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Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh.
https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote:
Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 9:55:31 AM UTC-5, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. -- Regards, Joerg Must be tough riders in California. IF I HAD KNOWN it was going to HAIL during my ride, I would not have left the house on any bike. Road or mountain bike. I doubt either has much advantage when getting hailed on. |
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On Sat, 14 Apr 2018 10:02:52 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote: Must be tough riders in California. IF I HAD KNOWN it was going to HAIL during my ride, I would not have left the house on any bike. Road or mountain bike. I doubt either has much advantage when getting hailed on. That reminds me of a group ride I was on way back when. We got caught in a shower of pellet snow; one guy complained of the noise the pellets were making an his helmet; another responded "*You're* complaining? I'm not wearing a helmet!" Weird what a swiss-cheese memory does. I remember the conversation, but don't remember getting hit with pellets. I also don't remember whether that was before or after I started wearing a helmet. Remember when the Bell Biker was the only hardshell? I once arrived first at a picnic, put my Bell Biker on a bench, dropped my Cool Gear gloves into it, and walked away. When I came back for my hat and gloves, there were a half dozen Bell Bikers on the bench, and each held a pair of Cool Gear gloves. That may have been when I started putting return-address stickers inside my helmets. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:55:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. The ride today was 2.5 hours in steady, moderate and unseasonably cold rain.. I was recovering from a week off my bike due to a virus that made me feel like sh** and caused me to break out in red welts all over my arms and legs (which was alarming). The welts are slowly reducing. I was riding with my son who is recovering from two fractured and surgically repaired ankles from his ski-tastrophy. He was all trussed up in ankle splints. We were the two-man sad parade. The really sad part is that he can still out-sprint me after more than two months in a wheel chair and with enough hardware in his ankles to stock a Home Depot. To be fair, though, he has been doing all sorts of stationary bike power training for the last month, and I was sick (more excuses to come). We were both on discs, and again, stopping in wet weather is more about traction than braking. I really had to moderate my rear braking because it is really easy to fish-tail when descending slick wet pavement. Unlike you, we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 4/15/2018 5:51 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 7:55:31 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-14 05:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 A few weeks ago I came back down from Camino (California) while hail was pelting us, big time, in shorts and T-shirt. That's real blecccch, especially on a road bike with rim brakes. I didn't know this was going to happen, the weather looked so nice on the way up. Else I'd have used the MTB. Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. The ride today was 2.5 hours in steady, moderate and unseasonably cold rain. I was recovering from a week off my bike due to a virus that made me feel like sh** and caused me to break out in red welts all over my arms and legs (which was alarming). The welts are slowly reducing. I was riding with my son who is recovering from two fractured and surgically repaired ankles from his ski-tastrophy. He was all trussed up in ankle splints. We were the two-man sad parade. The really sad part is that he can still out-sprint me after more than two months in a wheel chair and with enough hardware in his ankles to stock a Home Depot. To be fair, though, he has been doing all sorts of stationary bike power training for the last month, and I was sick (more excuses to come). We were both on discs, and again, stopping in wet weather is more about traction than braking. I really had to moderate my rear braking because it is really easy to fish-tail when descending slick wet pavement. Unlike you, we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Sounds like our mid-April weekend except there's serious wind in the Midwest: http://www.wnem.com/story/37959863/m...-to-high-winds Spring starts in June,right? -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote:
Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. -- JS Downunder |
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On 16/04/18 08:51, jbeattie wrote:
Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. I've been caught out in apocalyptic hail, with no overhang for many kilometres. It doesn't just hurt your face. It hurts anywhere it hits. Shoulders, back, legs, face, arms, hands, etc. -- JS |
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James wrote:
On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... -- duane |
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On 2018-04-15 21:05, James wrote:
On 16/04/18 08:51, jbeattie wrote: Road tires generally cut through new hail and snow unless it really accumulates fast. I've never had problems with rim brakes riding in hail. I just don't like it because it hurts my face. The conditions that cause hail usually don't last for very long, and the upside is that it bounces off you -- unlike rain. If its Old Testament apocalyptic hail, I go hide under an overhang until it stops. I've been caught out in apocalyptic hail, with no overhang for many kilometres. It doesn't just hurt your face. It hurts anywhere it hits. Shoulders, back, legs, face, arms, hands, etc. The worst is that it accumulate in all those diagonal air holes of the helmet and almost gives a brain freeze. Note to self: Carry an oversized shower cap in the tool kit :-) The last hail wasn't apocalyptic, no golf-ball sized ice chunks. However, it was coming down like someone had opened an infinitely large ice chest up there and no useful overhang for miles until we got to an old railroad tunnel. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote:
