is it me or are the roads super slippy at the mo?

I found gatorskins get hard and waxy when they get cold. Tried marathons but they collect grit and glass in the tread and are a nightmare to take off at the roadside so I stuck with the continentals and take it easy on the bends

This is always a bad time for road grip though, nothing unusual. Spilt fuel doesn't evaporate as quickly, fallen leaves get pulped and spread around etc

I came off yesterday morning for the first time in years. It's not just damp, that's for sure. It took me about a tenth of a millisecond ....

Schwalbe Durano's are not designed as winter tyres, specifically. The only thing different from an Ultremo is durability.
GP 4 season's have a different, softer compound for lower temps and wet roads. They are specifically designed winter tyres. However, they are quite heavy and have poor sidewall protection.
So I'd say Conti.
YMMV.

I'm using Gatorskins on both of my bikes (running 25 on one, 28 on the other). Anyone else thinking of switching to more "winteresque" tyres?

And if so, Schwalbe Durano Plus or Conti GP 4 seasons? Or any other suggestions to throw into the mix?

muddy shit on the roads round here from farmers gathering beet. when it freezs the only thing that works is ice stud tyres. a bit slow and a bit noisy, but fantastic if you want to stay upright

I came off the bike on the commute yesterday, and I'm just the latest in a long line of my friends (I know of five who have come off in the last two weeks).

Mine was a relatively slow speed on a bend whilst cycling in traffic, luckily the car behind me was switched on. The bottom of my bike just went from me, no warning and I wasn't doing anything massively different to how I usually take that corner. I wasn't leaning too much, inside pedal was up, wasn't braking etc...

I've noticed on a few roads in the last week that when climbing - even whilst still in the saddle - the rear wheel is slipping slightly.

Add to this chatting to friends who are all agreeing that the roads are super slippy at the moment, no, it's not just you going crazy

Also, knowing it's slippery makes me feel very scared for (and of) cars flying around bends in ignorance.

Yes! I've been thinking the same thing and desperately wondering if I'm losing my nerve or imagining it. I'm riding gatorskins at 90psi and feel like I'm drifting off the camber. Rain forecast for the morning here in Oxford.

I said the same thing to my wife this morning, be even worse if they freeze as well.

had some brand new tyres on Sunday, NOT A GOOD IDEA!!!!! i didn't go down, somehow. But some of the corners, i might as well have been riding on ice. dropped the tyre pressures to silly low for tomorrows commute in the vain hope that i can find a bit more traction.