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Win
ter R
idin
g
Brou
ght t
o yo
u by
: Far
id R
ener
and
Gra
ham
Bra
dley
, Th
e Fl
at B
ike
Col
lect
ive,
Le
Petit
Vel
o Ro
uge
and
Allé
go.
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Your
self
Your
out
er la
yers
shou
ld b
e w
ind-
proo
f and
wat
erpr
oof,
with
opt
ions
fo
r bre
atha
bilit
y. Ba
se la
yers
shou
ld b
e sy
nthe
tic o
r woo
l, as
cot
ton
can
feel
w
ette
r and
col
der w
hen
you
swea
t. W
ool s
tays
war
m e
ven
whe
n it
gets
wet
.
Col
d fe
et w
ill m
ake
you
not w
ant t
o rid
e! W
ool s
ocks
w
ill w
ick
away
any
swea
t and
will
kee
p yo
ur fe
et to
asty
. D
on’t
wea
r too
man
y la
yers
of s
ocks
– y
ou n
eed
room
fo
r you
r toe
s to
mov
e ar
ound
. Wat
erpr
oof w
inte
r boo
ts w
ork
wel
l, bu
t if y
ou d
on’t
wan
t to
wea
r the
m, y
ou c
an
ofte
n fi n
d ga
losh
es/b
ootie
s whi
ch g
o ov
er y
our s
hoes
an
d w
ill k
eep
your
feet
dry
and
win
dpro
of.
A he
adba
nd o
r a th
inne
r hat
will
fi t e
asily
und
er y
our h
el-
met
if y
ou lo
osen
the
strap
. If y
ou st
ill h
ave
troub
le, c
onsid
-er
rem
ovin
g yo
ur h
elm
et’s
inte
rior p
addi
ng. F
acem
asks
and
ne
ck w
arm
ers a
re so
met
imes
nec
essa
ry o
n co
ld a
nd w
indy
da
ys. B
alac
lava
s are
also
gre
at a
t kee
ping
the
heat
in a
nd
prev
entin
g yo
ur fa
ce fr
om fr
ost b
ites.
If yo
u’re
over
heat
ing,
un
cove
ring
your
hea
d is
usua
lly th
e sim
ples
t way
to d
ump
heat
. If y
ou g
et to
o co
ld, t
ry ta
ping
ove
r the
ven
ts of
you
r he
lmet
with
stic
kers
or a
win
dpro
of h
elm
et c
over
.
Feet
Out
er a
nd In
ner
Laye
rs
Hat
s
Abo
ut th
is z
ine
Rid
ing
in w
inte
r is f
un, b
ut th
ere
are
a fe
w th
ings
to k
eep
in m
ind
to st
ay sa
fe a
nd w
arm
. Eve
ryth
ing
we
pres
crib
e he
re is
opt
iona
l, yo
u sh
ould
n’t h
ave
to sp
end
any
mon
ey to
ride
you
r bik
e in
the
win
-te
r, an
d th
e m
inut
e yo
u fe
el li
ke y
ou a
ren’t
hav
ing
fun
anym
ore
you
shou
ld st
op. S
tay
in to
uch
with
how
you
r bod
y is
feel
ing
– yo
u ar
e al
read
y m
ore
bada
ss th
an e
very
one
else
for b
ravi
ng th
e sn
ow o
n tw
o w
heel
s – th
ere
is no
sham
e in
stop
ping
at T
im H
orto
ns to
war
m u
p yo
ur to
es o
r to
pull
icic
les o
ut o
f you
r bea
rd…
Win
ter
ridi
ng ti
ps a
nd tr
ix
Rid
ing
your
bik
e in
the
win
ter c
an b
e on
e of
the
mos
t sat
isfyi
ng th
ings
you
do
whe
n ev
eryt
hing
is c
over
ed in
snow
. Win
ter r
idin
g is
all a
bout
per
sona
l pre
fere
nce
-- th
e on
ly w
ay to
fi nd
out
wha
t wor
ks b
est f
or y
ou is
to tr
y it.