James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul -- Jay Beattie. |
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On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. |
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On 4/16/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote:
Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. I guess I've never figured out how to dress right. I took a short ride yesterday to burn off IRS frustration. About 8 miles from home the rain hit. Rain cape and street clothes worked poorly, partly because I forgot my mudflap. But at least my frustration had a target other than the IRS. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Did you have goggles like his? It's all about the goggles. -- - Frank Krygowski |
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On 2018-04-16 11:49, Duane wrote:
On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. That is how I learned that I shall wear my head sweat band also in winter weather. No more sweat washing down into the eyes. It's good policy to carry two of those for swapping when soaked through. A sweat band airing out under the saddle isn't a pretty sight but sure beats burning eyes. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. A very thin tight rain coat would be nice, one that can be rolled up into a very small ball when not in use. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:51:03 PM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote:
... we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Good luck with that. AJ |
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On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:52:18 PM UTC-7, Andre Jute wrote:
On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:51:03 PM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote: ... we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Good luck with that. This time, wishful thinking worked. My son works he https://stagescycling.com/us/ It is .9 mile from he https://www.showerspass.com/ He's picking up his jacket today, direct from the maker. I expect him to be modeling it when I get home along with whatever other new bicycle swag he's acquired today. He's going nuts with all the pro deals. It's time for an intervention -- after he gets me some Conti 4Seasons (my one splurge). -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-16 11:49, Duane wrote: On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. That is how I learned that I shall wear my head sweat band also in winter weather. No more sweat washing down into the eyes. It's good policy to carry two of those for swapping when soaked through. A sweat band airing out under the saddle isn't a pretty sight but sure beats burning eyes. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. A very thin tight rain coat would be nice, one that can be rolled up into a very small ball when not in use. Showers Pass. It's the best. -- Mario. |
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On 16/04/18 21:10, Duane wrote:
James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. -- JS |
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On 17/04/2018 1:05 AM, James wrote:
On 16/04/18 21:10, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope.Â* Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic.Â* One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West.Â* We've just started "the dry".Â* For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning.Â* Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. we're supposed to be starting spring here in Montreal. Typically it would be in the low teens but it's below zero with rain/sleet/hail for the last week. And windy. The last few years we've had wet springs but this cold is unusual. With the blowing rain or sleet it's not pleasant to ride at all. They're saying high of 12 Saturday and dry so there may be hope... |
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On 2018-04-16 17:59, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 11:49, Duane wrote: On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. That is how I learned that I shall wear my head sweat band also in winter weather. No more sweat washing down into the eyes. It's good policy to carry two of those for swapping when soaked through. A sweat band airing out under the saddle isn't a pretty sight but sure beats burning eyes. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. A very thin tight rain coat would be nice, one that can be rolled up into a very small ball when not in use. Showers Pass. It's the best. -- Mario. https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...t=27454434053# Not bad and probably very durable. I have something similar for dog walks in the rain but it's too big even when rolled up as tightly as possible. It doesn't rain often on bike rides out here but when it does it can be pelting. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2018-04-16 22:05, James wrote:
On 16/04/18 21:10, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Have you tried cotton? I tried some cycling clothes early on in my 20's which made me sweat profusely and the skin itch, even gave me rashes. A cotton T-shirt and jeans shorts ... no problem, that's how I go riding all the time now. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:42:27 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-16 17:59, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 11:49, Duane wrote: On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. That is how I learned that I shall wear my head sweat band also in winter weather. No more sweat washing down into the eyes. It's good policy to carry two of those for swapping when soaked through. A sweat band airing out under the saddle isn't a pretty sight but sure beats burning eyes. