Eric: You gotta plan ahead; think about late January / early February, when the excitement of the holidays has worn off, the snow is just a nuisance, and it's a slog to Spring. I couldn't possible write that after the New Year without stirring up all sorts of trouble. My touring bud from St Paul and his wife spend January in Mexico, an excellent strategy IMHO. You don't have to go to that extent but a week bike tour somewhere that's not freezing after a couple of months of winter sounds theraputic to me. And list members always have built in riding partners when they travel.
dougP On Nov 22, 3:29 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > Since this is the topic - in cooler weather, a wool long sleeve tee > with either a short or no sleeve tee on top. Then either a > windbreaker or heavy wool shirt on top. Depends on the weather. Have > a couple of old Filson shirts that are good for that. And even better, > an old Bemidji Woolen Mills shirt-jac that is almost overkill until > the temps are in the low 20's. > > Legs - often MUSA pants with wool not so tights underneath. Sometimes > a pair of knickers with tall wool ski socks. Have some Swobo knickers > and they work. But have just about worn them out after two to three > years. > > BTW, do have two Swobo jerseys, and one is way too short. Only works > as a top layer now. Don't want to be mistaken for a plumber on the > bike. > > And yeah David, a trip out there would be nice. Ain't happening > anytime soon. Too many other irons in the fire right now. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Nov 22, 3:55 am, Bruce <fullylug...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Similarly, on a ride which ranged from 53F - 71F over 100Km, a l/s light > > Ibex > > baselayer under a Joneswares s/s jersey. Joneswares shorts, thin wool > > socks. Not > > cold enough for wool gloves, but if it were, Ibex for cool, and JC Penny for > > cold. I wore a wind jacket for about the 1st hour, then no longer needed it. > > Packed one a couple of weeks ago when we climbed Mt Cheaha as well. Going > > uphill > > the effort was plenty to keep warm, but coming downhill in the cold with a > > sweaty kit on necessitated some wind protection. Swobo is very good too, > > especially some of the older stuff. > > > ________________________________ > > From: cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Sent: Sun, November 21, 2010 11:56:04 PM > > Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: today's ride (alt. title: fenders are good!) > > > That said, I wear Swobo wool jersies year round. They're perfect _for me_ > > in > > the heat of the summer and the chill of the fall and winter (hey, it was 56F > > today!). A SS jersey is fine for 3/4 of the year. I don't ride when it's > > pouring, only drizzling, and that is pretty rare in itself. Today's ride > > was a > > bit more than that, and I wasn't really planning on getting too wet. - > > 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-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.