Th i
s litt
le ‘z
ine
will
ho
pefu
lly h
elp
you
mak
e in
form
ed d
ecisi
ons a
bout
how
to p
repa
re y
our b
ike,
and
ho
w to
pre
pare
you
rsel
f!
Why
rid
e in
the
win
ter?
Rid
ing
in th
e w
inte
r is f
un! W
e se
e it
as th
e m
ost p
ract
ical
win
ter s
port
– o
nce
you
get u
sed
to h
ow y
our b
ike
hand
les i
n th
e di
ff ere
nt ty
pes o
f sno
w, y
ou w
ill fi
nd it
is
the
only
com
fort
able
way
to g
et a
roun
d.
Surp
risin
gly,
ridin
g in
win
ter t
ends
to b
e w
arm
er th
an w
alki
ng o
r tak
ing
publ
ic
tran
spor
t. Si
nce
you
are
mov
ing
your
bod
y so
muc
h, y
ou e
nd u
p ge
nera
ting
your
ow
n he
at. S
tand
ing
arou
nd w
aitin
g fo
r the
bus
is a
sure
-fi re
way
of g
ettin
g co
ld
and
mise
rabl
e, a
nd st
eppi
ng o
ff th
e ov
er-h
eate
d m
etro
with
you
r ful
l win
ter-
pen-
guin
-out
fi t is
a g
reat
way
for y
our s
wea
t to
keep
you
nic
e an
d fro
sty. O
n yo
ur b
ike,
yo
u ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of t
he c
risp
air t
hat t
he w
inte
r pro
vide
s – lu
ngfu
lls o
f tha
t will
ea
sily
lift y
ou o
ut o
f tho
se w
inte
r blu
es.
Th e
best
part
of r
idin
g in
the
win
ter i
s the
way
it p
eaks
all
of y
our s
ense
s. R
idin
g at
nig
ht, r
ight
afte
r a p
owde
ry sn
owfa
ll w
hen
all t
he c
ars a
re sa
fely
tuck
ed a
way
in
thei
r gar
ages
, the
re is
an
inte
nse
silen
ce. Th
e o
nly
thin
g yo
u he
ar is
the
snow
ge
tting
cru
shed
und
er y
our t
ires,
a no
ise y
ou w
ill c
ome
to c
rave
dur
ing
the
mug
gy
sum
mer
. Th i
s noi
se v
ibra
tes t
hrou
gh y
our w
hole
bod
y, an
d ev
en th
ough
you
are
al
mos
t fl o
atin
g ov
er th
e ro
ad, y
ou fe
el c
ompl
etel
y co
nnec
ted
to it
. You
will
star
t le
arni
ng th
e di
ff ere
nt ty
pes o
f sno
w a
nd ic
e, a
nd th
e w
ay th
ey c
hang
e ho
w y
our
bike
feel
s und
er y
ou. Y
ou w
ill re
alize
how
diff
eren
t car
s sm
ell i
n th
e w
inte
r – th
eir
engi
nes s
trai
ning
aga
inst
the
cold
(but
you
onl
y ge
t stro
nger
as t
he w
inte
r get
s co
lder
!). Y
ou w
ill ta
ste th
e sa
lt, th
at a
wfu
l stu
ff th
at w
ill d
estro
y yo
ur h
umbl
e ste
ed
if yo
u ar
en’t
care
ful…
Rid
ing
your
bik
e is
also
a g
reat
way
to g
et fr
om A
to B
. Th e
re is
no
shor
tage
of
park
ing
spot
s!
Win
teri
ze Y
One
of t
he b
igge
st m
istak
es th
at p
eopl
e m
ake
is ov
erdr
essin
g. E
xerc
ise g
ener
ates
he
at (a
nd sw
eat).
If y
ou a
re sl
ight
ly c
ool w
hen
you
step
outsi
de fo
r you
r rid
e, y
ou'll
like
ly b
e co
m-
fort
able
whe
n rid
ing.
Dre
ss in
laye
rs to
regu
late
te
mpe
ratu
re th
roug
hout
the
ride.
Sca
rves
are
eas
ily
rem
ovab
le a
nd c
an b
e us
ed a
roun
d yo
ur n
eck,
face
an
d ea
rs.
