Chilly starts

Cian_ok

Blondie919 wrote: »

...I've spent more money on buses in 3 nights than I would in petrol for a week! Forecast better tonight so taking the bike.

If you're not already doing so, I'd recommend getting a Leap card. It give a 20+% savings on cash fares.

Richard tea

Blondie919 wrote: »

Had to take the bus the last three nights. Status Orange or Yellow warnings at the times I'd be on the roads. The main roads are usually ok but the roads in industrial estates not as good. I've spent more money on buses in 3 nights than I would in petrol for a week! Forecast better tonight so taking the bike.

Are you sure about tonights temps? it will be midnight when I leave work so going to be taking it real handy

Blondie919

Richard tea wrote: »

Are you sure about tonights temps? it will be midnight when I leave work so going to be taking it real handy

Turned out the frost was back again so took the bus. Was bitterly cold with freezing fog also. By the time I left work this morning the frost was gone. Hopefully we'll have better weather next week.

stewygriffin

Time for the trickle chargers to go on the bikes.
R1 barely fired up this morning,id say 2 more cranks and the battery would have given up the ghost.

Richard tea

stewygriffin wrote: »

Time for the trickle chargers to go on the bikes.
R1 barely fired up this morning,id say 2 more cranks and the battery would have given up the ghost.

How long did the R1 sit without been started?

stewygriffin

Richard tea wrote: »

How long did the R1 sit without been started?

4 days...
The big bang R1,s are prone top cold start issues,especially when weather is indeed cold.

listermint

stewygriffin wrote: »

4 days...
The big bang R1,s are prone top cold start issues,especially when weather is indeed cold.

I think it just needs a hug man.


Hug it more

tadcan

listermint wrote: »

Hug it more

While going down the M50 to avoid the cold blast of air.

stewygriffin

listermint wrote: »

I think it just needs a hug man.


Hug it more

Maybe I should buy it some flowers and choccies too.:pac::pac:

stewygriffin

Poxy 996 fired up 3rd crank no problem,and thats been lyin up for 5 weeks now.
Kinda ironic,when you think about it.:pac::D

stewygriffin

Cold night out there tonight,lots of frost and ice forecast for early morning too.
Be carefull out there folks.

stewygriffin

Dont know where al this frost and ice is.
Bone dry roads here in Dublin this morning,and not a bit of frost or ice to be seen.

Rory28

stewygriffin wrote: »

Dont know where al this frost and ice is.
Bone dry roads here in Dublin this morning,and not a bit of frost or ice to be seen.

Well its in Limerick this morning. No chance of making it out of my estate let alone the commute to work. Poxy weather.

Blondie919

stewygriffin wrote: »

Dont know where al this frost and ice is.
Bone dry roads here in Dublin this morning,and not a bit of frost or ice to be seen.

Same here in Galway. Bussed it again thinking there'd be frost. It got a bit chilly last night for a while but nowhere near frost temps. Damn forecast!

Richard tea

stewygriffin wrote: »

Dont know where al this frost and ice is.
Bone dry roads here in Dublin this morning,and not a bit of frost or ice to be seen.

Yeah phone said -2 when leaving this morning but no sign of frost or ice

Richard tea

About -4 leaving this morning. Definitelyte coldest I've been on a bike ever. Got warmer approaching Dublin though

Alkers

Richard tea wrote: »

About -4 leaving this morning. Definitelyte coldest I've been on a bike ever. Got warmer approaching Dublin though

Was -3 for me so I elected to take the car but by the time I got out of the estate I think I would have been fine.

gerrowadat

-2 and a layer of frost at my place in kildare, was +7 and sunny in Dublin. Proper microclimate going on.

Hotblack Desiato

Coldest spin home last night I've had in years, weather was saying -2 before I left, roads were fine but when I got home the front driveway and path to the shed were starting to get a little slippery!

