On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 11:39 -0800, Christian wrote:
> I'm riding the same brevet as Steve tomorrow and there will be more
> plentiful food stops so all I am bringing is fig newtons.
It's a combination of availability of food stops, what's at those food
stops, and how much time you want to spend.
Likewise, I'm heading to FL for a Jan 200k, mostly to keep my legs,
escape the hideous NE winter. I'm going to run light as the food
stops/controls are strategically spaced. 2 bottles, spares, and maybe
a jacket depending on the forecast. I'm running (for that ride) a
69cm Titanium Serotta I was
I wasn't speaking of a particular ride. I live in the SF Bay Area and
don't know anything about particular rides in Southern California.
Most of us on this list, even beginner randonneurs, have a good notion
of what clothing we need for various weather conditions, and of course
it varies for all o
Esteban, you live in Southern California where there's not much
weather, but does your plan even work for all the other randonneurs in
your area, let alone places with more extreme weather?
Today, it's raining in LA, the high is supposed to be 70, the low 50.
Presumably a 200K is going to include
On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 11:44 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote:
> Esteban lives in southernish california. I think it's fair to say he
> doesn't have to deal with large temperature changes or those pesky
> 'seasons'. :)
Well, there you go. As I said, a lot depends on where you are. Much
also depends on w
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 08:01 -0800, Esteban wrote:
>> Here's what I would bring: very little. Wear wool and you won't need
>> layers. On a cool day, a LS wool jersey (ie. Woolistic) with a wool
>> t-shirt underneath will do everything you
On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 08:01 -0800, Esteban wrote:
> Here's what I would bring: very little. Wear wool and you won't need
> layers. On a cool day, a LS wool jersey (ie. Woolistic) with a wool
> t-shirt underneath will do everything you need. I wear Ibex wool
> kinckers. If you want to go hobo-st
