@Me: Thanks, enjoy the route. There's a few sections with traffic and no shoulder but I'm sure you'll manage, just be mindful. This was my first time riding this route on the weekend and there was way less traffic than on a weekday.
@HR: I don't know what the true measurement of the tires is. I imagine less than 40, possibly around 37.5 but I don't know for sure. I mentioned in some other threads I've been using JBs and Panaracer T- Serves both of which are fine. These tires feel heavy but not as "dead" as I would imagine. They're definitely better for dirt excursions than the JBs or T-serves. I imagine before summer is over I'll try some Marathon Supremes in 700x40. As for clothing, no chaffing. Last summer I toured for 8 days in a similar kit (MUSA shorts rather than knickers). The longest I've ridden in this kind of kit was 120 miles last year. It's fine. I did have a rain jacket with me, a fairly nice Shower's Pass. I don't know. I'm pretty tired of all rain jackets. All of them flap excessively in the wind and after a while they all get kind steamy and uncomfortable. Wool keeps you warm even when it's wet... to a point. I can't remember what model SP jacket this is but I gotta say, I almost enjoy my REI budget model jacket better, it's just a lot bulkier. But you know, if I'm gonna be riding with luggage (Carradice bag) I might as well bring it instead of the SP. --mike -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
