Managed to take the bike out for a short ride today

[redrhodie]

Geez, Red, you are brave, even with the studded tires. Sticking to my snow shoes today.

If your definition of brave = crazy then that's me! I now remember I should have lowered my tire pressure. I forgot about that. I'm not going to ride in those conditions again until I've got more miles under my belt on this machine, and understand better the dynamics of riding on snow. In hindsight, it was fun. Scary fun. Too much too soon, though.

[Rebecca19804]

I got out on Xmas Day too - my first ride since my knee surgery! It went really well. A few photos here. This is an annual central London ride on what the organiser calls "the smiliest day of the year". We finish with a late lunch in a Lebanese restaurant on Edgware Road.

Last year, I cycled from home up to the ride start, did the ride, then back home again - 40 miles - on a Brompton. This year, because of the knee and (as you can imagine) doubts about my fitness, I got a taxi to the start and another taxi home again. But I did the 15 mile ride and thoroughly enjoyed it. The high temperature for the day just broke freezing. Cold for London but not bad at all for cycling. And the wind died down, just for the day.

Hope everyone's having a lovely break over the holidays.

[hebe]

This is a lovely thread to read, thank you.

Rebecca, well done, I'm glad your ride went well! London looks so snow-free, ours only went last night when the snow washed it away.

Mr Hebe has just offered to have dd tomorrow so I can go out It's still quite cold but the snow and ice are gone. Can't wait!

[Koronin]

You're welcome.
Hopefully the weather will be nice enough this weekend to take the bikes out again. The snow here is mostly gone. Just a bit left in more shaded areas.