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. A very thin tight rain coat would be nice, one that can be rolled up into a very small ball when not in use. Showers Pass. It's the best. -- Mario. https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...t=27454434053# Not bad and probably very durable. I have something similar for dog walks in the rain but it's too big even when rolled up as tightly as possible. It doesn't rain often on bike rides out here but when it does it can be pelting. Da bomb: https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...nt=27454406469 I know -- it's too expensive, and it is, but I got the predecessor of this jacket for about half-price, and my son got that jacket yesterday pro deal, so it was just ridiculously expensive but not hors categorie ridiculously expensive. It is light, packable, well vented and very effective. It's a local company, although production is probably overseas (I haven't looked at my label recently). There are many other jackets on the market, but getting one that is light, packable, well vented and effective is a real trick. My commuter jacket is an old Gore Alp-X I got off a sale table. It's a fine jacket but it's not packable, it is now leaking (it's old), and it never vented that well -- but it is more durable than the Spring Classic jacket and more in line with the beefier Showers Pass jackets like the Elite or Transit jackets. If you wear a backpack or beat up jackets, you need something that will not be packable -- at least not packable in a jersey pocket. You could stuff any jacket into a pannier pocket. I like this video from Showers Pass -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=SIzz9VBdKCU It shows you Larch Mountain, but then bounces to NW Newberry Road and then up on Skyline. Odd editing. Anyway, :30 is pretty typical of the ascent/descent. It gets cold, and its 14 miles long. Another fun factoid, the part of NW Newberry shown in the video now looks like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ0siGJIUFk You have to hoof it around the barriers. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:58:41 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-16 22:05, James wrote: On 16/04/18 21:10, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Have you tried cotton? I tried some cycling clothes early on in my 20's which made me sweat profusely and the skin itch, even gave me rashes. A cotton T-shirt and jeans shorts ... no problem, that's how I go riding all the time now. Reminds me of people who ski in jeans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZphvfAQmQ2I -- Pretty good wet weather advice. I use PI Amfibs and not rain pants. I hate the flapping, and I use Goretex booties -- although I have a bunch of neoprene booties, too. No Lake shoes. It's another funny video that cuts together places in the West Hills. -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 1:57:23 AM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:52:18 PM UTC-7, Andre Jute wrote: On Sunday, April 15, 2018 at 11:51:03 PM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote: ... we were appropriately dressed in rain gear, although I let my son use my favorite Showers Pass jacket. I was in a Castelli Gabba rain jersey and vest, which soaked through on the arms and shoulders. The sacrifices I make as a parent! The good part is that he gets pro deals on Showers Pass, so he's going to get his own rain jacket soon. Mine is now off limits. Good luck with that. This time, wishful thinking worked. My son works he https://stagescycling.com/us/ It is .9 mile from he https://www.showerspass.com/ He's picking up his jacket today, direct from the maker. I expect him to be modeling it when I get home along with whatever other new bicycle swag he's acquired today. He's going nuts with all the pro deals. It's time for an intervention -- after he gets me some Conti 4Seasons (my one splurge). -- Jay Beattie. Congratulations. You're definitely my parent of the year, Jay. AJ |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 6:02:21 PM UTC+1, jbeattie wrote:
My commuter jacket is an old Gore Alp-X I got off a sale table. It's a fine jacket but it's not packable, it is now leaking (it's old) Put it in the washing machine at whatever cycle is recommended, then in the dryer at the maximum recommended temperature. The dryer brings up the nap on the nylon, which is the actual waterproofing. If the nap is worn off, you can get aerosol wax sprays and also wax wipe-on; mine are both made by Nikwax. Limit the waxing to the areas that leak, otherwise the jacket might stop breathing at all and become hot. AJ At those prices, a Goretex jacket had better last 30 years |
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On 18/04/18 00:58, Joerg wrote:
Have you tried cotton? I tried some cycling clothes early on in my 20's which made me sweat profusely and the skin itch, even gave me rashes. A cotton T-shirt and jeans shorts ... no problem, that's how I go riding all the time now. The lycra skin suit feels cool with the wind blowing over me. I sweat less than with other cycling jerseys, and I certainly don't itch or get a rash. It also has useful back pockets. A cotton shirt is fine for a short trip to the shops. -- JS |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:58:41 PM UTC+1, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-16 22:05, James wrote: 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Have you tried cotton? I'm big on cotton too, but then I cycle in street clothes except for my rain jacket. But the Australian heat is something else, very different from California, where even a hot day would be a cool day in Australia. And where James lives, in Queensland IIRC, there's high humidity as well. You'd sweat right through cotton too. AJ |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James
wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. The worst "spring" I can recall. Effin' sux. |
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On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 4:36:19 PM UTC-7, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. Yikes. Time for a trainer. You can become the watt king without getting your bike dirty. Grrrrrrr. Make toast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4O5voOCqAQ -- Jay Beattie. |
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On Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:41:06 +1000, James
