Yep, as I drop my seven day a week riding regimen (riding in the dark on days I have to work), to a four day a week schedule (riding only in the late afternoon when the temperature is at its highest). And I hang up the derailleur bikes in favor of my 3-speed roadsters, because I can comfortably ride in street clothes, rather than dedicated cycling gear.
I love it. So far I can handle anything down to +5 °F / -15 °C in (relative) comfort for my nine-mile work commute. I’m going to see if I can push it lower this year.
I can deal with a certain amount of cold without too much difficulty – it’s kind of nice not getting too hot! …but the dark and frequent rain here in the Pacific Northwest is a bit too much to enjoy.
Quick conversion: Take Fahrenheit reading, subtract 32. (40 – 32 = 8)
Divide remainder by 9. (8 ÷ 9 = 0.88; round to 0.9 for convenience)
Multiply by 5. (0.9 x 5 = 4.5° Celsius)
It’s not perfect, but close enough.
I always used the quick conversion my late wife, transplanted Quebecois, taught me: 10C is 50F, 20C is roughly 70F, 30C is roughly 90F. Then just proportionately figure the range in between.
Works well enough to figure on dressing to go outside.
I live in Munich, and March-October I ride 50km round-trip almost every day. In principle, in the winter, with the right clothing I am good down to ~20F, though I am a bit frozen-through by the time I get to work. (A hot shower at the office helps!)
However, as soon as the clocks change in the late fall, someone in a car almost kills me. EVERY YEAR. It doesn’t matter how blinky I am, how much neon I am wearing, or even whether I am on the portion of my commute where I ride on the road, or the portion where I am on the designated (separated) bike lane. So I basically stopped riding in the winter-time. The chilly temps, wet, and dark of northern europe make the decision even easier.
Yep, as I drop my seven day a week riding regimen (riding in the dark on days I have to work), to a four day a week schedule (riding only in the late afternoon when the temperature is at its highest). And I hang up the derailleur bikes in favor of my 3-speed roadsters, because I can comfortably ride in street clothes, rather than dedicated cycling gear.
Let’s be honest, winter sucks. I hate layers and layers, short days, dark nights and winter blues. I keep riding, but I don’t like it
I love it. So far I can handle anything down to +5 °F / -15 °C in (relative) comfort for my nine-mile work commute. I’m going to see if I can push it lower this year.
I can deal with a certain amount of cold without too much difficulty – it’s kind of nice not getting too hot! …but the dark and frequent rain here in the Pacific Northwest is a bit too much to enjoy.
Whoah, 40 degrees is pretty warm for a ride!
Oh. Fahreneit.
Yehuda keeps forcing me to google convert Fahrenheit to Celsius… Please, don’t be so stubborn, go metric 😉
Quick conversion: Take Fahrenheit reading, subtract 32. (40 – 32 = 8)
Divide remainder by 9. (8 ÷ 9 = 0.88; round to 0.9 for convenience)
Multiply by 5. (0.9 x 5 = 4.5° Celsius)
It’s not perfect, but close enough.
-“BB”-
Thank you Bill :D. Anyway, throwing “40F in C” at google sorted it out 🙂
I always used the quick conversion my late wife, transplanted Quebecois, taught me: 10C is 50F, 20C is roughly 70F, 30C is roughly 90F. Then just proportionately figure the range in between.
Works well enough to figure on dressing to go outside.
I live in Munich, and March-October I ride 50km round-trip almost every day. In principle, in the winter, with the right clothing I am good down to ~20F, though I am a bit frozen-through by the time I get to work. (A hot shower at the office helps!)
However, as soon as the clocks change in the late fall, someone in a car almost kills me. EVERY YEAR. It doesn’t matter how blinky I am, how much neon I am wearing, or even whether I am on the portion of my commute where I ride on the road, or the portion where I am on the designated (separated) bike lane. So I basically stopped riding in the winter-time. The chilly temps, wet, and dark of northern europe make the decision even easier.