I went out today in hi, hi humidity, almost certain it would rain. I chose a light weight synthetic jersey but skipped a rain jacket, despite the fact I was almost certain to get rained on. I also skipped wearing a helmet. Sure enough it poured. The rain hurt my face but as for clothing it made not one wit of difference what I was wearing. I was waterlogged from head to toe. I did however enjoy every inch of the ride.
Under most conditions - temps below 85, sunny to light rain - I prefer light weight wool. Otherwise it doesn't seem to make much difference. Michael, in the very green mountain state of Vermont. On Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 5:57:36 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Fighting what I hope is a fugitive cold, my ride this afternoon was very > brief, 10.5 miles, out 'n' back on the bike path, on the gofast. Breezy, 6 > miles or so in the hooks, thinking about comfort. > > In a way, sure, sitting upright is more comfortable, but on the other > hand, riding at anything over 8 mph into a 10 mph headwind sitting bolt > upright would be, for me, very uncomfortable, for quads and butt > especially, and, I daresay, for shoulders and neck as well; as would be > shoving unnecessary weight and rolling resistance down the road. Believe > me, knobs on a 29" front tire *do* catch a headwind! > > The gofast just responds so efficiently to pedal strokes -- I averaged 16+ > outbound and 17+ return, keeping my effort down because (especially toward > the end) I could feel the cold dragging me down. > > I'm not really boasting -- I'm much slower than I was 10 years ago, and a > young 40 something with aero bars left me behind at a 5 mph differential; > but it is to me rather remarkable how efficient light, nice-rolling wheels > and efficient position feel, even when you are taking it easy. > > Upshot: there is more than one way to have fun on a bike. > > Tomorrow, God willing, I'll feel up to a nice 1-2 hour ride, off- and > onroad, on the Fargo. > > In other news: 86*F, granted only 10% humidity, but a standard weight > merino ss jersey felt pretty good -- feels pretty good as I sit inside and > type. I'm experimenting to see how hot I can wear good wool; I really hate > synthetics, which stink after 15 minutes, and I'd rather wear something > that doesn't flap in the wind, as long as it's comfortable. > > Back to resumes and LI profiles. > > Patrick "cough, cough" Moore, who is rediscovering the pleasures of his > gofast. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- 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/d/optout.
