I’m eating dinner and all of a sudden it really hits me that the riding season is genuinely over for me in the next few weeks.
It’s 0-2 C every morning now and the afternoon it gets up to 9-10. I just got this bike in June. The tires are probably not very good below 6.
How do y’all cope with having to put the bike up for winter? Do you pick up a winter hobby?
I live in the desert, and it gets cold in the winter. Dont really have to deal with ice much, but temps are low. I have had heated grips on a couple bikes, which help offset electric gloves. I now have a nice leather jacket, but prior i used a heated vest plugged into my SAE port. I also wore extra leggings to mitigate my legs freezing. Long sleeves also, even with the heated vest. As long as my traction is good, i will ride anything. I have been daily for a few years now, screaming hot and cold. TLDR Layers Heated gear Good jacket and gloves
Black ice and unplowed snowy roads area big problem where I’m at otherwise I’d just get warm gear. Envious of the desert! Dry heat is much more bearable.