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john1096 · 10-30-2008, 07:43 PM

I know ice is a no-no, although I have joked that I wish I could afford to get some studded snow tires for the winter! I'm just talking about the frost crystals. I've never even seen frost actually form on concrete or asphalt, but I assume it does. Thanks for bringing up the point about dew or other "sources of wetness" and for pointing out my flawed thinking about predawn-no frost. I'm with you, Dupo, metal surfaces on the road scare me, even more so in the cold. I have a giant man-hole cover that I have to be very careful to avoid going over in mid-turn just as I'm leaving my subdivision.

I know everyone worries about hypothermia at temperatures like that, but with a 20 minute ride or so the temperature was not a problem at 31 degrees. I actually had perspiration being held in my clothing, so I'm sure after a while that would start to cause a problem.

I'm weird. I like the cold. I know you southerners will think I'm a wuss, but Saint Louis summers are brutal. I can't even go outside during the day.

10-30-2008, 07:43 PM	#6
john1096 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Saint Louis, MO Posts: 25	Re: Frost Danger? I know ice is a no-no, although I have joked that I wish I could afford to get some studded snow tires for the winter! I'm just talking about the frost crystals. I've never even seen frost actually form on concrete or asphalt, but I assume it does. Thanks for bringing up the point about dew or other "sources of wetness" and for pointing out my flawed thinking about predawn-no frost. I'm with you, Dupo, metal surfaces on the road scare me, even more so in the cold. I have a giant man-hole cover that I have to be very careful to avoid going over in mid-turn just as I'm leaving my subdivision. I know everyone worries about hypothermia at temperatures like that, but with a 20 minute ride or so the temperature was not a problem at 31 degrees. I actually had perspiration being held in my clothing, so I'm sure after a while that would start to cause a problem. I'm weird. I like the cold. I know you southerners will think I'm a wuss, but Saint Louis summers are brutal. I can't even go outside during the day.
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