The cold

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ghisallo2003
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by ghisallo2003

Hi all

I wondered how you North Americans and Canadians were facing up the severe cold. We are watching from rainy Europe and hoping you are safe and well stocked-up.

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stella-azzurra
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by stella-azzurra

Still going about our daily lives. :noidea:
We set new records in my town
-2F air temp -25F wind chill for the other day.
2 feet of snow.
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rmerka
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Location: Austin, TX

by rmerka

It sucks. -7C in the middle of Texas Mon/Tue but looking forward to a sunny weekend at 19C!!!

wpccrunner
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by wpccrunner

Its getting cold here as well. Hit 47 degrees Monday night/Tuesday morning. Glad it's going back up to 75 tomorrow though.

mdeth1313
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Location: Dutchess County, NY

by mdeth1313

Temps are quite nice in my basement (where the computrainer is located).
Speedplay is the devil!

bombertodd
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by bombertodd

I didn't even need a beanie on my ride this morning. :-)

Thank you for caring though!

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Powerful Pete
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Location: Lima, Peru and the Washington DC area - it's complicated.

by Powerful Pete

It sucks. Very, very cold.

Temperature warmed up to around freezing today and now we have ice rain. The commute to work tomorrow morning will be joyous.
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
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vlastrada
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by vlastrada

...missing Rome, Powerful Pete? ;-)

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stella-azzurra
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by stella-azzurra

It's balmy compared to where I'm at Pete.

wpccrunner 47? <yawn>
I never took drugs to improve my performance at any time. I will be willing to stick my finger into a polygraph test if anyone with big media pull wants to take issue. If you buy a signed poster now it will not be tarnished later. --Graeme Obree

OJ
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Location: Winterpeg

by OJ

We've had high temps colder than -25 Celsius since...I don't know...before Christmas. It gets old really fast.
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Powerful Pete
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by Powerful Pete

@vlastrada, yes!

@stella-azzurra fair enough. I have rarely in my life been in -12C outside. Monday was more than enough for me to state I have had that experience.

@OJ, holy moly. Is life even possible at that temperature?

I have discovered that this kind of weather puts me in the foulest of moods...
Road bike: Cervelo R3, Campagnolo Chorus/Record mix...
Supercommuter: Jamis Renegade...
Oldie but goodie: De Rosa Professional Slx, Campagnolo C-Record...
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prendrefeu
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by prendrefeu

I'll just leave this here:
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weathe ... n=USCA0638

Be thankful you have seasons, even if they are cold, wet or miserable. You may think that our weather is ideal, but here is what a guy from Tennessee said to me today, and it rings sadly true:
"So I've been here a week, and I don't know how anyone could live here with any motivation to live after a few years. Just a few days and I feel like I'm living in the Groundhogs Day movie. It's the same. Everywhere, everyday, every direction. There's nothing in the sky, season or air to remind you of change. I can't wait to take a flight back home. Seasons are vital for feeling alive."
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bricky21
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by bricky21

The -20 F high the other day was a bit much, but I love the fact that we have four distinct seasons here in the midwest. Things just seem really fresh and clean after a proper winter. I'd loose my mind in San Diego after a while.

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DMF
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by DMF

This year Sweden is not getting a winter as it seems, it's all very peculiar weather wise. But the other day, they showed the weather "disaster" in New York on the news, -13C and like half a foot of snow, warning everyone to only use public transportation and staying off the streets...

I almost fell out of the sofa, laughing so hard I nearly cried... What the hell? -13C and showing someone pushing a shovel down the sidewalk that barely filled up halfway with a very powdery snow... People acting like it was Armageddon...

I am not even from the north of Sweden, but seriously, -13C and 2,5ft of snow, that is by all means bike riding weather for most here, even the odd senior citizen going to work...

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PSM
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Location: Stockholm, The Arctic...

by PSM

Oposite in Stockholm. +5c for a month now. No snow. Yet... We usually have snow from November mid to April /March.

Normally we have -5 to -25c in January/February. But my balls are happy! :lol:

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