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Old 09-28-2012, 05:07 PM   #80 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Svietlana II - '13 Peugeot 308SW e-HDI 6sp
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I once heard someone say that there's no such thing as too cold to bike, only not dressed appropriately. I repeated that when talking to people about biking when it's not warm and sunny, but recently I read about a guy who decided to bike across Siberia. In the winter. It turned out that below -30°C the fluid in hydraulic brakes freezes, so simpler cable operated brakes are a must in cold temps. Among the guy's mottos were:
  • Don't sleep in a tent when there is a warm house nearby,
  • Why am I doing this?
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