Glo
ves g
ive
you
mor
e de
xter
ity to
use
you
r bra
kes
and
gear
s. H
owev
er th
ey a
re c
olde
r tha
n m
itten
s, w
hich
can
be
hard
to u
se o
n a
bike
. You
can
get
‘lo
bste
r’ gl
oves
whi
ch a
re a
com
prom
ise b
etw
een
the
two.
You
can
put
pla
stic
bags
ove
r you
r glo
ves
to p
rote
ct y
our h
ands
from
the
win
d.
Sung
lass
es a
re u
sefu
l whe
n sn
owy
or w
et ro
ads b
e-co
me
refl e
ctiv
e su
rface
s tha
t blin
d yo
u on
a su
nny
day.
If yo
u ar
e rid
ing
in a
hea
dwin
d, fa
lling
snow
or
rain
, eye
pro
tect
ion
is al
so v
ery
help
ful.
Lab
gogg
les w
ork
wel
l at n
ight
to p
rote
ct y
our e
yes f
rom
th
e di
rty,
slush
y an
d sa
lty c
ity sn
ow. W
rap
a sc
arf
arou
nd y
our f
ace
or w
ear s
ki g
oggl
es to
pro
tect
you
r fa
ce!
Win
ter r
idin
g is
hard
wor
k: y
ou u
se a
lot o
f en
ergy
kee
ping
you
rsel
f war
m. Th
is m
akes
yo
u su
scep
tible
to d
ehyd
ratio
n. D
rink
frequ
ently
! Exp
osed
skin
can
free
ze in
the
win
d if
you
are
ridin
g fo
r mor
e th
an a
n ho
ur. I
f you
star
t fee
ling
num
b sp
ots (
espe
-ci
ally
on
your
face
), sto
p! F
ind
som
ewhe
re
war
m (c
afé,
gas
stat
ion,
supe
rmar
ket e
tc.)
befo
re y
ou fr
eeze
!
Ove
rdre
ssin
g
Sung
lass
es
Glo
ves
Dri
nkin
g
Ligh
ts
Lubr
ican
t sho
uld
be p
lace
d on
all
mov
ing
part
s, in
clud
ing
cabl
es a
nd h
ousin
g.
Gre
ase
shou
ld b
e ap
plie
d to
bal
l bea
rings
pre
fera
bly
to a
ll sc
rew
s, nu
ts, b
olts,
se
atpo
sts, s
tem
s etc
. Win
ter m
akes
thin
g se
ize if
they
are
n’t p
rope
rly lu
bric
ated
. H
igh-
visc
osity
lube
is b
est f
or c
hain
s and
driv
etra
ins (
e.g.
mot
or o
il, P
hilW
ood
Tena
ciou
s). D
on’t
use W
D-4
0 on
cha
ins,
it br
akes
dow
n lu
bric
ant!
You
can
cove
r sp
okes
/nip
ples
with
Vas
elin
e to
pro
tect
them
from
salt
(they
do
get k
inda
gro
ss).
Lube
bre
aks d
own
easil
y in
the
win
ter,
so re
gula
r cle
anin
g an
d gr
easin
g is
nece
ssar
y!
Lubr
ican
t and
Gre
ase
Your
Bik
e
Th e
best
way
to k
eep
your
bik
e in
go
od sh
ape
durin
g an
d af
ter w
inte
r is
to b
ring
it in
side
and
let i
t dry
whe
n-ev
er y
ou c
an. P
repa
re a
spot
in y
our
hom
e w
here
you
can
stor
e yo
ur b
ike.
U
se o
ld ru
gs o
r tow
els u
nder
you
r bi
ke to
abs
orb
the
mel
ting
snow
. Wip
e yo
ur b
ike
dry
and
clea
n w
ith a
rag
afte
r eve
ry ri
de. I
f it d
oesn
’t ha
ve th
e tim
e to
dry
, lea
ve it
out
side
to st
op th
e sn
ow fr
om m
eltin
g th
en fr
eezin
g in
to
solid
ice.
If ro
ad sa
lt sta
rts a
ccum
ulat
-in
g on
par
ts, c
onsid
er ri
nsin
g yo
ur
bike
in y
our b
atht
ub a
nd c
aref
ully
dr
ying
it a
fterw
ards
. Sal
t is t
hy e
nem
y.
