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Posted by pcarrell
- December 18, 2014, 08:50:49 AMYeah, that cold weather riding really demands the right gear. Glad you made it home in 1 piece though!
Posted by greenbarn
- December 17, 2014, 22:22:49 PMI took advantage of a chance, thinking it could be my last chance until spring, for a ride Sunday. Our church had a Christmas program in the evening going on, and since the Missus GB was already there, I was driving up by myself. It had gotten up to the mid-high 40s in the afternoon - I had seen a couple of bikes out early afternoon on our trip to town. I checked the weather and the weather liars said it would be down to 40 or so by 9PM, so I thought I'd take the bike out for a ride.
Left later than I wanted to - so it was dusk on the way there - 8 deer ran out in front of me, but I saw them in time. Chilly, but not bad at all.
Coming home, much different story! A really heavy fog set in - I haven't seen fog this thick for several years. Really weird fog, too. Most of the time I could only see about 25 yards, but sometimes the fog was just above my head and the road was clear for maybe 100-200 yards. Then sometimes I couldn't see more than 3 feet in front of the windshield, but I could see stars brightly above me!! I've never seen such a thick - but shallow (low to the ground) fog! And it was 33F when I got home! So much for the 3 degree guarantee!! I'm just now warming up!