Posted: 31 December 2009 at 8:08am | IP Logged

Forecasted high of 18 tomorrow so dress very warm for the New Years ride.

Posted: 31 December 2009 at 11:09pm | IP Logged

Heck, wear shorts, tank top and boots.  start the only 4x4 & ATV Indiana polar bear ride!  could be fun.

Posted: 04 January 2010 at 8:09am | IP Logged

Eric/Don,

Good to see you guys again, it was a good day of riding.  Seems strange though as I think we were the only group of quads/side by sides.  I don't understand why... it was so warm out!  Others must not have any dedication.  I'm glad the hills didn't get any slicker though.

I learned one lesson though, don't set the parking brake on the haul home when it's only 15 degrees out, good chance the brakes will freeze.

Posted: 04 January 2010 at 12:12pm | IP Logged

CUTTER wrote: Glad you guys had a good day of riding. I stayed in the house and watched football. Seems the older I get the less cold weather riding I do but you guys wouldn't understand that,,yet. Some of our people went down to Interlake and spent the day, said they had a great time as well. One reported his quads were frozen to the trailer when he got home and wouldn't move, I wonder if his brakes were frozen as well. I think one of the coldest rides I have ever been on was the ride Mike lead a few years ago. Started out great with decent temps. for January then it started raining and then turned to a frigid blowing snow. Was still a very enjoyable ride.

February of 2006 - http://mtr.iswired.com/album-list.asp?album=18&pict=1

The only good thing about that day was the lunch stop with chili and a hot wood stove.

Chuck and I rode that route in January to check milage and we wore light jackets.  Then ride day comes, temps in the 20's with snow and freezing rain.