Cle
anin
g
Ligh
t you
r bik
e up
like
a C
hrist
mas
tree
. Mos
t driv
ers a
re
payi
ng to
o m
uch
atte
ntio
n to
how
bad
ly th
eir c
ar is
han
-dl
ing
on th
e ro
ad to
pay
atte
ntio
n to
you
. Don
’t ju
st re
ly
on a
sing
le tu
rtle
ligh
t, if
it sta
rts s
now
ing,
thes
e w
ill b
e co
mpl
etel
y in
visib
le. R
efl e
ctiv
e ta
pe e
very
thin
g yo
u ow
n. I
n th
e da
y, w
ear d
ark
clot
hes t
o co
ntra
st th
e w
hite
snow
, but
at
nigh
t wea
r thi
ngs w
hich
will
mak
e yo
u sta
nd o
ut!
Th e
mos
t im
port
ant p
art o
f you
r bi
ke! B
eing
wet
is th
e w
inte
r rid
er’s
wor
st th
reat
. You
shou
ld le
ave
som
e cl
eara
nce
betw
een
your
fend
er a
nd
your
tire
so th
at th
e sn
ow d
oesn
’t ge
t stu
ck. P
erio
dica
lly k
nock
snow
ou
t fro
m y
our f
ende
rs, o
r you
r bik
e m
ight
free
ze so
lid! Y
ou c
an m
ake
fend
ers o
ut o
f old
cam
paig
n sig
ns.
Fend
ers /
Mud
guar
ds
Wid
e, kn
obbl
y tire
s (lik
e th
ose
on m
ount
ain
bike
s), h
ave
good
trac
tion
in sl
ush,
how
ever
th
ey c
an ‘s
wim
’ ove
r pow
dery
snow
. Wid
e tir
es w
hen
on th
e ro
ad c
an h
ave
bad
trac
tion
whe
n co
rner
ing
due
to th
e kn
obs b
endi
ng
unde
r sid
e lo
ads.
With
a la
rger
surfa
ce a
rea,
thes
e ca
n ha
ve a
bet
ter p
urch
ase
on ic
e.
Skin
nier
tire
s cut
thro
ugh
slush
and
pow
der t
o co
ntac
t dire
ctly
with
the
road
. You
do
n’t ‘s
wim
’, bu
t you
mig
ht e
nd u
p hi
tting
hid
den
patc
hes o
f ice
or c
ompa
cted
sn
ow w
hich
can
be
quite
slip
pery
. Cyc
lo-c
ross
tire
s are
skin
ny, a
nd h
ave
‘kno
bs’,
whi
ch c
an b
e a
com
prom
ise.
You
mig
ht fi
nd th
at m
ixin
g an
d m
atch
ing
is a
good
idea
. It i
s bet
ter t
o ha
ve m
ore
trac
tion
on y
our f
ront
whe
el, a
s thi
s is t
he o
ne y
ou u
se fo
r cor
nerin
g –
som
e pe
ople
us
e w
ider
, mor
e ‘k
nobb
ly’ t
ires o
n th
e fro
nt a
nd so
met
hing
slic
ker o
n th
e ba
ck.
Tir
es
Low
/Dro
p ha
ndle
bars
are
a b
ad id
ea, s
ince
they
shift
you
r w
eigh
t tow
ard
the
front
of t
he b
ike,
pla
cing
mor
e w
eigh
t ove
r th
e fro
nt w
heel
. Th i
s red
uces
trac
tion
over
the
rear
whe
el, w
hich
ca
n de
stabi
lize
you
as y
ou ri
de. T
ry ra
ising
you
r ste
m, a
nd lo
wer
-in
g yo
ur sa
ddle
hei
ght t
o m
ove
your
cen
tre o
f gra
vity
low
er to
th
e gr
ound
, cre
atin
g m
ore
stabi
lity.
You’
ll ha
ve a
less
effi
cien
t rid
ing
posit
ion,
but
hey
, it’s
snow
ing.
Han
dleb
arsW
inte
rize