I don't usually pay attention to stated windchill temps (tailwinds feel warmer), but back when I had an Atlantis (prior to global warming), I commuted on it everyday during Minneapolis winter for several years. I definitely rode a number of days where the actual temperature was in the minus-teens (F). I recall after a prolonged cold snap that 0F was plenty comfortable, and that 10F felt balmy. My cheap Shimano rear hub disengaged when it dipped below minus-10F, but my Phil hub worked even at the coldest temps. Nowadays, I don't leave home till late morning, so I seldom ride in extreme cold temps.
Jim On Thursday, January 8, 2015 at 9:37:46 AM UTC-6, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Over the holidays I got a hair-brained idea to try a really long, cold > ride. 165km door-to-door from my apartment to my parents cabin for > Christmas. I'd bring my 4-season tent and a new (to me) -30 sleeping bag > along and try sleeping out on the frozen lake. I'd done it before in a > quinzee, but was eager to try a tent. > > The temperature was hovering around -12C for most of the week, so I felt > really good about it. Then the day before, everything changed. > > Temperature: -30C, and -40C with the windchill. That's the point where > celcius and farenheit meet! The ride would be nearly entirely across the > open prairies, so it would be windy. And cold. Very cold. It was too late > to back out though, I had told too many people I was going to do it no > matter what! > > Here's the Atlantis kitted up for the rid > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-sqXhgL0B7_o/VK6j79NsbLI/AAAAAAAAJPs/laj-YUT9DoY/s1600/DSC_0143.jpg> > > I had a North Face 4-season winter tent in one pannier. A North Face -30C > sleeping bag in the other. Carradice bag had spare/dry mitts, hat, down > jacket, etc. Front bag had camera, food and a pile of chemical hand/toe > warmers. > > Here's a photo a family member took of me while I was about 45km into the > ride. She had just asked me if I was having fun. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-w7B0Z1THRG4/VK6kIGvURUI/AAAAAAAAJP0/2ItIledp7Ho/s1600/DSC_0187.jpg> > > > And a few more from the ride. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-tmkaUJn9Tlk/VK6itmfCdTI/AAAAAAAAJPE/tjawN72KYZQ/s1600/DSC_0159.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ddyyOU7Qq5Y/VK6izR2jl7I/AAAAAAAAJPM/d3HDei6RxAw/s1600/DSC_0180.jpg> > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YAuZ70UNjak/VK6i3w7Ul9I/AAAAAAAAJPU/Fe6VCgePwJ4/s1600/DSC_0194.jpg> > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bUJ4WKBd9ek/VK6i9WoSLCI/AAAAAAAAJPc/XTabLEyehKo/s1600/DSC_0259.jpg> > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_JsCOMXyQqU/VK6jBf77VoI/AAAAAAAAJPk/G1sZtCo5OkY/s1600/DSC_0273.jpg> > > In the end I only made it halfway there. 85km later my toes had finally > frozen solid, and the sun was starting to get pretty low. I was riding with > my dad, who's face had begun to blister and turn white from frostbite. We > were out for 5 hours. Later in the week, I was in the emergency room for a > minor cut and met two people who had turned their hands completely black > from exposure on that day, after being outside less than 10 minutes each. I > felt pretty good about my 5 hours. > > When I arrived at the cabin, the warmth of the fire and blankets was too > much to overcome. I spent the night warm and toasty, which I do not regret > at all. > > I'm going to attempt a much shorter overnight in a few weeks though, so I > can test out the winter camping gear. > > Get out there! > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
