Weather check

heatherkay · Post by **heatherkay** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:51 pm

Tomorrow will be the first test for me. It's supposed to clear up so the temps are expected to drop into the 20s overnight. It's supposed to be upper 20s when I expect to leave tomorrow. I've been holding off stepping up the gear so I would have something to step up to, but tomorrow will likely be the first appearance of the snow pants.

I've still a couple of levels I step up to. Winter field work, including a January in the Pribilofs (bad) and multiple Januaries in Nebraska (worse), have got me pretty well set up for cold-weather gear. Thank God for Cabelas.

BigBenlor · Post by **BigBenlor** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:09 pm

BigBenlor wrote:got to work before I realized it was only 23 this mornig for my ride. It'll be a balmy 43 for the ride homw this afternoon. Not to bad. Ordered a balaclava like item today for like 8 bucks. to take care of the only cold part on me, my chin.

-Nice work clothes (think a tie)
-light cold weather jacket & winter snow jacket
-snow pants
-warm weather boots
-thinsulate gloves
-3/4 helmet

Correction: now they say the temp will be more like 34 for my drive home. (not quite balmy, but good for riding)

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Wed Nov 16, 2011 9:45 pm

Hmm...it's been in the mid 60s these past few days. Wish my scooter was running...

Sorry to hear some of you have to suffer through freezing 50 degree or colder weather. NOT!

And...earthquakes aren't all that bad. It makes mixing martinis' easier.

BigBenlor · Post by **BigBenlor** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:43 pm

19 degrees for the ride to work this morning, 55 for the ride home

KABarash · Post by **KABarash** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:57 pm

heatherkay wrote:
I've still a couple of levels I step up to. Winter field work, have got me pretty well set up for cold-weather gear.

Almost 30 years working as a Land Surveyor have gotten me covered, my co-workers where I work now complain it's cccold when temps have gotten below 50* Just can't understand 'how' I ride in this weather.......
It's the heat that kills me! Not like we really get much here in South Central Pa, but still.
Not this past summer but the summer before, I left the scoot home in lieu of the car with air conditioning more times than not.

heatherkay · Post by **heatherkay** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:07 pm

So it was 25F when I left today. Ski bibs were actually easier than the long underwear, jeans, wind pants ensemble I was rocking earlier in the season. Then only cold spots were the apples of my cheeks and my nose (need to break out the serious balaclava or ski mask), and the tippy-tips of my fingers (might just have to suck it up).

I think I'm probably going to move up to a FF helmet, but we're entering gift season. I come from a gift-impaired family (nobody wants anything and nobody has any idea what to get anybody) and it drives my family crazy when I buy stuff like that in late November.

iMoses · Post by **iMoses** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:25 pm

TVB wrote:I did not get out of work before dark. I had to scrape the ice off my speedo and mirrors, and was unable to get it all off the seat. Bit of a cold butt by the time I got home. It also took a few tries to get the scooter to start and stay running for more than a second or two. The streets were OK: just wet.

The last two years I made it through Thanksgiving before I had to park the scooter, but this year... between the time change, the short days, my later work hours, and lousy weather already... I may not be able to keep up scooting to work much longer. I know I'll be scooting tomorrow though: the car's still in the shop. :/

Looks like someone needs a scooter cover...

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:51 pm

iMoses wrote:Looks like someone needs a scooter cover...

It's rare that I ride the scooter when there's a chance of this kind of precipitation. Normally he'd be under the roof of my porch or inside for the winter.

Edwub · Post by **Edwub** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:16 pm

90095

AWinn6889 · Post by **AWinn6889** » Fri Nov 18, 2011 5:57 pm

36 with a "feels like" of 28. It was very lightly snowing earlier this morning, and has just started to snow again.
It was a nice ride... ended up coming home early because we lost power (thanks to the new hotel that is being built next door... they messed something up hard core, and enough so that the traffic lights in the area were out too!) It was very chilly though, and the thumb on my left hand silk glove liner got caught in the velcro on the collar of my jacket... caught the thread and tore it all the way open, poo. Now I need new silk glove liners.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:21 am

Dang! It's raining and the temps have dropped into the upper 40s'. Now I'll have to start wearing pants and socks again...

BootScootin'FireFighter · Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:03 pm

chilly yesterday, mid 40's, but a sunny and a great day to rack in 159 miles round trip to Harpers Ferry, WV.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 3:37 pm

Mid 60's, sunny, and almost no wind for Thanksgiving and the day after.

