[TR] Winter Warning From Standard Triumph

[Don Hiscock]

Good for you, Cosmo!  A few falls on black ice have left me gunshy and
I rarely go out on the bike below freezing these days.  I was in
central Finland a weekend ago where the temperature was -28C (-18F).
There were a number of folks out riding their bikes commuting,
including kids and old folks. The Finns are tough people...

And they make good studded tires.  Maybe I should bring home a couple
of souvenirs sometime.

This image was taken of an older gentleman around town a day or later
when the temperature was -10C (+14F).  They plow, and grit, but don't
salt in most of Finland.
http://4xdog.smugmug.com/photos/i-HhxFf8b/0/XL/i-HhxFf8b-XL.jpg

I was about five hours easy driving from the Arctic Circle.  I thought
about finding a car to borrow and hitting the road.  Next time...

Don


On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Cosmo Kramer <tr4a2712 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi List!
> Well I'm sorry that I haven't been keeping up on my back-log of
> Digest Readings, but I'm back to having to go (peddle) to the library (10miles
> each way. I do agree with that British gent. that made the statement about why
> Americans can't dress right for the weather. After all I was out peddling my
> bicycle in 12^F weather going into ah 20+ MPH head wind. YES! It was cold &
> tough peddling, but I really enjoyed it when I had the wind at my back. Avg.
> speed going into the wind= 10MPH, but with the wind at my back, It jumped to
> 16MPH. NO heater, just heavy layered clothing & non-stop peddling to generate
> body heat. I'm really looking forward to tomorrow, because it's suppose to get
> up to 60^F, but rain. Well, like the Rolling Stones said, "You can't always
> get what you want, but if you try REAL hard, You'll get what you need!"
>
> Keep
> working on your TRIUMPHS so you can get out & DRIVE!
> Now, back to my readings.
> -Cosmo Kramer
>
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