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13th October 2019
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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yeah
definitely...
P.S. actually i was wrong about the conversion
i was above 1500 meters asl... I.E. 4,900 feet and not 3000...
at 3000 feet asl... if the weather is good... and there are decent roads... i rode all year round... far above the weather changes more faster... so you could find yourself in winter in unpleasant situations...
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13th October 2019
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Those very changing conditions are what the challenges are that makes those very rides so Memorial. Of course surviving those are a prerequisite, LOL! In the past I’ve ridden to work on dry winter roads but had to deal with 3 inches of snow to return home. A very slow ride for sure.
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23rd October 2019
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S Martino
la nebbia agli irti colli
piovigginando sale...
the fog at the bristling hills
rainy rises
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10th November 2019
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Raticosa 968 m ASL
that is this morning...
now is wrapped in cloud |
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Beautiful photo Daniele.
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11th November 2019
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Snow, sleet and freezing rain here, no visibility in Maine.
COld enough yet?
Last edited by Turbo Sporty 48; 13th November 2019 at 16:10..
Reason: spelling rong
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11th November 2019
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Originally Posted by Turbo Sporty 48
Snow, sleet and freezing rain here, no viability in Maine.
COld enough yet?
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not yet freezing temps
a lot of wet during the night...
drying during the day if a sunny one
at 3k feet lower temps 4 - 5 Celsius
at 5k feet there is already snow either during the night than during the day
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I had the pleasure of removing 6” of snow last night and another 3” today, not fun. Low tonight expected 5F, high tomorrow 20F, been a long long time since we’ve had this much winter this early in November. Bad omen?
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13th November 2019
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Originally Posted by sportsterpaul
I had the pleasure of removing 6” of snow last night and another 3” today, not fun. Low tonight expected 5F, high tomorrow 20F, been a long long time since we’ve had this much winter this early in November. Bad omen?
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Everything I've read says to hold onto your britches for this coming winter.  |
13th November 2019
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Till the eighties even in the Po valley we were used to face winters like that...
Some times also when kid... we found ourselves for a few days without electric power because the snow had crushed the trellis..
since then we had mild winters though...
to face harsh ones you have to climb over 4k feet
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