This is excellent information; thanks. I will keep my eye on the Showers Pass line.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 6:29 PM 'WilletM' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > Another enthusiastic vote for Showers Pass Elite and Refuge (and other > models) jackets as outer layers in cold/dry conditions. Winter riding in > western Colorado at 6000' of altitude is exceptionally comfortable, whether > it's snowing (which is basically dry conditions) or actually dry outside. > I do find that the pit zips alone are not sufficient for ventilation > (staying in that target zone of cool and dry) in the temperature range of > 20-35 F. where I most prefer to ride. So I usually am working the front > zipper of my shell (and also a half-zip 100 weight fleece underneath) up > and down as needed to keep my upper torso cool (and therefore dry) rather > than warm. > > As I believe others have mentioned, ventilating the sleeves (and keeping > your arms/layers dry) is typically more difficult due to limited options > for directing airflow (compared to the torso). I mostly address this by > keeping my torso/layers extra cool/dry when I feel my sleeves starting to > get clammy. > > It certainly is true, at least in my experience over quite a few years, > that it is MUCH more challenging to stay cool during cold weather riding > conditions than it is to stay warm. Warm is usually just a zipped-up > zipper or amped-up heartrate away, whereas cooling off and drying out takes > time and patience and practice to get the correct "recipe" to match the air > temp outside. But in the end, the (often rather expensive, admittedly) > accumulation of clothing and gear, and the numerous test runs and > trial/error periods of getting to the point of dressing properly for the > NOW temperature/conditions and taking a few extra pieces to address the > LATER temp/conditions is really, really rewarding. A sunny day at 25 > degrees and a smooth asphalt shoulder along the highway is, for me, about > as good as it gets for mid-winter bicycling. > > Willet M. > Carbondale, CO > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgugS%2BEbTemZZigKfqa88co4DsyriR6fH%2BzPdLE5%2Brf8Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
