Thanks Ron for the discount code. I have been riding in cold weather now for 25 years. I have lived most of that time in the mountains, but now live in Bend Oregon. I have not been payin' attention to the newest and coolest technical fabrics. I appreciate your advice on the wool.
On Sunday, October 6, 2013 4:52 AM, Ron Mc <bulldog...@gmail.com> wrote: base layer, insulation layer, wind block - a dictated by the temps and wind chill. Just this morning, I purchased a merino wool base layer, top and bottom, plus an extra pair of merino wool boxer briefs for $97 shipped from sierratradingpost. here was the extra 35% off keycode FNW5634Y good through Monday. I just searched men merino on the stp website. On Saturday, October 5, 2013 12:18:38 PM UTC-5, Peter M wrote: I grew up in the mountains in upstate NY and have to agree, if your core is warm your extremities will be warm. I focused on layers on my core and in below freezing weather my hands feet and knees are still warm. If you have good core layering you shouldn't need super pants. >On Oct 5, 2013 1:07 PM, "David T." <davidt...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > >> >>I am a Canadian from Northern Ontario. >> >>Cold on your knees may not be a cause of your knee pain. Putting wraps and >>bandages on might just make it feel worse. >> >>You don't need much on your legs. Above about 7 degrees celsius ( 45 degrees >>fahrenheit ) shorts are appropriate. I love seeing the ride reports from the >>beautiful States but I notice that people sometimes overdress there. >> >>For outdoor activities, a pair of light wool dress pants can't be beat. >>Second hand, or even an old pair from a "marrying and burying suit." You >>don't need to buy any cycling- or sports-specific legwear. >> >>For really cold weather, the most you would need is a pair of long johns with >>some kind of synthetic layer over. If you get cold, pedal harder. If you >>start to sweat too much, slow down or rest until you cool to the right level. >> >>Keep cycling and maybe do some resistance/weight training to build up your >>quads and hamstrings; that will help with most knee problems. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>email to rbw-owners-bun...@ googlegroups.com. >>To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups. com. >> >>Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/ groups/opt_out. >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uylMqBBe7Z4/unsubscribe. To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