wrote: A cotton shirt is fine for a short trip to the shops. In hot weather, nothing beats wet linen. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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Tim McNamara wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. The worst "spring" I can recall. Effin' sux. +1 -- duane |
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On 4/18/2018 5:06 AM, Duane wrote:
Tim McNamara wrote: On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. The worst "spring" I can recall. Effin' sux. +1 although Tim suffers more it just sucks he https://www.channel3000.com/news/his...rees/730986688 -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On 2018-04-17 10:02, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:42:27 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 17:59, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 3:19:46 PM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 11:49, Duane wrote: On 16/04/2018 2:01 PM, jbeattie wrote: On Monday, April 16, 2018 at 4:10:46 AM UTC-7, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) Snow, sleet, hail, freezing rain and rain here in the last 24 hours. And 45k winds to churn things up. We are also waiting for spring in June. But we’re taking this wait and see approach... It's not so bad here. The people in Minneapolis mock us -- as they should: https://blogs.mprnews.org/statewide/...o-bad-weather/ I've been in Quebec for a long time now but I remember going for training in Minneapolis/St. Paul. I think that it's a close call which place is the coldest I've been between here and there. Rain and even light snow is no big deal if you're dressed right. The second I feel freezing rain, I turn around and go home. Even with studs, freezing rain and sheet ice is a no-go. Apart from crashing, it is also the worst possible riding condition -- freezing and wet. The deal is that no rain gear keeps you dry forever. You will soak through eventually, and then its a matter of whether you can stay warm. In freezing and near freezing rain, I'm miserable after soak-through even with poly pro, wool (name the magical fabric). Throw in a descent in freezing/near-freezing rain, and I go hypothermic. I did a day-long ride in near freezing rain with snow at the top of a climb (Larch Mountain). Climbing was easy because I was generating heat, but the 14 mile descent about killed me. I was shivering so hard I could barely hold my bars. I tried to channel Andy Hampsten, but it didn't work. https://tinyurl.com/yd53bgul Last race I did was in the hills north of here at Park Mauricie. 105km with 1500 meters. The first half was pouring cold rain where you went between freezing on the descents and sweating on the climbs. I remember my eyes were burning on a climb when the rain washed sweat into them. That is how I learned that I shall wear my head sweat band also in winter weather. No more sweat washing down into the eyes. It's good policy to carry two of those for swapping when soaked through. A sweat band airing out under the saddle isn't a pretty sight but sure beats burning eyes. About the best you can do is to find something light enough to keep you relatively warm so that when it stops you can pack it up easily. A very thin tight rain coat would be nice, one that can be rolled up into a very small ball when not in use. Showers Pass. It's the best. -- Mario. https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...t=27454434053# Not bad and probably very durable. I have something similar for dog walks in the rain but it's too big even when rolled up as tightly as possible. It doesn't rain often on bike rides out here but when it does it can be pelting. Da bomb: https://www.showerspass.com/collecti...nt=27454406469 I know -- it's too expensive, and it is, but I got the predecessor of this jacket for about half-price, and my son got that jacket yesterday pro deal, so it was just ridiculously expensive but not hors categorie ridiculously expensive. It is light, packable, well vented and very effective. It's a local company, although production is probably overseas (I haven't looked at my label recently). $289 ... ouch. I wasn't planning on that knd of investment just for a rain jacket that gets used occasionally. There are many other jackets on the market, but getting one that is light, packable, well vented and effective is a real trick. My commuter jacket is an old Gore Alp-X I got off a sale table. It's a fine jacket but it's not packable, it is now leaking (it's old), and it never vented that well -- but it is more durable than the Spring Classic jacket and more in line with the beefier Showers Pass jackets like the Elite or Transit jackets. If you wear a backpack or beat up jackets, you need something that will not be packable -- at least not packable in a jersey pocket. You could stuff any jacket into a pannier pocket. I hardly ever ride with the hydration pack anymore except on routes that require more than 1-1/2 gallons of water to be carried. Stuffing into the panniers is ok for no-cargo rides like yesterday when I carried a friend's jacket in a pannier. Sure enough we forgot to pull it out when we cycled by his house but he later joined us for dinner and I could give it back. I like this video from Showers Pass -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_c...&v=SIzz9VBdKCU It shows you Larch Mountain, but then bounces to NW Newberry Road and then up on Skyline. Odd editing. Anyway, :30 is pretty typical of the ascent/descent. It gets cold, and its 14 miles long. Another fun factoid, the part of NW Newberry shown in the video now looks like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ0siGJIUFk You have to hoof it around the barriers. One of my favorite bike routes of the past still looks like this and it's been more than a year, except now there are three rock slides: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-5h5drx_9A The usual, several agencies duking it out about who is responsible or whatever. Government at its finest. Some people shoulder their bikes and climb across. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2018-04-17 10:36, jbeattie wrote:
