For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact

Re:For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Hu... by cgh on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @05:26PM (#5136777)

Someone else just mentioned it, but I used to live in northern BC and our "red liquid" thermometers recorded temps down to about -60C or so. Coldest I can recall as a kid was -54C. We still walked to school.

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Re:For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Hu... by grecy on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @05:45PM (#5136879)

Awesome, I'll have to keep a lookout for one.

I rode my bike in yesterday at around -45C. The snow drifts were too big today, so I walked for 35 minutes instead.

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Re:For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Hu... by pyre on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @07:05PM (#5137259)

I'm curious, do you use mountain bike tires to get more traction in the snow, or are you able to use the small, thin street tires so long as the snow is sufficiently slushy/salted/shovelled?

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Re:For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Hu... by grecy on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @07:38PM (#5137374)

I ride a mountain bike, though my tires are only normal width. I did put studs in my tires to help with icy conditions.[1] So far I've had a good winter of riding.

I don't think anyone would ever ride a road bike in the winter, it would not be possible with the snow the way it is (deep, often drifting, rarely cleared)

Tons of people up here ride "fat tire" winter bikes with up to 4.5 inch tires. They ride the downhill trails right through winter.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI-fR2tXR_8 (I used a cordless drill and just drove them through - took 30 minutes all done)

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