13-12-12, 09:28 AM
its the risk of crashing which bothers me most , rather than the cold. Plus the effect of all that salt on the bike...I have done the riding in snow etc many many times, and have had my share of spills because of it. That was in the 70s when bikes crashed quite well, easily straightened up and off you go. These days a spill could be a thousand quid or more ...so its stupid to risk it.
My worst experience was in switzerland in 2011...we had to ride to our next stop in austria...over the passes which were snowbound ! Luckily the ploughs had been out and it was navigable...but 0 degrees and driving blizzards do not make biking weather..plus dense fog. Alps can be very scary in bad weather.wet, cold,foggy, slushy ...and thats in july ! :eek
My worst experience was in switzerland in 2011...we had to ride to our next stop in austria...over the passes which were snowbound ! Luckily the ploughs had been out and it was navigable...but 0 degrees and driving blizzards do not make biking weather..plus dense fog. Alps can be very scary in bad weather.wet, cold,foggy, slushy ...and thats in july ! :eek