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What rules to follow for cycling in winter?Winter is just around the corner, which is why many inexperienced cyclists at the onset of cold weather immediately hide your bike to the farthest corner of his house, as going to give up riding a bicycle in the winter. But, not many people know that even in the cold, every fan of outdoor activities can safely move on his iron horse in the city, he just should know a few nuances about riding in the winter. This will be discussed in today's article. In order to safely ride a bicycle in winter, each athlete should know a few important points. When riding on an iron horse in the freezing cold, firstly you should wear the right clothes so as not to get sick in any case, and secondly, do not spoil your iron friend and its components. It is worth paying attention at once to the fact that when riding in freezing temperatures, absolutely any mechanism in a bicycle tends to brake, blunt and eventually rot, which, of course, would like to avoid any fan of outdoor activities. In this case, most often, in such conditions deteriorate grease and mineral oil, in cases where the cyclist is present hydraulic brakes. That is why, in order to avoid a variety of damages, the athlete is simply obliged to prepare his iron horse for riding in the period of frost and snow. How the frost affects the frame When using a bicycle, every knowledgeable expert will tell you that it is not recommended to take a standard bicycle outdoors at temperatures below - 15 degrees. In the event that your bike is aluminum frame, then after the passage of cold procedures (frost), it tends to lose its hardness and very quickly becomes brittle. In the end, the frame can simply break, with no chance to recover. Moreover, this fact is very alarming if you imagine that the frame will crack when riding at high speeds. That is why, in this case, it is better not to risk your iron horse and go on a ride only at a temperature of - 5 degrees. What happens to the fork in the winter In those frequent cases when you buy an inexpensive bike, which has a fork not a top manufacturer, such as spring-elastomer, in this case, the fork will have to be replaced by a spring, if you want to try to ride on your iron friend in the winter time. But it is important to note that such a procedure is quite complicated and time-consuming, which in many ways will not allow the average cyclist to try to replace it for the sake of sometimes riding outside in sub-zero temperatures. Therefore, many experts will tell you that for riding in the cold, it would be best to lock the fork, so as not to risk your bike and even more so your health. Few people know that the most experienced and crafty cyclists often buy several forks at once, so they can change them to be able to ride in both summer and winter. In those cases where you have an air fork, then it is worth paying attention to the fact that this fork tends to freeze slightly, after which you will have to pump the chamber with air. But in general, if you buy a quality fork for riding in the cold and later, install it on your bike, then you will not have any problems with riding in winter time. |
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