Snow .... no

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:06 pm

Woke this morning to find white shite all over the place (the joys of living at altitude).

Living in Gwynfryn (Welsh for "White Hill") means it lives up to its name, and the neighbouring village of Blwchgwyn proudly proclaims it's Wales' highest village.

Just for reference this is the Bala road that many have used on the Welsh Weekends

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-25000562

Bit stunned it's come so early this year, it doesn't bode well for the winter months to come

cornishflat · Post by **cornishflat** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:25 pm

Crumbs that look hectic.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:28 pm

cornishflat wrote:Crumbs that look hectic.

The F650 as usual worked a treat

Boxermed69 · Post by **Boxermed69** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 5:33 pm

Blimey!

'Course that means we can expect wall to wall rain on the Costa del Weymouth. If it snows proper down here then the rest of the country will be well and truly f*cked.

Mike

popsky · Post by **popsky** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:01 pm

Don't let it melt too quick Steve, I've not ridden or taken a photo of the 12s in snow since 2012 Welsh w/end

Al · Post by Al » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:25 pm

This was our road just before xmas 2010,
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We live on the coast FFS its not supposed to happen, bit chilly in Devon today tho` had to put a jumper on

Stay upright on the 650 Steve.

Al.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:33 pm

Al I'm impressed Devon got that sort of snow!

Phil, we'll try and save some so you can be a rufty tufty biker again

Mike, it was heavy rain (and hail at lower altitudes)

I'm just a bit twitchy cos the weather guys have said it may be the worst winter since 1947 when from what my Mum told me there were 6 foot trenches cut for them to get to school etc ... I think I best stock up a bit as living up here it's easy to get cut off

Al · Post by Al » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:37 pm

Don`t forget the cat food or they will probably eat you if they are anything like ours

Al.

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:41 pm

Al wrote:Don`t forget the cat food or they will probably eat you if they are anything like ours

Al.

Mark my words one day they'll discover my half eaten body and three very contented chubby cats

Al · Post by Al » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:50 pm

Al.

Harry Lime · Post by **Harry Lime** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:52 pm

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Twinspark · Post by **Twinspark** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:34 pm

A couple of years ago, we had this in Caerphilly.

But my 'snow socks' got me out and about.

cornishflat · Post by **cornishflat** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:46 pm

Twinspark wrote:A couple of years ago, we had this in Caerphilly.

But my 'snow socks' got me out and about.

Never seen those. Looks a clever piece of kit, how do they attach to the wheels?

nab 301 · Post by **nab 301** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 7:59 pm

slparry wrote:
cornishflat wrote:.
The F650 as usual worked a treat

Steve, what tyres do you run on that ? I said never again, but I see a few early F650's going cheap over here... maybe I should say , never say never

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:44 pm

nab 301 wrote:
slparry wrote:
cornishflat wrote:.
The F650 as usual worked a treat
Steve, what tyres do you run on that ? I said never again, but I see a few early F650's going cheap over here... maybe I should say , never say never

Last winter, which was rough

it did sterling service with Mich Anakee II's on, I've recently fitted much more off road orientated Conti TKC80 Twinduro's which feel odd on road until your adjust because they're so knobbly but I'm hoping they're going to be much better as snow tyres .... and as I said the Anakees were good.

I find the soft power delivery, and the way singles put their power down makes them nice for winter use. The only negative is idiots, generally, in soft roaders who insist on sitting a foot off your rear in the belief that their 4 wheel drive system will allow them to stop instantly if I come off in front of them.

As odd as it sounds a mate of mine made a suggestion as to his technique for getting them to back off, I was dubious when he told me, but tried it and it works. When they crowd me in snowy conditions simply stand up on the pegs for a minute or so, it appears to confuse the hell out of them and they back off