So, how cold?
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Last year I rode into the first week of November. After the temperature goes into the 30's and stays there I get nervous about the frost on the roads, and after they start dropping salt and sand I'm done. But if it stays nice I keep riding.
Last year I did ride once when the temperature was in the mid to higher 30's, but that was too cold for me.
This past January I was driving to work, and at a stoplight was a gentleman on an Electraglide. Temperature had to be in the teens or lower. It was very early in the morning and still dark, but I managed to get a photo of him. Hats off to that guy he has more grit than I do.
Last year I did ride once when the temperature was in the mid to higher 30's, but that was too cold for me.
This past January I was driving to work, and at a stoplight was a gentleman on an Electraglide. Temperature had to be in the teens or lower. It was very early in the morning and still dark, but I managed to get a photo of him. Hats off to that guy he has more grit than I do.
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It's not so much the cold as it is the length of days.
I left work at 330 yesterday to get a ride and dinner in before dark.
My bike gets put away on Monday.
At $110 per month for insurance (liability only, with maximum discounts available), it gets too expensive for that 2 or 3 rides I might get over the winter.
A young guy with a nice bike and full coverage, with no earned discount
could very well be sitting at $300+ per month.
I left work at 330 yesterday to get a ride and dinner in before dark.
My bike gets put away on Monday.
At $110 per month for insurance (liability only, with maximum discounts available), it gets too expensive for that 2 or 3 rides I might get over the winter.
A young guy with a nice bike and full coverage, with no earned discount
could very well be sitting at $300+ per month.
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I've always enjoyed the colder weather. Spent 20 years in Colorado and my wife used to give me hell because I'd be out shoveling snow in shorts and a hoodie.
But to the question at hand - I used to run a 100-mile roundtrip commute in KY and as long as the roads were dry, I'd ride down to freezing. Anything below 32* just got too cold, even with a heated vest. Upper 30s was usually riding weather, 40s and up was definitely riding weather.
Just recently relocated to SC, and the last two mornings it was 48* and 49* when I left for work. Today I wore khakis and a polo shirt, didn't even need a jacket, but my commute is about 2 1/2 miles now, not 50. I will admit that when it's colder and I'm riding more than 5-10 minutes, I'll wear a heated vest. Got heated pants, too, but haven't wired up the pigtail for 'em yet.
Love me some fall and winter riding!!
But to the question at hand - I used to run a 100-mile roundtrip commute in KY and as long as the roads were dry, I'd ride down to freezing. Anything below 32* just got too cold, even with a heated vest. Upper 30s was usually riding weather, 40s and up was definitely riding weather.
Just recently relocated to SC, and the last two mornings it was 48* and 49* when I left for work. Today I wore khakis and a polo shirt, didn't even need a jacket, but my commute is about 2 1/2 miles now, not 50. I will admit that when it's colder and I'm riding more than 5-10 minutes, I'll wear a heated vest. Got heated pants, too, but haven't wired up the pigtail for 'em yet.
Love me some fall and winter riding!!