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Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh.
https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote:
Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 9:55:31 AM UTC-5, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. -- Regards, Joerg Must be tough riders in California. IF I HAD KNOWN it was going to HAIL during my ride, I would not have left the house on any bike. Road or mountain bike. I doubt either has much advantage when getting hailed on. |
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:02:52 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: Must be tough riders in California. IF I HAD KNOWN it was going to HAIL during my ride, I would not have left the house on any bike. Road or mountain bike. I doubt either has much advantage when getting hailed on. That reminds me of a group ride I was on way back when. We got caught in a shower of pellet snow; one guy complained of the noise the pellets were making an his helmet; another responded "*You're* complaining? I'm not wearing a helmet!" Weird what a swiss-cheese memory does. I remember the conversation, but don't remember getting hit with pellets. I also don't remember whether that was before or after I started wearing a helmet. Remember when the Bell Biker was the only hardshell? I once arrived first at a picnic, put my Bell Biker on a bench, dropped my Cool Gear gloves into it, and walked away. When I came back for my hat and gloves, there were a half dozen Bell Bikers on the bench, and each held a pair of Cool Gear gloves. That may have been when I started putting return-address stickers inside my helmets. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:55:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. The ride today was 2.5 hours in steady, moderate and unseasonably cold rain.. I was recovering from a week off my bike due to a virus that made me feel like sh** and caused me to break out in red welts all over my arms and legs (which was alarming). The welts are slowly reducing. I was riding with my son who is recovering from two fractured and surgically repaired ankles from his ski-tastrophy. He was all trussed up in ankle splints. We were the two-man sad parade. The really sad part is that he can still out-sprint me after more than two months in a wheel chair and with enough hardware in his ankles to stock a Home Depot. To be fair, though, he has been doing all sorts of stationary bike power training for the last month, and I was sick (more excuses to come). We were both on discs, and again, stopping in wet weather is more about traction than braking. I really had to moderate my rear braking because it is really easy to fish-tail when descending slick wet pavement. Unlike you, we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 4/15/2018 5:51 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:55:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. The ride today was 2.5 hours in steady, moderate and unseasonably cold rain. I was recovering from a week off my bike due to a virus that made me feel like sh** and caused me to break out in red welts all over my arms and legs (which was alarming). The welts are slowly reducing. I was riding with my son who is recovering from two fractured and surgically repaired ankles from his ski-tastrophy. He was all trussed up in ankle splints. We were the two-man sad parade. The really sad part is that he can still out-sprint me after more than two months in a wheel chair and with enough hardware in his ankles to stock a Home Depot. To be fair, though, he has been doing all sorts of stationary bike power training for the last month, and I was sick (more excuses to come). We were both on discs, and again, stopping in wet weather is more about traction than braking. I really had to moderate my rear braking because it is really easy to fish-tail when descending slick wet pavement. Unlike you, we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Sounds like our mid-April weekend except there's serious wind in the Midwest: http://www.wnem.com/story/37959863/m...-to-high-winds Spring starts in June,right? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 16/04/18 08:51, jbeattie wrote:
Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. I've been caught out in apocalyptic hail, with no overhang for many kilometres. It doesn't just hurt your face. It hurts anywhere it hits. Shoulders, back, legs, face, arms, hands, etc. -- JS |
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On 2018-04-15 21:05, James wrote:
On 16/04/18 08:51, jbeattie wrote: Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. I've been caught out in apocalyptic hail, with no overhang for many kilometres. It doesn't just hurt your face. It hurts anywhere it hits. Shoulders, back, legs, face, arms, hands, etc. The worst is that it accumulate in all those diagonal air holes of the helmet and almost gives a brain freeze. Note to self: Carry an oversized shower cap in the tool kit :-) The last hail wasn't apocalyptic, no golf-ball sized ice chunks. However, it was coming down like someone had opened an infinitely large ice chest up there and no useful overhang for miles until we got to an old railroad tunnel. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:51:03 PM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote:
... we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Good luck with that. AJ |
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