Whats the coldest temperature you've ever riden in?

[streido]

Its officially winter here in Scotland, snow and ice is heading in fast. I wondered whats the coldest temperature you've riden in was? Todays ride to work for me was probably one of the coldest days ive riden on, was -7°c or around 19°f but adding in the windchill it prob felt like well over -10. Was fine all wrapped up in my big coat but i had left my overmitts at work yesterday so by the time i arrived this morning i thought my thumbs had frozen solid 

Still be riding again tomorrow unless it snows good or its too icy on the roads. 

[blue]

Another hard core driver thats good.I drive all year when I can the smow dont bother me its the ice that does.
It gets below O* here in the states and Ill ride if the scoot starts and I know I can stay on the road.


Go slow and play it safe stay farther away from traffic..............

[Urbestfriend]

It's not the temperature as much as the length of the ride.  Usually low 20's
for 10 miles.  (10 1/2 miles I'd freeze).   No snow or Ice for me.  I'm too old
for that stuff.   Needs to be at least dry.   My most treacherous point is I live
on a business 4 lane highway with Center turn lane (45 mph).   I live up a gravel
lane,  but there is a short concrete ramp at the end of the lane that the state put
in when they did the road expansion.  If it's clear, everthing is OK.

[axy]

-11 C, no wind.
-8 C, very windy (40-50 mph)

[wordslinger]

..18 F for 17 miles...

..ridden many times in the low 20's...

[ts1]

-27°C (-17F) with bicycle 5km to school. Yepp, the old times...
-18°C (0F) with 50cc 60km to office. Already first signs of global warming! Wasn't comfortable though.
-2°C (28F) with 500cc 820km (still one way!) to hospital (just this November). But that was easy, could have gone further without undercooling.
My comfort zone is somewhere down to about -5°C (23F). I have made many 300-600km rides at this temperature.

A friend claims to have ridden in -60°C (-76F) blizzard and to refuse glooves in any (always hot or hotter) European weather. Ok, he is an Alaskian expatriate, but still I want to see this myself. I know several Russians and they like to keep warm although they can withstand low temperatures.

[wordslinger]

My comfort zone is somewhere down to about -5°C (23F).


+1

[streido]

I was fine at -7°c apart from my fingers, mainly my thumbs, but if i had my overmitts on i'd have been fine. My ride is around a 1/2 hr commute each day each way, always in the dark in winter so always cold. Biggest annoyance is when the visor steams up and i have to leave it slightly cracked open to demist it, not good at 40mph.

Wont ride in the snow unless its an emergency or i have no choice, i'd sooner just call into work sick if it came to it and go boarding instead 

A friend claims to have ridden in -60°C (-76F) blizzard and to refuse glooves in any (always hot or hotter) European weath

Madness. My hands would freeze within 1 mile 

[axy]

A friend claims to have ridden in -60°C (-76F) blizzard and to refuse glooves in any (always hot or hotter) European weather. Ok, he is an Alaskian expatriate, but still I want to see this myself. I know several Russians and they like to keep warm although they can withstand low temperatures.

I have doubts about -60 C and scooters. - 60 is exaggeration in itself because that's the lowest temperature ever recorded in Alaska and I doubt he was there with his scooter to witness it. 

However, a friend of mine drove his 50 cc 2stroke scooter at - 28 C in continental part of the country. Compared to that, my -11 C sounds like walking around the beach in sunny summer weather...

[ts1]

I have doubts about -60 C and scooters. - 60 is exaggeration in itself because that's the lowest temperature ever recorded in Alaska and I doubt he was there with his scooter to witness it. 

I have doubts about the temperature too. Anyway he was riding a snowmobile. Maybe there are snowmobiles prepared for (ant)artic temperatures like dedicated aeroplanes are.

[streido]

I have doubts about the temperature too. Anyway he was riding a snowmobile. Maybe there are snowmobiles prepared for (ant)artic temperatures like dedicated aeroplanes are.

Or it hand shields and heated grips 

[08087]

Rode a bicycle at 8. F in a snow storm, loved every minute of it, wore swim goggles to see.

So far with my scoot 31 f has been as cold as I've had oportunity, check back with you later.

[MotoRandy123]

I can handle it down to about 50, yup I'm a weather weenie! It's tough to keep
my face warm, if I close the visor it steams up and open my face freezes. Remember
the wind chill factor makes it feel like 30 degrees at 50 on the bike...

[Pimpy1]

Rode my snow machine at -28f when I lived in Colorado and got up to around 60 mph at 9000 ft.  Rode my skateboard down a frozen road at -20f and nearly broke my hip.  Did not have a scooter then or I would have given it a try.

[streido]

Rode my snow machine at -28f when I lived in Colorado and got up to around 60 mph at 9000 ft.  Rode my skateboard down a frozen road at -20f and nearly broke my hip.  Did not have a scooter then or I would have given it a try.

Your dads not called Zombie is he?