Still wondering what that's about.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Thu Nov 24, 2011 4:18 pm

Overcast, 10mph wind, and 44ºF. Perfect weather to ride over the river and through the (suburb full of streets name Something-) wood, to my sister's house, with a pet carrier full of mashed potatoes and dinner rolls.

chinaski · Post by **chinaski** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 4:47 pm

mid 60s and a little windy. Amazing weather for this time of year!

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 9:02 pm

Started out in the 60s today, but the rains have come. Dropping into the 30s this evening, and dreary for a day or two.

Instead of taking advantage of the warmer temps and going for a ride, I hung the wreaths on all the windows of the house. All 21 of 'em. Yep. Mostly from inside the house, where you have to do a Marine-drill-team ritual of raising and lowering both sashes and the triple-track storms and screens to hang the wreath on the hooks on the top of the outside frames, then reverse the process to close 'em all up. Boy, are my index fingertips sore.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:00 pm

The first of what will be a great many weather-not-permitting days is here today. Wind, rain, and a small accumulation of snow are forecast, and since it's already dark (not just darkish, but dark) when I get out of work these days, riding on wet-and-snowy streets would not be a good idea. I'm sure there will still be some scootable days before the snow sets in for the season... but today is not one of them.

chinaski · Post by **chinaski** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:59 pm

rainy and 50. could be worse i suppose. no massive snow yet.

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 4:27 pm

It's 18 degrees this morning. Fahrenheit.
Tomorrow's high is supposed be 10.

There's about 8 inches of snow on the ground and 2 - 5 more falling tonight with temps in the single digits.
Guess I'm not ridin' for a while.

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:51 am

Tocsik wrote:It's 18 degrees this morning. Fahrenheit.
Tomorrow's high is supposed be 10.

There's about 8 inches of snow on the ground and 2 - 5 more falling tonight with temps in the single digits.
Guess I'm not ridin' for a while.

Yeah I've ridden in 27 since relocating to Colorado... that was pretty cold for a Florida guy. But all this snow has made it impossible. So tempting, but I'm not that stupid!

Tomorrow's forecast on weather.com included the words "bitterly cold."

Keys · Post by **Keys** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:59 am

Um, snow in Sedona. What else is there to say?

--Keys

Skootz Kabootz · Post by **Skootz Kabootz** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:28 pm

38 degres overnight in LA? Wha? Well, thank goodness at least it isn't so windy. Wha? 25-40mph gusts again today? Well, at least there's no earthqua... think I'll go for a scooter ride.

babblefish · Post by **babblefish** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 2:33 pm

jmazza wrote:
Tocsik wrote:It's 18 degrees this morning. Fahrenheit.
Tomorrow's high is supposed be 10.

There's about 8 inches of snow on the ground and 2 - 5 more falling tonight with temps in the single digits.
Guess I'm not ridin' for a while.
Yeah I've ridden in 27 since relocating to Colorado... that was pretty cold for a Florida guy. But all this snow has made it impossible. So tempting, but I'm not that stupid!

Tomorrow's forecast on weather.com included the words "bitterly cold."

You mean you don't want to do this?

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 3:20 pm

Last Thursday we had rain, then overnight we had subfreezing temps. There wasn't much water on the roads, so they were almost safe for scooting. But not quite. I felt one tire or the other briefly lose traction a few times, so I parked the scooter and walked the rest of the way to work. (Since I was actually headed to the gym to swim a few laps before work, I had time.) I retrieved the scooter later in the day, after the sun had cleared the roads of ice.

Temps in the 40s made this weekend scootable again, and I made it all the way to work today with no difficulty (just nervous wherever the pavement was wet). But with wet roads today and subfreezing temps expected again tonight, I'm looking ahead to taking the cage.

siobhan · Post by **siobhan** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 4:50 pm

babblefish wrote:You mean you don't want to do this?

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rqHjugQDLtI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I'm actually going to try this this year! Not the racing part, just the ice riding part. A bunch of the guys have a separate set of studded tires they mount up and I've convinced them to let me try their different bikes. I canNOT wait! It's been so freakin' warm here, I probably won't get a chance 'til February.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 5:33 pm

Skootz Kabootz wrote:38 degres overnight in LA? Wha? Well, thank goodness at least it isn't so windy. Wha? 25-40mph gusts again today? Well, at least there's no earthqua... think I'll go for a scooter ride.