Edit: only realised the next morning I'd forgotten to put the winter lining into that jacket :pac: some winters I never put it in at all

Richard tea

-5 leaving this morning. Once there is no moisture on the road it's not so bad. I might invest in extra thermal glove liners and adjust my left hand wind breaker.

Hotblack Desiato

Heated grips all the way man

Richard tea

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Heated grips all the way man

I have heated grips. Winter gloves. Hand guards. Bike came with the hand guards. I might just upgrade them to something a little bigger to keep the wind off the finger tips. Might go for ones with built in leds

listermint

Richard tea wrote: »

I have heated grips. Winter gloves. Hand guards. Bike came with the hand guards. I might just upgrade them to something a little bigger to keep the wind off the finger tips. Might go for ones with built in leds

I've guards on and finger tips will still get cold as they are off the heater and touching the cold clutch and brake levers. The only real serious way to stop cold finger tips is glove heated grips and bike mitts. That keeps the heat in the area and heats up the levers

Richard tea

The morning could be interesting. Actually hoping for no snow. Feck the kids. Weather app is giving a "real feel" for -9 when I'm due to set off. Think I'll wear a 2nd set of kacks

MSVforever

Don't really mind the cold (additional layers help) but with ice/snow on the way the bike stays put.
Feel sorry for the bike couriers who have no choice.

sonofenoch

Don't mind being caught in freshly fallen snow but if it's been sitting or the roads are icy white nah fuk that......did it once never again

mjsc1970

Got caught in snow shower on way home. Fine until I had to make the final 3km home on unlit road. Could see jack s##t with on coming car lights. A tad uncomfortable really.

Might not bother in the morning to be honest.

Wonda-Boy

Yeah it really is not worth it lads....the amount of hassle from the smallest fall can be a nightmare. If you have alternate transport use it, if not may the force be with you.

Hotblack Desiato

May not be true elsewhere but IMHO Met Eireann have way overhyped this as regards the greater Dublin area.

Monday and Tuesday on online and offline media it was all.. omg it's OK now but PANIC! freezing cold and blizzards forecast by Wed PM!!!


Wed AM it was above freezing, a little bit blowy, forecast said it was going to get worse - I took the bus on the basis of how bad the weather was supposed to be by evening
What actually happened - the weather improved throughout the day and it was near perfect biking conditions by home time. But Thursday was going to be baad ass, according to them in the know :rolleyes:
Thursday - it was great in the morning and I took the bike. No problems at all even though Met Eireann were predicting frost, sleet and major gusts by the evening. I left the city centre at nearly 7pm and there was a few flakes (much easier to wipe off your visor than a decent rain shower) temp was still above zero, it hadn't even frozen the night before despite predictions. Winds light enough too.
These Met Eireann yellow and orange alerts aren't worth a crap.

mjsc1970

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

May not be true elsewhere but IMHO Met Eireann have way overhyped this as regards the greater Dublin area.

Monday and Tuesday on online and offline media it was all.. omg it's OK now but PANIC! freezing cold and blizzards forecast by Wed PM!!!


Wed AM it was above freezing, a little bit blowy, forecast said it was going to get worse - I took the bus on the basis of how bad the weather was supposed to be by evening
What actually happened - the weather improved throughout the day and it was near perfect biking conditions by home time. But Thursday was going to be baad ass, according to them in the know :rolleyes:
Thursday - it was great in the morning and I took the bike. No problems at all even though Met Eireann were predicting frost, sleet and major gusts by the evening. I left the city centre at nearly 7pm and there was a few flakes (much easier to wipe off your visor than a decent rain shower) temp was still above zero, it hadn't even frozen the night before despite predictions. Winds light enough too.
These Met Eireann yellow and orange alerts aren't worth a crap.

I agree with all of your points above.
For today, the main roads are probably grand. It'll be cold on the fingers and feet though. Aside from that there will be no weather issue. However, my estate at the moment looks like glass and probably won't defrost for another hour