| Ride Stats |
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Distance:
15.15 miles
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Route:
Garden Lake Rd.
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Time: 01:30:41
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Avg Speed:
10.02 mph
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Max Speed:
0.00 mph
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Avg HR: 0 bpm
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Max HR: 0 bpm
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Calories Burned: 0
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Weight:
187
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Terrain: Off: Flat
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Bike: Cannondale Super V 1.000 XC Susp SS
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| Club: Ice Bike |
| Weather Conditions: Mostly Sunny. NE wind 5-10 mph. 9° at start. 11° at finish. |
Ride Description: Another awesome ride. "Coldest Thermometer Ride Record". Only saw 5 cars and one walker today.
I was planning to do a longer ride today, but the weather changed and it didn't get nearly as warm as predicted.
I tried something new, putting my socks and shoes on last, before going outside. My theory being, my feet were getting wet from sweating before going out into the cold. It seemed to work. With just my fleece sox and a toe warmer, my toes were much warmer today. Still, the got a little cool after an hour and a half, But, it was my coldest "Thermometer Ride" yet, 9 degrees when I started, 11 when I got in.
I could have ridden longer, but wanted to get ready for snowshoeing after the girls got back from their ski clinic.
So cold, the little plastic clip that secures the computer to the mounting bracket snapped off when I removed my computer. :( |
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It was much colder than predicted, only 9° when I started, (11° when I finished.) but I was dressed for the weather and enjoyed my coldest "Thermometer Ride", 15.15 miles in 9°.
In fact, this might be the coldest temperature I've ever ridden in.
My Gaerne Eskimo shoes are pretty warm, but I seem to always get a cool feeling in my toe area. I always thought it was because of the holes on the bottom of the shoe where your cleats attach. There are 4 holes, and the cleats only use 2 of them.
I put silicone sealer in the unused cleat holes on the bottom of the shoe, and that helped a little bit.
But, while sitting on the couch with Sue last night, she noticed my toes were damp. Then it hit me, maybe I'm getting that cool feeling because my feet are too warm and they're sweating too much.
So, when getting dressed to go out and ride today, I put my socks and shoes on last. Because I think my feet were sweating in my warm socks while I was in the house getting ready.
I think that was it. Because my feet were much warmer for much longer than on previous rides.
And this ride was a lot colder than any other ride.
I think there is a fine line between too warm, and not warm enough when it comes to sock selection, and I'm still experimenting with my sock choices.
Today, I just wore 1 pair of fleece socks with chemical toe warmers on the bottom of my toe areas. I rode for an hour and a half, and stopped quite a few times to take pictures, so I was probably out in the cold for an hour and 45 minutes or so.
My toes were just starting to get cold when I called it quits, but I could have kept riding more.
After taking my shoes off and walking around for a couple minutes, the cold feeling was gone.
If I'm going to do a long Ice Bike ride, perhaps a short foot warming break might be the hot ticket.
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