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AG: The bread-bag trick
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:23:57 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:58:54 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: Why not put the bag on over the sock and then foot, sock and bag, into the shoe? Same reason I don't put my windbreaker on under my jersey. The bread-bag trick is for times when you have to wear summer shoes in the winter; if you buy a special shoe large enough to wear over thick socks, it might as well be one without ventilation holes. Joy, if you buy some big burly boots to stomp around in the snow you probably don't want any ventilation holes :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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AG: The bread-bag trick
On 14/01/2015 6:26 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 23:23:57 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2015 18:58:54 +0700, John B. Slocomb wrote: Why not put the bag on over the sock and then foot, sock and bag, into the shoe? Same reason I don't put my windbreaker on under my jersey. The bread-bag trick is for times when you have to wear summer shoes in the winter; if you buy a special shoe large enough to wear over thick socks, it might as well be one without ventilation holes. Joy, if you buy some big burly boots to stomp around in the snow you probably don't want any ventilation holes :-) Ah, perhaps I missed the first part of this thread. If we're talking about cycling shoes with vents causing problems in the winter, what I usually do is wear the bootie things which cover the vents on top of the shoe. Then you can use a different sole insert to block the holes under the shoe, like a Dr. Scholl's liner etc. |
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AG: The bread-bag trick
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:27:40 -0500, Duane
wrote: Ah, perhaps I missed the first part of this thread. If we're talking about cycling shoes with vents causing problems in the winter, what I usually do is wear the bootie things which cover the vents on top of the shoe. Then you can use a different sole insert to block the holes under the shoe, like a Dr. Scholl's liner etc. I didn't like the first pair of booties I bought, so there was never another. (I don't recall seeing any for sale, come to think of it.) Now that we have on-line shopping, I probably could find decent booties -- but now that I no longer live on a state road, there are hardly any cold days when it's safe for old ladies to go out -- the plastic bags are less trouble than hunting down and keeping track of booties. (And there's something to be said for disposing of one's shoe covers after every ride.) I wonder whether they still make the toe covers that attach to toe straps? Those worked quite well. If you could find a pair that fit. Footnote: it wasn't just any state road. I lived across from the county garage where the snowplows and the emergency dispatcher hung out, between the state snowplow garage and the town snowplow garage, a few doors from a sheriff's substation, and among two schools, two firehouses, and an ambulance bay. If my road wasn't clean, nobody was going anywhere. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://roughsewing.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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AG: Winter Hydration
You don't need as much water in the winter as in the summer, but it's at least as important to get enough. Dehydration lowers your heat production, and low blood volume reduces your ability to distribute heat. It's much harder to remember to keep sipping a half-frozen beverage than it is to remember to sip often when you are sweating like a faucet, so dehydration may actually be more likely in cold weather. Filling the bottle with a boiling beverage sounds like a good idea -- but before the beverage is cool enough to be safe to sip, the valve freezes and you can't get at it. Carry only one bottle in winter; a second bottle will freeze before you finish the first one. If there are no refilling stops, carry the extra in your pannier, well wrapped. Starting with hot water can help. I've found Rubbermaid's square quart bottles good for carrying water and ice in the summer; I can no longer ride far enough to need back-up water in the winter, so I haven't tested them for carrying warm drinks. A large container from which you re-fill your bottle will freeze less than spare bottles, and you don't have to worry about frozen valves. Be sure the bottle is tipped up when you drink, so that ice floats away from the valve. Don't squeeze the bottle or suck on it; any ice near the valve will be carried into it. Blow air into the bottle and let the water flow out This moves ice away from the valve and may melt a molecule of ice. Drink frequently to keep the valve open. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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AG: The bread-bag trick
On 16/01/2015 11:13 PM, Joy Beeson wrote:
On Wed, 14 Jan 2015 09:27:40 -0500, Duane wrote: Ah, perhaps I missed the first part of this thread. If we're talking about cycling shoes with vents causing problems in the winter, what I usually do is wear the bootie things which cover the vents on top of the shoe. Then you can use a different sole insert to block the holes under the shoe, like a Dr. Scholl's liner etc. I didn't like the first pair of booties I bought, so there was never another. (I don't recall seeing any for sale, come to think of it.) Now that we have on-line shopping, I probably could find decent booties -- but now that I no longer live on a state road, there are hardly any cold days when it's safe for old ladies to go out -- the plastic bags are less trouble than hunting down and keeping track of booties. (And there's something to be said for disposing of one's shoe covers after every ride.) I wonder whether they still make the toe covers that attach to toe straps? Those worked quite well. If you could find a pair that fit. Footnote: it wasn't just any state road. I lived across from the county garage where the snowplows and the emergency dispatcher hung out, between the state snowplow garage and the town snowplow garage, a few doors from a sheriff's substation, and among two schools, two firehouses, and an ambulance bay. If my road wasn't clean, nobody was going anywhere. I don't know if they still make the covers that attach to toe straps but they do make the toe covers that slide over the front of your shoes. I use these when it's not too cold as the booties tend to be too warm, even on cold days. |
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AG: Winter Hills
Don't charge hills in winter. If you try to climb without slowing down, you'll get all sweaty and then freeze when you are coasting down the other side. When climbing a hill, you are out of the wind and generating heat -- make it last! Shift down, and pedal just hard enough to keep warm. -- joy beeson at comcast dot net http://joybeeson.home.comcast.net/ The above message is a Usenet post. I don't recall having given anyone permission to use it on a Web site. |
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AG: Winter Hills
On Sun, 25 Jan 2015 14:36:05 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: Don't charge hills in winter. If you try to climb without slowing down, you'll get all sweaty and then freeze when you are coasting down the other side. When climbing a hill, you are out of the wind and generating heat -- make it last! Shift down, and pedal just hard enough to keep warm. Or move to Florida. No hills, no winter. There is wind though. |
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AG: Winter Hills
On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:25:48 -0500, dgk wrote:
Or move to Florida. No hills, no winter. There is wind though. And deep, deep sand. Or there was in the late fifties. -- Joy Beeson joy beeson at comcast dot net |
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AG: Winter Hills
On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:25:45 -0400, Joy Beeson
wrote: On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:25:48 -0500, dgk wrote: Or move to Florida. No hills, no winter. There is wind though. And deep, deep sand. Or there was in the late fifties. I was there in the early 1950's and they had made sort of wide paths with a black looking stuff that were pretty smooth and kept you from sinking in the sand :-) -- Cheers, John B. |
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AG: Winter Hills
On 29/01/2015 6:54 AM, John B. Slocomb wrote:
On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 20:25:45 -0400, Joy Beeson wrote: On Wed, 28 Jan 2015 08:25:48 -0500, dgk wrote: Or move to Florida. No hills, no winter. There is wind though. And deep, deep sand. Or there was in the late fifties. I was there in the early 1950's and they had made sort of wide paths with a black looking stuff that were pretty smooth and kept you from sinking in the sand :-) Until the wind blows the sand from the beach over those paths. |
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