It was actually colder up here in the Valley! And I think a bit colder in the San Gabriel Valley, where 30,000 people still have no power. Yikes.

etak · Post by **etak** » Mon Dec 05, 2011 7:02 pm

siobhan wrote:
babblefish wrote:You mean you don't want to do this?

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rqHjugQDLtI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I'm actually going to try this this year! Not the racing part, just the ice riding part. A bunch of the guys have a separate set of studded tires they mount up and I've convinced them to let me try their different bikes. I canNOT wait! It's been so freakin' warm here, I probably won't get a chance 'til February.

Very cool. Don't forget the video !!!

2wheelNsanity · Post by **2wheelNsanity** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:12 pm

Well, I think I found my limit, without proper equipment, it is 28 degrees. Today I tried to go to the store in 20 degree temps. (15miles) and only lasted for 3 miles before I had to turn around. I need a full-face helmet and heated gloves, or liners. What kind of helmet do others use in below freezing temps?

heatherkay · Post by **heatherkay** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:53 pm

I saw that it was supposed to be 16F last night, and I had a bad moment wondering if I was going to be hard enough to ride today. But when I woke up, joy! there was snow, so that made my decision for me. Good choice, too. A dusting of snow is enough to make everyone slide around but is evidently not enough to make them drive slower.

MYSCTR · Post by **MYSCTR** » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:21 pm

It is cooler than normal or to be expected in north Texas this week.

Standing 'feels like' temps today: 21 degrees when I left for work and 30 degrees when I came home... and I wasn't standing still in between!

Little extra gear including flannel lined jeans, my River Road Taos gloves, Postale Corrazzo jacket with fleece vest liner & a long sleeve fleece jacket under that layered over one short & one long sleeved shirt. Actually felt the back of my head getting chilled as I still ride with a half helmet although I had on my Loki. Feet were fine with one extra layer of liner ski socks under my regular socks under my Oakley over the ankle boots. Hey – it all worked fine!

Don’t think I would have enjoyed riding more than 12-15 miles without a break!

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 1:28 pm

I dreamed last night that I woke up and looked out the window, and saw a few inches of snow on the ground.

This morning I actually woke up and looked out the window, and saw about an inch of snow on the ground, still coming down, with slush in the street. The temperature is about 25ºF, and isn't forecast to reach above freezing until Sunday, so this stuff isn't going anywhere in the immediate future.

Hope the car starts.

Rippinyarn · Post by **Rippinyarn** » Fri Dec 09, 2011 2:39 pm

I rode the Reflex into work for the first time yesterday, and it wasn't too bad with the heated glove liners and my muffs from the Blur. I also very quickly asked Santa for some heated grips and an eBay miracle happened within minutes.

I think that we are getting some dry sunshine on Sunday so I'm gathering my dependable riding buddies and heading out for one last group ride in Detroit. It might be just me, but it's bad to have a new (to you) scooter this time of year. Love the Reflex power!

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:11 pm

What was New Year's here?

65 F, sunny, with a small breeze. Tons of two-wheels out. Nuts! I can't believe it's been such a mild winter so far here, the first winter I have my scoot

The next week or so is forecast to be mid-50's to low 60's during the day, mid 30's to low 40's at night, with two days of light showers. I'll take it!!

...I'm also still kind of waiting for it to start crushing all my dreams and Old Man Winter to get REAL grouchy....

Edwub · Post by **Edwub** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:13 pm

.....damn you, Tuesday the 10th!

/shakes fists in fury

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:20 pm

Edwub wrote:.....damn you, Tuesday the 10th!

/shakes fists in fury

We've got it hard!

I biked Saturday (much needed, and one day isn't going to satisfy any NY resolutions!) and scootered Sunday. Pretty freaking gorgeous out.

Edwub · Post by **Edwub** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:32 pm

It hit 85* on the Westside yesterday.

We spent New Years Day hanging out by the beach eating gelato

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:45 pm

Edwub wrote:We spent New Years Day hanging out by the beach eating gelato

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 8:27 pm

It was just a hair over seasonal norms on 12/31, so I convinced seven others to follow me on the West Side's Best Ride.

Today and tomorrow, Nashville gets some winter -- low-to-mid 30sF highs, close to teens at night!

Then, back to more normal temps, again.
.

Post by **ericalm** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:30 pm

jprestonian wrote:It was just a hair over seasonal norms on 12/31, so I convinced seven others to follow me on the West Side's Best Ride.

