Random bike shots from the north..

[Marco]

Lol, yeah... However, I'm an 80s boy at heart!

Must be nice and peaceful out there in the snow, relatively in the middle of nowhere... What time was it roughly when you took the picture?

Marco.

[Mika K]

I'm guessing that the pic was taken somewhere between 6 and 7 PM..

[Marco]

Ah, so not exactly the witching hour.... Still, watch out for the boogie man coming out of those bushes and grabbing you!

Marco.

[Mika K]

Thursday morning (eerrr, or was it Friday..) did see only few other commuters while riding to work and most of the time felt like a lone rider out there on the bike lanes. I'm guessing it was because of the weather as half past seven the thermometer showed -27 C temperature and in addition there was a small breeze going on.



It's only question of the preparations i.e. clothing and the most important thing - the attitude. Of course if your bike can also cope with cold weather so that the lubricants at the bearings are not getting frozen and make your miserable, that is a big plus too. The factory grease in bike parts is many times too stiff for winter use in northern grounds. So when I buy new hubs etc usually will re-assemble the whole thing and add better stuff in before the winter season and the first cold fronts hits the north..

[wiicrackpot]

It's only question of the preparations i.e. clothing and the most important thing - the attitude. Of course if your bike can also cope with cold weather so that the lubricants at the bearings are not getting frozen and make your miserable, that is a big plus too. The factory grease in bike parts is many times too stiff for winter use in northern grounds. So when I buy new hubs etc usually will re-assemble the whole thing and add better stuff in before the winter season and the first cold fronts hits the north..

Huh !!..thats exactly my thoughts when i saw your pic and read the text to -27 celcius, 1st thing came to my mind was the headset,hub,bottom bracket and derailleur greases must be Whale blubber based, i don't care if you are a Kamikazi but there's no way you could generate enough energy/revolutions in those conditions to get to anything like their working viscosity.

[Mika K]

Already tired to see these random bike shots from the north? No worries - I have plenty of more to post as they just keep showing up to my camera without any effort. It's weird..



This evening did a small ride to check out the new bridge recently opened up for public from the north side of the river Oulu to Toppila Isle. Not much to see but just wanted to check it out as most likely will use it occasionally when going to companys badminton hour to sports center located at the Isle. It's only 5km from our place to the bridge but somehow managed to ride two hours around the city

[Marco]

Awesome stuff, Mika, as usual. Could I ask how often you skid and fall on your arse?

In those conditions, it must happen sometimes, surely?

Marco.

[wiicrackpot]

Could I ask how often you skid and fall on your arse?
Marco.

How rude !!! Mika is Finnish you know, they're 'king of skids' and probably drift round situations like a thoroughbred rally driver without a sweat.

[Mika K]

Yes we might be bit weird here in the north but not almighty thou..



So yes, I've fallen many times, usually thou this happens when it's really icy or slippery. Surprisingly thou for this winter season have not fallen yet? I guess the last time was during summer when playing some bike polo..

[Marco]

Ha - no doubt that picture was taken in the height of summer...

Pah, REAL men don't wear vests (secretly, he's also wearing two pairs of his wife's tights under his pants, in case it gets cold)!

Marco.