How Cold is To Cold
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Road Captain
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From: Central, Wisconsin
How Cold is To Cold
How cold does it have to be for you to stop riding? I am thinking for me 25 or below. I want to keep riding this winter here in Wisconsin as long as the snow holds off and the roads are good. I've found what works for me as far as riding gear goes. How about the bike when the temps get below 20 degrees anybody have experience with this?
Cruiser
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RE: How Cold is To Cold
It's "too" cold when riding causes you to use "to" instead of "too"....
I'm keeping the sportster available all winter.. I've found that, if it's above 40 degrees, I can still enjoy the ride... below that, the temp is taking the fun out of it...
If you make it to 25, let us know how that works for ya!
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RE: How Cold is To Cold
0 degrees celcius is to cold for me, went out in 0 the other day and body was numb by the time I hit the Highway, no windshield and only a coat
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RE: How Cold is To Cold
Outer wear helps but I rode from Houston to Pensacola in December 1997 and it was cold and raining the whole trip. Had to be back at NTTC for school so couldn't even stop when I was too cold. From this experience, I discovered that, yes, you CAN get severe hypothermia from riding even stopping for coffee and warm-ups; it's an accumulative effect.Bought myself a 12V powered suit that helped but hands & feet still got cold when the weather turned. Biggest worry in cold weather (besides freezing to death) is ice on the road-- BAD JU-JU![sm=badidea.gif]
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RE: How Cold is To Cold
My coldest ride was 34 degrees. It took me almost 20 minutes to get ready for an hour long ride. I was fully geared up and stayed warm but I'd say it was still not worth it IMHO.