Comments on: Riding and the Coming of Cold Weather https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/ Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:17:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7701 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 17:10:11 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7701 fledermaus: Doesn’t take much to trigger our biologic survival modes — cold weather meant life and death at one point for the unprepared and I suppose that while it still rings a bell our choices and understanding are wide ranging.

I’m just glad I can concern myself with riding gear and not whether I grew enough food this summer!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7700 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 17:07:55 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7700 Charlie6: You’re a man of extremes when it comes to riding both incidental to your locale and those a product of self determination. When I’m deciding it’s too cold to ride when the thermometer is showing single digits you’ll be saying the you should probably get the winter riding gear out…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7699 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:30:36 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7699 RichardM: Sounds like you have a bit more preparation for the cold than I do.

I’ve hiked to the top of Mt. Nittany four or five times. A conservancy owns the front portion and the Pennsylvania prison systems owns miles of it after that. So it is likely it will remain forever undeveloped. There used to be a town at the top but when the state took over in the 1930s they relocated everyone.

It stands just under 2100 feet.

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7698 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:27:33 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7698 Karl U: Don’t know why but I have never been interested in riding to any meal other than breakfast. Very weird. Hadn’t really thought about it. I bet it’s connected to the light and temperature…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7697 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:26:04 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7697 Chris: Preparing winter gear is right — looking at how I am going to re-waterproof my First Gear jacket to shed snow with me getting damp.

And time to retreat my leather boots.

Work, work, work…

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7696 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:24:37 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7696 Chris Underwood: I like to believe such thoughts indicate we are engaged and always deconstructing the road ahead!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7695 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:23:51 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7695 bob skoot: Those long shadows are pretty cool. I think it may have more to do with the alignment of the sun and the roads I frequent but the clear air is definitely a result of the temperature change.

Ride safe!

]]> By: Steve Williams https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7694 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 16:22:37 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7694 Bryce Lee: Yes, the center stand has been replaced and all the service completed. Just haven’t had time to write up that story.

Soon at the temperatures will be dropping in the north and riding will change dramatically depending on the rider.

]]> By: Joe https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7693 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 02:50:44 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7693 Sigh! I’ll never ride in the winter unless there’s not a flake of snow on the ground and not a trace of refrozen meltwater anywhere, but you make it sound so “romantic.”

]]> By: fledermaus https://scooterinthesticks.com/2013/09/riding-and-coming-of-cold-weather/#comment-7692 Sun, 08 Sep 2013 02:32:40 +0000 http://69.195.124.229/~scootet3/?p=106#comment-7692 Hasn’t hit anything below 50 here in Wisconsin, but that’s enough to inspire thoughts of cold weather riding. Had my windscreen off all summer, and starting to think I’ll be glad for the coziness of it soon. I’ve gotten lax on wearing my overpants to work in hot weather, but they’ll be back soon enough full time.

Enjoy your essays!

Dave

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