Gold’s Power Spin 210u

[Jude Ephesus]

We’ll…. I guess it’s that time of year if you live up north!

The pastor at my church had a rough holiday season and ended up in the hospital with RSV.

His doctor told him he needed to start exercising and to start with stretching and some sit-ups. Our priest said ‘what’s a sit-up?’. Doctor said ‘just get an exercise bike and start moving around!’

Enter Jude! Picked this up off of CL as a belated Christmas gift!

a few surprises like the strap broken on the pedal, but other than that, pretty fair deal for $40!

We’ll see if we can get his butt in shape!

 

[ingola]

Winter riding more fun than you think.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Winter riding more fun than you think.

Yeah…. Been there done that. What really gets me is the time in bundling up (and unbundling) for the ride.

a personal goal of mine has always been to be a ‘100/100’ rider.

(I made this up!)

I‘ve done single rides of 100+ miles on multiple occasions, and I’ve ridden in 100 degree heat: I needed a 0 or sub zero ride to cover 100 degrees on the thermometer!

last year I did 4-5 cold winter rides and was riding regularly in March. I dunno…. Just not a huge fan of the cold rides.

I actually did two ’polar bear‘ rides last year. One at 0, the other at -2F)

I’ve been on an exercise bike at my local gym a lot, but haven’t broken my bike out yet….. that day is coming sooner rather than later!

here’s some pic’s of some of last year’s fun!

 

[ingola]

Never done 100 miles would love to I've gone as low as -40c very cold

That's in the last ice rain we had

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Never done 100 miles would love to I've gone as low as -40c very cold View attachment 223352
That's in the last ice rain we had

EPICNESS! Are you riding in coveralls? I know they make some work gear that’s rated down to -40/-50. What’s your gear look like?

 

[ingola]

Three layers and pedal really fast. I'm unable to drive so bike is my transportation. Your not far from us.

 

[ingola]

2h so your climate is much the same.

 

[Jude Ephesus]

2h so your climate is much the same.

Snow is treacherous; in 2021, I was still riding outdoors twice a week up until Christmas then backed it off due to the snow and harsh cold.

I don’t care how aggressive the tires are, a few inches of snow, and you just spin. I’m not wild about riding on snowy roads.

- just because you have control of your bike, doesn’t mean the person coming up behind you has control of their car!

 

[ingola]

I've had scary ones. Transports on the way to work

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I've had scary ones. Transports on the way to work

I don't even drive the road he bikes to work on, if I can avoid it. Too much of a speedway. Several plants let out at the same time, and people are nuts for getting home