about 100KPH wouldn't work as well. Smile

Yeah, the crazy Brits are responsible for this one...

oh Whoooops, wrong crazy Brit....

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:06 am

eatpasta wrote:

oh Whoooops, wrong crazy Brit....

Well at least she has her crotch covered in that photo. Confused

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:09 am

motomoon wrote:

eatpasta wrote:

oh Whoooops, wrong crazy Brit....

Well at least she has her crotch covered in that photo. Confused

for once. JEEZ

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:21 am

It will be 4 deg on Sat here. No, I don't mean celcious, I'm talking 4 f. Way to cold to ride. I can't take the cold like I used to. 50 deg F is the limit for me. I may have to wait a while for that. I want to go to Texas Laughing

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:29 am

redstedman wrote:

It will be 4 deg on Sat here. No, I don't mean celcious, I'm talking 4 f. Way to cold to ride. I can't take the cold like I used to. 50 deg F is the limit for me. I may have to wait a while for that. I want to go to Texas Laughing

Its supposed to be the 70's here this weekend...

Cool

time for new tires on the F

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:57 am

eatpasta wrote:

Hose-nose!

My nose is small, sorry...

eatpasta wrote:

... and a TON? you dont know what a TON is??

No it isn't its 2000 pounds. and a tonne is 1000 kilograms...

Duh!

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 5:09 pm

CowTownBiomed wrote:

eatpasta wrote:

Hose-nose!

My nose is small, sorry...

eatpasta wrote:

... and a TON? you dont know what a TON is??

No it isn't its 2000 pounds. and a tonne is 1000 kilograms...

Duh!

I drove today

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:33 pm

Instead of riding?
That sucks...