Hey, it's cold!!

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Shaun McNally
112 posts
#1Feb 11, 2021, 11:46 AM▲ Top
Some below zero gravel. Just thought I'd post something on this lonely sub-forum :-)

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Noonievut
165 posts
#2Feb 11, 2021, 5:51 PM
Man that looks cold!

Since getting my gravel bike a month ago I’ve done 400k+, just roads. Coldest was -12C. But when it’s sunny, like today, it adds a warm factor vs wind chill.
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andyboy2021
6 posts
#3Feb 12, 2021, 4:17 AM
Wow - I'm such a wimp in comparison! Got to -7degC here in the SE England this week and I haven't been out on my bike for a week now. Big kudos but I'm waiting until the thaw before I hit the trails again :-)
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reqvkq
17 posts
#4Feb 12, 2021, 7:32 PM
Pics from just off the bike in Western Wisconsin earlier this week (had ski goggles on during ride). Temp -1F (-18C), wind-chill -27F (-33C). Visually it was just beautiful with the sun and snow. Most winter rides here my Gatorade turns into a slushy, when it gets colder like this the bottle's frozen solid after ~ 45 minutes 🙂

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andyboy2021
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#5Feb 13, 2021, 10:09 AM
Chapeau, @reqvkq. I am impressed. I managed to get out on my mountain bike this morning with a buddy for 40km off-road. That was -4degC (-12degC wind chill) and that was plenty cold for me! Hard work over rutted bridleways where mud had frozen to concrete. Loving your titanium - I have just put in an order in for my custom titanium gravel bike - to be delivered in May. Can't wait :-)
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Noonievut
165 posts
#6Feb 14, 2021, 7:55 AM
andyboy2021 wrote:Chapeau, @reqvkq. I am impressed. I managed to get out on my mountain bike this morning with a buddy for 40km off-road. That was -4degC (-12degC wind chill) and that was plenty cold for me! Hard work over rutted bridleways where mud had frozen to concrete. Loving your titanium - I have just put in an order in for my custom titanium gravel bike - to be delivered in May. Can't wait :-)

Hey @andyboy2021, tell us about your new bike
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andyboy2021
6 posts
#7Feb 14, 2021, 12:20 PM
Always wanted a titanium frame bike - something very cool about them but not too bling. So, gone for a Ribble CGR Ti with Di2, carbon components and Mavic Allroad wheelset. Takes mudguards for winter group rides, panniers for touring and fat tyres for summer offroading (I don't 'do' mud!). First bike with electronic gearing so pretty excited about that. Friend is a jeweller and she is doing some customisation on the frame for me too. Huge demand here in UK for bikes so 3 month wait for delivery is going to be tough :-)
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reqvkq
17 posts
#8Feb 14, 2021, 1:00 PM
Beautiful bike andyboy2021!
And it looks like you have some really nice trails to ride.
I just got my bike in January, and I ordered it in Sept! I knew up front the custom frame would take at least 6 weeks to build, but delivery took much longer due to Covid outbreak at Merlin and, most significantly, long delays in component sourcing from Shimano.
I can’t recommend Ti frame highly enough. Got my 1^st Ti bike in 2003 (Sampson Silverton) and would never go back. Over the years I upgraded my Sampson to Ultegra Di2, Enve fork, Stan’s top line wheels & Thompson bars. Was hard to let it go but it wouldn’t fit tires > 28mm and, since I’m 66 yrs old, I started getting really nervous about falling on gravel.
So, I sold my road, CX and Fat bikes and got the Merlin as my ‘dream bike’ to ‘do it all’. Got it with 2 wheelsets. The 27.5/650b Stan’s that I can fit up to 2.25” tires on for winter and maybe some easy MTB trails (running Ice Spiker Pro’s with studs now since I’m riding on country backroads with lots of ice & snow).
Looking forward to warmer weather so I can try my 700c summer wheels, Knight gravel carbon rims with Onyx hubs.
I’m certain you’ll absolutely LOVE Di2. Lots of steep (10-15%), short hills where I live so I shift a LOT and having synchro shift is so nice.
Sorry for rambling on, I just get excited about bikes.
Another cold day here but it’s sunny so I’m off for a Sunday ride 😊

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andyboy2021
6 posts
#9Feb 14, 2021, 1:42 PM
Something wrong with you if you don't get excited about bikes 😜 I have my fair share of bikes too - even leant to ride a unicycle during Covid lockdown! Hoping that the Ribble and my Canyon Endurace CF 7.0 for summer road will be my go-to bikes. Planning to have two wheelsets for the Ribble with 40mm for summer gravel and 28mm for winter road. Lots of options. Studded tyres if a new one on me - we don't have the climate for that over here! Enjoy your ride 👍 Would love to see your rides - do you use Strava - connect with me (Andy O'Dea) 😁
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Noonievut
165 posts
#10Feb 14, 2021, 8:14 PM
@andyboy2021 nice! I’ve ridden everything but Ti, but that’s my next bike for when I turn 50 (still a few years away). I hope you enjoy and I’m sure it will be worth the wait.
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Noonievut
165 posts
#11Feb 14, 2021, 8:18 PM
@reqvkq I like the idea of a second wheelset with ice tires for the winter. Today I rented a Fat Bike and hit up some nicely groomed trails. I figure with those tires I could ride those trails as well as gravel roads around me that are not plowed. Hmm sounds like next winters project!
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reqvkq
17 posts
#12Feb 14, 2021, 8:48 PM
Wow, I can’t imagine being able to ride a unicycle! Very Impressive. I tried it once many years ago and it was hopeless for me. 😊 Thanks for the Strava invite, I picked the Andy O’Dea in Caversham, not Dublin. I’m Bob Schedin in Beldenville WI. Had a great ride today, bright sunshine.

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andyboy2021
6 posts
#13Feb 15, 2021, 3:12 AM
That's me Bob! From Ireland but haven't lived in Dublin for nearly 30 years ;-)
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andyboy2021
6 posts
#14Feb 15, 2021, 9:57 AM
https://www.facebook.com/610139012/videos/10157301428319013/
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