![]() Here's a Conversions chart for anyone who needs to figure the chart in Celcius. So today the coldest point for me was about 21F (-6C) as I was going 35mph down in the valley where it was 34F (1C). I saw on one chart stated that wind at 40mph or faster has little effect on the way temperature feels so if you go really fast on your bike it won't get colder and colder. The attached link takes you to a wind chill table that shows the wind chill (riding temperature) at various speeds and various. All of the other numbers are what the temperature feels like. Most of us ride as long as we can and then put our bikes away once the temperature starts to drop, but some die hards ride even when the temperature drops below freezing. The old chart is what I keep in mind dressing overall for the ride to work, 50. Both are bogus, IMHO, because both glove combos I got cold in would be good almost indefinitely in either 8 or 20 degrees in still air. The colors represent a frostbite indicator, showing the points where temperature, wind speed and exposure time will produce frostbite on humans. by the old chart, 38 degrees at 60 mph is 8 degrees chill factor, on the new chart it is 20 degrees. Wind speed (or how fast you're going on you're bike in this case) is on the left and the thermometer temperature is on the top. The temperature that it feels like outside due to the air temperature and wind speed is called the 'Wind Chill.' Below is a chart that shows the wind chill for various air temperatures and wind speeds. Winds in excess of 40 or 50 mph are gales. For example, if the wind chill is -20 while the outside temperature is only -10✬, it means that your face will. By equating the outdoor conditions to an equivalent temperature with no wind, the index represents the degree of 'chill' that your skin senses. At 30mph, the wind makes cycling quite difficult, even for the more experienced cyclist. The index is displayed in temperature-like units, the format preferred by most Canadians. It’s seldom hazardous per se, but if it makes you feel unsafe then leave the bike at home. So as I was screaming down the bottom part of a hill I was thinking to myslef, "I wonder how cold it really feels with the wind chill?" Thus I decided to seek out how cold it is. A 20mph wind is enough to make small trees sway and is very obvious on a bike. I wore an extra pair of socks and well my feet did better than they would have with one pair socks but still got pretty dang cold when I was going fast (15-35mph). There was a point where I felt a slight chill but it didn't last long. I wore my winter (not cycling) gloves ontop of my cycling gloves and I'm happy to report that I had nice warm hands for almost the entire time. 42F where I was starting out and 34F where I was going to be. Here’s a motorcycle wind chill chart that will show you just how cold you’re going to get on your bike as the wind and your speed increases. The Wind Chill Chart of the same NOAA displays air temperature and wind speed (in mph) along the axes.
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