Bicycling and snow?!

chuckicechuckice Registered Users Posts: 400 Major grins
edited April 11, 2007 in Sports
From this past weekend in VA rolling out of Williamsburg and got hit by a snowstorm! It was 80 degrees just a few days before but the temps dropped to the 20's by race start!

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Charles
http://www.SnortingBullPhoto.com
http://www.sportsshooter.com/cherskowitz
"There's no reason to hurry on this climb...as long as you keep the tempo at the right speed the riders will fall back."

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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    man that looks crazy ! I can only start to imagine how little grip they have on their tyres. Well done for what light you had...then again ive never shot in snow so maybe you get lots of reflection.
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,237 moderator
    edited April 11, 2007
    chuckice wrote:
    From this past weekend in VA rolling out of Williamsburg and got hit by a snowstorm! It was 80 degrees just a few days before but the temps dropped to the 20's by race start!

    lol3.gif ...and some of that snow is about to hit us tonight.

    Charles, good for you getting out in the white stuff too. I wouldn't have, at least with my camera. Looks like you got some keepers.

    But biking in the snow, if dressed properly, can be an absolute blast. On the street, I'd be very afraid, but on trails, sure! And I've raced in the stuff (road), and from my failing memory of the event (around the stadium in Milwaukee), everyone was laughing thair a** off as they took the corners, 'cause we all knew someone was going down (note: dont draft too close on snow). Those who were left, all placed and got a trophy or a ribbon.
    My Smugmug
    "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take" - Wayne Gretzky
  • chuckicechuckice Registered Users Posts: 400 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    I don't think I'd give it a go either...I don't mind the cold but the roads were pretty slick. They were fearless tho...I got a lot more action shots when they rolled away from the snow but the rollout in the snow was pretty cool. I'd never seen riders rolling out in near white out...even at some of the Euro spring classics where it can get bad. Reminds me of Hampsten's ride years back...
    Charles
    http://www.SnortingBullPhoto.com
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/cherskowitz
    "There's no reason to hurry on this climb...as long as you keep the tempo at the right speed the riders will fall back."
  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited April 11, 2007
    David_S85 wrote:
    But biking in the snow, if dressed properly, can be an absolute blast. On the street, I'd be very afraid, but on trails, sure! And I've raced in the stuff (road), and from my failing memory of the event (around the stadium in Milwaukee), everyone was laughing thair a** off as they took the corners, 'cause we all knew someone was going down (note: dont draft too close on snow). Those who were left, all placed and got a trophy or a ribbon.

    Heck yeah, I've biked in snow my whole life. Actually I quite prefer a nice icy road to any other surface, since it's so smooth there's just no resistance. Takes very little effort to ride, and only experience to stay riding. rolleyes1.gif Snow is different though, it's a struggle sometimes, but still fun with its challenges.

    Good pics, looks a lot like this morning here in AK. Slushy wet stuff that doesn't have a prayer of staying. Bring on the spring! :D
    John Borland
    www.morffed.com
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