February 4th rides

[emily_in_nc]

Mimi, congratulations on trying to ride with clipless! No matter which style of pedal, it takes a little while to get used to, but getting your courage up is most of the battle. So glad you did!

Emily

[SalsaMTB]

Well, my ride on Sunday turned out to be quite the disappointing ride. We have a weekly group social ride on Sundays and normally have good turnout, even on rainy days. I guess the cold got to everyone because this was our group:

Just two people (myself and DH)



This was the reading in our car before the ride:


There were 15mph winds so it felt like -18F. Brrrr.....! We rode down about one mile and turned around. I started to warm up, but DH was feeling nauseous from the cold. -4F is a tough temp to ride in. Legs, torso, arms, and feet all felt fine. Hands were freezing, the exposed skin on my face was killing me, and my eyes were not handling the cold so well either. So, we only did 2 miles. I could have pushed on further, but I think it was a good idea we turned around. I don't think it's good to have exposed skin at such cold temps. It's tough to cover the skin around the sunglasses. Also, I think I need chemical warmers for my hands. Pretty pathetic, but now I know I need to dress differently at that cold of temps or just ride the trainer!

[mimitabby]

SalsaMTB
thanks for the great pictures!! you made me laugh out loud. They are priceless.
I didnt even know that car gages went below zero!
I'm glad you were tough enough to go out but smart enough to give up at 2 miles.

My SPD's are as loose as they can be, they don't feel too loose, (but how would I know)
For now, I am going to keep them on the hybrid bike, I am nowhere near ready to go on a group ride with those things on!!

[Eden]

My SPD's are as loose as they can be, they don't feel too loose, (but how would I know)
For now, I am going to keep them on the hybrid bike, I am nowhere near ready to go on a group ride with those things on!!

With your bike safely on the trainer try hard to pull straight up out of them - maybe even use your husband as a spotter - cause you might tip over if one foot pops out. You really don't want to accidentally disengage - my hubby had a non-shimano pair of SPD pedals that had some release issues (even all of the way tightned down) - pulled both feet out in an intersection once and took quite a spill.

[mimitabby]

With your bike safely on the trainer try hard to pull straight up out of them - maybe even use your husband as a spotter - cause you might tip over if one foot pops out. You really don't want to accidentally disengage - my hubby had a non-shimano pair of SPD pedals that had some release issues (even all of the way tightned down) - pulled both feet out in an intersection once and took quite a spill.

Thanks Eden, I'll try that. So far, my knees have no issues, it's just a little weird with my right foot - the one with the eccentric orbit. the rest of me is where the issues are. it's so easy to pull out of the straps, just pull straight back.
Now I have to THINK.