Funny you should mention Chicago, that's why I bought the parka in the first place. My family is strewn all about the North Shore, Evanston, Willmette, Morton Grove, Glenview, etc...
Yeah, I was hoping I could get away with the parka so as to avoid buying something else for riding. The lotion is a great idea. Here in Texas, putting lotion on in the summer always makes me sweat, but maybe in these colder months it would really help insulate. I'll give it a try. On Dec 7, 10:21 pm, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > It is somewhat counter-intuitive at first. But definitely even in the > cold waste land of Chicago, parkas almost always are over kill. > Parkas are designed for blizzard conditions you encounter climbing > mountains and the like. If the weather is bad enough to warrant a > parka, you probably ought not be on the bike in any event. > > Concentrate on keeping your mid-section and extremities warm. A good > hat helps. I don't cover my face unless it is really cold. A lot of > other riders do. I put fairly heavy lotion on before riding though. > > On Dec 7, 8:35 pm, shawn <calamari6...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I am really appreciating this thread. Here in ATX we have had > > unusually cold and wet days. It is making my Texas blood feel thinner > > than it already is. I still have not mastered the "perfect" riding > > combo. But, I am gathering some great ideas here. For one, I realized > > recently that I need more of a light shell instead of the outer layer > > of the parka I have been wearing. The trickiest part seems to be > > figuring out how to dress warm enough, but not sweat so as to not end > > up with the chills later as I start to cool down. > > > On Dec 6, 10:18 pm, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The standard cold weather equation is a warm, wicking base layer, an > > > insulating layer and then a wind/waterproof shell. Even hardcore > > > synthetics fans would agree that wool makes a good base or mid layer, > > > but most would swear by GoreTex and its descendants for the outer > > > layer. What do you wear on top in the cold and/or wet? -- 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-bu...@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.
