Our town sees fit to grade the roads in the middle of the monsoon so we have lots of mud - like riding on syrup.
FWIW, I think the raingear from Lou at Foxwear is the best there is. I have two pair of his rain pants and no matter how hard it rains, I'm dry from ankle to waist. On the upper side, I don't think any garment shy of a Posieden dry suit is going to keep water out of one's cuffs but Lou's jackets, as well as the pricey ones from Craft, do a good job from neck to waist & elbow. Check out Lou at http://www.foxwear.net/ GeorgeS Walden, Vt. On Jul 25, 8:15 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, I think you're on the right track. I've been wishing for a > rolhoff hub driven by a Gates, self cleaning, carbon fiber belt. I've > also been thinking about a rain cape. Actually I don't mind getting > wet but when you ride over dirt roads in the rain you will arrive with > muddy legs. My full length Honjo fenders help but they can only do so > much. > > Less you think I jest, here are some pictures taken of last weeks hail > storm. Westford is a town of about 2000, about 45 minutes from the > Ca. border. You don't want to ride through this > stuff.http://www.westfordweather.net/hail.php > > Forecast for the foreseeable future scattered showers and thunder > showers every day. > > peace, > Michael > Westford, Vt > > On Jul 25, 2:26 pm, Jim Cloud <cloud...@aol.com> wrote: > > > > > 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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