Today and tomorrow, Nashville gets some winter -- low-to-mid 30sF highs, close to teens at night!

Then, back to more normal temps, again.
.

Nice post! I forwarded it to the GoGo Gear people. We love seeing the jackets in the wild.

sickpuppy · Post by **sickpuppy** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:56 pm

Its been so nice the Honda dealership shut down on Saturday to go ride. I didn't get the morning temp but right now at 1:56 pm its 61.0 °F and sunny.

TVB · Post by **TVB** » Mon Jan 02, 2012 9:59 pm

The 31st was unseasonably nice, with a bit of sun, and clear and dry roads. I took a lap around nearby Reeds Lake, knowing it would be the last for a while. As forecast, the 1st brought clouds, then, rain, then a few inches of snow. More today. I'm looking ahead with grim determination to a few months without either scootering or days off from work.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:33 am

Like many others have mentioned, so far it's been unseasonably warm and sunny this "winter" in Chicagoland.

That's all started to change as the temp dropped sharply today and we had our first real snow ... about 1".

However, I did manage to get out for a short 1 hour ride yesterday. I've always had a goal of riding my MC or scoot every month throughout a running year. I haven't made it thus far, but I now have 11 straight months under my belt. All I need is one semi-reasonable riding day in Feb.

Rob

Uncle Groucho · Post by **Uncle Groucho** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:44 pm

Atlanta was miserable this morning; 21 degrees in the morning with a wind chill about half that.

The Joe Rocket winter gloves helped a lot, but 10 minutes in to my ride and my fingertips were pretty numb.

Going back to the cage until later this week when things swing back into the 60s...

Tocsik · Post by **Tocsik** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:26 pm

It's gonna be in the 60's for most of this week!
An unbelievably beautiful morning today with a blood-red sunrise. We've had a lot of wind lately so the air is crystal clear and the mountains look they are about 3 feet away.

It's nice to be back on the scooter after the huge snowstorm we had the Wednesday before Christmas.

skully93 · Post by **skully93** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:51 pm

Agreed! I loved the pink sunrise!

It's going to be a great scoot week in Denver for Jan...

PeteH · Post by **PeteH** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:06 pm

Before New Years' was great - 62 or so degrees. Since then, we've had two or three days of temps in the 30s with wind - 20mph/35mph gusts. I bailed on the New Years' Polar Bear ride, even. The wind stopped, finally, but it dropped to 17 overnight. Fortunately, later in the week looks like high 50s, so I'm ridin'.

jprestonian · Post by **jprestonian** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:40 pm

ericalm wrote:Nice post! I forwarded it to the GoGo Gear people. We love seeing the jackets in the wild.

Michele and Gretchen both rave about theirs... and how impressed they were with the service they got from the CEO (both ladies got a call from her). I asked Michele if she thought she was going to be warm enough in that jacket ('cause where we were riding, there are some short stretches that don't see sunshine for months during the winter, so it can be 20-30F colder than the ambient temp), and she said, "Oh, yes -- I use it as my winter coat, too!"
.

DanielPerrin · Post by **DanielPerrin** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:58 pm

Oklahoma City is also having the crazy unseasonably warm and sunny weather. It's not supposed to get below 35 until Saturday, and highs will be in the 60s Thursday and Friday. I feel silly scooting home in my insulated coveralls, but 38 degrees is too chilly for the morning ride without the extra layer.

The bad part about Oklahoma is the "wind sweeping down the plains". When we have sustained 25 MPH winds, people here say it's just "breezy", because they are used to frequent gusts at 50 MPH.

Coming from Rhode Island, my kids are still upset about warm weather at Thanksviging ("This just isn't right"), a lack of cold for Christmas, they say that wearing a sweater for 50 degree weather is "a bad habit", and laugh at the weathermen saying that we will need a heavy winter coat when it gets to the low 40s. My kids love to go out and play when the temperature is in the single digits, and they have the clothes to comfortably stay out for hours.

My wife says that everyone should spend a November on the east side of New England to appreciate the sun, and not having days where it gets dark at 4 PM.

LunaP · Post by **LunaP** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:34 pm

Today and yesterday were supposed to be warm, but I was lied to. Lots of wind today, 17 gusting at 25-30 all day long, 19 degrees tonight. ?_?

jmazza · Post by **jmazza** » Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:47 pm

59 degrees right now! I just might have to find some errands to run on the scooter!!

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