Great ideas, Steve... I also have a helmet cover, but I wonder how well it breaths... I like the wool cap suggestion much better.
BB On Apr 15, 4:42 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > I have a pair of yellow safety glasses I use in the rain. The yellow > color makes a bleak, gray day a lot brighter. > > Also, a wool cycling cap under your helmet helps a lot on a rainy day. > > > > On Sun, 2012-04-15 at 12:49 -0700, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Gearing for the worst, hoping for a break... > > I'm doing a daily rain dance... BRING IT, I say. (Hopefully wishing > > for rain will have a reverse effect)... > > > Regardless I've got my full-size Cascadia fenders mounted, and my > > rainproof saddle cover (I'll also add a little more Proofide, > > especially to the underside). > > Next I'll pack everything in Hefty trash bags inside my so-called > > waterproof Ortliebs. > > I've got a pretty good rain jacket (and rain pants, especially given > > that it may be cold). > > And I'll wear whatever wool I own. > > > Any other tips from folks who regularly ride in the rain? > > > BB > > > On Apr 14, 9:03 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > Wow, we're a mere week away from Riv Rally East... I'm ready!!! (well > > > not really, but getting there)... > > > > I've been checking the weather daily, and although we're still a week > > > away, there is rain in the forecast for next Sat/Sun (at least as of > > > today). Let's hope the rain will skip us, but better to be > > > prepared... So I'll be putting fenders on and getting my waterproof > > > riding gear together. But I'm also bringing shorts, a T-shirt and > > > sunglasses... because there's only one way to roll... with optimism.. > > > > Besides, I have a favorite quote: "Rain only makes a good ride better" > > > > LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS RIDE!!! > > > > Peace > > > Bobby -- 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.
