I don't ride in water under 70 anymore. I get no personal satisfaction from riding in cold water. Falls hurt worse, i can't ollie as high, it's tougher on your knees 10 fold, i never try a new trick, and pick up bad habits on my old ones, and i hate how cold your face and hands get. The one person who blows my mind is Nick Davies. He doesn't even wear a wetsuit when the water is freezing. I rode with him once at odub in some COLD water, I had a 3/2 full suit on, and quit after two laps. He sessioned the place as if it were 90 degrees out for probably two hours, and didn't even look cold. And for those of you that ride odub, you know how cold that water gets. Definitely drops into the low 50s possibly high 40s during a long cold front.
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