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7:58:41 AM UTC-7, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 22:05, James wrote: On 16/04/18 21:10, Duane wrote: James wrote: On 14/04/18 22:42, AMuzi wrote: Cold, windy, sleet, grey, dismal, blecchhh. https://www.channel3000.com/news/loo...hail/729197821 Nope. Clear blue sky. Hardly a breeze. 31 degrees C. Very little traffic. One other bike rider, an 80 year old fellow out for a 30km ride on his electric assist bike. Give it 6 months and report back. :-) In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Have you tried cotton? I tried some cycling clothes early on in my 20's which made me sweat profusely and the skin itch, even gave me rashes. A cotton T-shirt and jeans shorts ... no problem, that's how I go riding all the time now. Reminds me of people who ski in jeans. That would have been me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZphvfAQmQ2I -- Pretty good wet weather advice. This guy suits up like a serious motorcycle rider. If it's not very cold, meaning below 40F, I'd cycle in T-shirt and jeans shorts. IF too cold I'd use the car. ... I use PI Amfibs and not rain pants. I hate the flapping, and I use Goretex booties -- although I have a bunch of neoprene booties, too. No Lake shoes. It's another funny video that cuts together places in the West Hills. I don't like much flapping either. T-shirts do flap a little but that's tolerable. Regards, Joerg -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2018-04-17 15:45, Andre Jute wrote:
On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 3:58:41 PM UTC+1, Joerg wrote: On 2018-04-16 22:05, James wrote: 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Have you tried cotton? I'm big on cotton too, but then I cycle in street clothes except for my rain jacket. That is the other advantage. I can cycle to a church meeting or other event without looking like a Tour de France rider. But the Australian heat is something else, very different from California, where even a hot day would be a cool day in Australia. And where James lives, in Queensland IIRC, there's high humidity as well. You'd sweat right through cotton too. It can get to about 110F here but then it is usually a dry heat. On more humid days I sweat through the T-shirt quickly. If on a trip to somewhere where that isn't appropriate I either carry a 2nd (nicer) T-shirt in a pannier or bring along some kitchen-size Kleenex sheets that I lay under the T-shirt before I get there. Thing is, no matter how fancy the jersey fabric a rider will sweat. If that sweat can't evaporate due to high humidity it'll linger around in any case. I've "enjoyed" the fragrance of sweaty riders in expensive team jerseys while at pubs. It's not pretty. On cycling friend carries a small can of deodorant along for that (no kidding). -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 2018-04-18 03:06, Duane wrote:
Tim McNamara wrote: On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. The worst "spring" I can recall. Effin' sux. +1 +2 Just fired up the wood stove. In California, almost end of April! Global warming ... phhht. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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On 19/04/18 05:32, Joerg wrote:
BTW, the rash thing also happened with the hydration pack belts especially where they touched skin. Sleeving cut-open cotton tube socks over them made that problem go away. You have a woman's skin, my lord... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EfW9znJYjw -- JS |
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On Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 6:14:45 PM UTC+1, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-04-18 03:06, Duane wrote: Tim McNamara wrote: On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:05:49 +1000, James wrote: In six months the weather will be fairly similar to now, except perhaps a little more wind from the West. We've just started "the dry". For six months we get cool nights, clear sky and warm days, with very little chance of rain. 88km this morning. Only had the lycra skin suit on, and I was still sweating. Good grief, that sounds nice (as I look at 16" of snow that fell in the past four days). 1/3 of the way through the year and I've been able to get out on three (fairly unpleasant) bikes rides so far. And barely anything approach normal temperatures forecast befre the end of the month. The worst "spring" I can recall. Effin' sux. +1 +2 Just fired up the wood stove. In California, almost end of April! Miserable here too. Actually the temps would be okay, and I don't mind overcast skies, but 50kph winds all the way from the Urals bring with them a wind chill factor that makes me wonder about turning the central heating back on. Global warming ... phhht. As usual, I was ahead of the curve, and abused for it by the stupider cyclists, when my sig line, about twelve or fifteen years ago, was "Bring back global warming!" AJ Global warming is great for hungry people |
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On Tue, 17 Apr 2018 10:36:36 -0700 (PDT), jbeattie
wrote: not rain pants. I hate the flapping, I pin my wind pants at the ankles, then smooth them upward and wrap half a drawstring around my leg just below the knee. This stops all flapping, and keeps the pants from snagging on the bike. The string must be wrapped twice. It is very mysterious, but if it is wrapped only once, it won't hold. The string should be tight enough that you can feel it while tying the knot, and loose enough that you don't feel it after the knot is snugged down. I have no rain gear at all. If I'm going to be wet, I prefer rain water to sweat. I bought a rain cape once. I put it into my pannier, went for a ride, as I was leaving a mall parking lot it started to rain, I stopped and put the cape on, looked back to see whether it was safe to start moving, got off, and put the cape back into the pannier. It hung on a hook in the back entry until it rotted and I threw it away. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net http://wlweather.net/PAGEJOY/ |
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