How about ride this saturday? BJ

[Barry]

hey Barry, could you post some directions to that Jialing shop? I need to go there this weekend.
10min is painful enough
cheers

Try this, it's in baidu maps though! Google is total crap lately!

The route displayed is from 798 to Jialing!

[filipu]

ah, I forgot its so easy. thanks. How seriously can you cut yourself by washing the dishes?

[lobotomous]

Crazy cold! does anyone have gloves that keep your hands warm for more than 10min? Lobotomus, you re still going to work on bike? I tried 2 times this week just to keep it running and its ice cold.

I didn't know you were such a wimp! What are you going to do when it starts to get COLD??
I am keeping fairly toasty right now: XXL Frank Thomas cordura jacket which allows for lots of layers, long johns, balaclava, 2 neck warmers, hiking socks, hiking boots. The hands are the main problem, though. Went to the Russian market yesterday to see if they had anything in fur or sheepskin - still looking. I miss the heated grips I had in UK! Might look into putting some on my bike, but given the quality of the other accessories, I am not optimistic.
Bike is going fine in the cold. The hardest thing is contemplating doing any work on it with freezing hands!

[Barry]

How seriously can you cut yourself by washing the dishes?

Pretty serious, if a glass breaks in your hand while turning it. Nice L-shape cut at the bottom of my thumb, 4 stitches!

[Barry]

I didn't know you were such a wimp! What are you going to do when it starts to get COLD??
I am keeping fairly toasty right now: XXL Frank Thomas cordura jacket which allows for lots of layers, long johns, balaclava, 2 neck warmers, hiking socks, hiking boots. The hands are the main problem, though.

Did you get the same jacket as me? It sure is nice and warm, and needs to be taken off soon after you get of the bike!

[filipu]

I didn't know you were such a wimp! What are you going to do when it starts to get COLD??
I am keeping fairly toasty right now: XXL Frank Thomas cordura jacket which allows for lots of layers, long johns, balaclava, 2 neck warmers, hiking socks, hiking boots. The hands are the main problem, though. Went to the Russian market yesterday to see if they had anything in fur or sheepskin - still looking. I miss the heated grips I had in UK! Might look into putting some on my bike, but given the quality of the other accessories, I am not optimistic.
Bike is going fine in the cold. The hardest thing is contemplating doing any work on it with freezing hands!

I think my bike is doing better than in summer;) I'm going to buy this ugly chinese handprotectors in 10rmb shop for my long trip to Jialing shop. I dont think it will be much colder. Last year it was about this tempreature + plus wind sometimes that makes it feel like -40.
BTW, it was on the trip that i bought that blue ribon bear and you said it has some opinion in US? I just saw a preview of south park episode White trash in trouble, i think i know what u mean ;)

[lobotomous]

No - I brought my jacket from UK. Never thought I would wear it again, but very glad of it now.
Let me know if those crappy hand protectors keep out the wind.
I saw some dodgy-looking DIY heated grip accessories on TaoBao for 15RMB:
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=8634436292
as your bike is a bit of a TaoBao express, you should try them out!
I look forward to having a Pabst Blue Ribbon with you sometime!

[Barry]

I saw some dodgy-looking DIY heated grip accessories on TaoBao for 15RMB

Worth a try for only 15 RMB, just hope it doesn't work to good and melts your grips onto your gloves! Perhaps you can add a few in your seat too!

[lobotomous]

Yes - I might give it a go. Says they are 10W.
I will report back if I manage to sort anything out.

[filipu]

Lame offroad trip on sunday Fahni? I'll ask that chinese guy to join he said he will show me some tracks. Lets test the gear. I'm affraid my boots are too small hehe