I guess living as I do in a desert climate (Tucson, AZ) "blessed" with almost unremitting daytime sunshine (even on days with rain in the forecast it's rarely an all day thing), I can't fully relate to your situation (I'm also past the point in life where bike commuting is part of my equation). However, if I was attempting to deal with recurrent rain, especially for a daily commute of your distance, I'd personally think that emulating the British cyclist would be a good idea. This means a bike with a planetary hub gear, and riding with a cape. Also a nice thermos with tea or coffee!
Jim On Jul 24, 4:11 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Those of you who live on the East Coast know that it has been raining > incessantly for the past two months, in fact the Spring rains have > never actually stopped. My daily commute includes ten miles of dirt > road and a great deal of the remaining 20 miles has been under > construction all summer. The bike has really taken a beating. > > Unrelated to that, I treated myself to a new sparkling DaVinci > Crank. I decided to convert my Ebisu commuter to a triple, making it > more useful for touring and freeing up the existing Cospea crank for > my classic racing bike which has a mismatch between the 1988 vintage > Chorus crank and the 1944 vintage engine. So last night the bike got > cleaned, and I mean cleaned - down to the insides of the jockey pulley > wheels. Then the beautiful new cranks and shiny rings were installed. > Brakes got adjusted, the chain got fresh drops of Pro Link and I left > it ready to go. > > This morning I sit here in cycling shorts and jersey, staring at a > leaden sky promising to fall on us at any moment and I don't want to > take my shiny bike out into the wet and the dirt. > > Michael > In Westford Vt > where my wife has offered me her car for the day. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
