Cold "pockets" on ride to work
Because of vacation and some other issues, the bike has been parked for a couple of weeks, today being the first time I got a chance to ride to work. It was 42 degrees when I left my house, so I was bundled up (this is about as cold as I will ride), and as usual, was having issues with fogging goggles when stopped, causing water condensation inside the goggles.
So, on the ride to work, on Rt. 7100 to those that know N. Va at 4AM, I rode through the strangest "cold" section I have ever felt in my history of riding (or driving... of course, might have happened, and I didn't notice). The temperature dropped so quickly, I felt it immediately AND it froze the condensation on the inside and out of my goggles, and hurt my eyes pretty good... After slowing down and blinking a lot, I was able to see the crystal formations from the frozen condensation... then, as soon as it "started" it was "over" (made my way through it). Went back to the 40's and melted the frost or whatever that formed on my goggles.
Anyhow, I am still a relative noob, this being my 3rd riding season, I have never noticed that before, but wanted to ask if this was common to other cold weather riders? Anybody notice something like that?
I have ridden through "hot spots" in the summer, but never a "cold spot".
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