On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 08:01 -0800, Esteban wrote: > Here's what I would bring: very little. Wear wool and you won't need > layers. On a cool day, a LS wool jersey (ie. Woolistic) with a wool > t-shirt underneath will do everything you need. I wear Ibex wool > kinckers. If you want to go hobo-style with layers of wool t-shirts > and a seersucker, the most you'll need to pack is a windbreaker.
Surely this depends on where you are and what time of year it is. A couple of weeks ago I went on a ride where it was about 35 at ride start and got up to 65 by 1 pm. This ride started at 9, but had it been a brevet with a 7 am ride start it would have been 32. You may be able to cover a 30+ degree temperature change with a long sleeve wool jersey and a wool T shirt, but I can't: I need more than that at the start, and I'll need less than that by the hottest part of the day. And being an XL size, my clothing's bulky. And a 30 degree temperature change during the day isn't even slightly extraordinary. When I was on tour in the Black Hills of South Dakota a few years ago we had 40 degree temps in the morning, and high 80s-low 90s at noon. On the other hand, you could be someplace where it doesn't change more than 10 degrees during the day, and every day's perfect. Or, you could be one of those people who ought to be Navy Seals, who can do just fine at 36 degrees in a howling wind with nothing but short sleeve lycra jersey and lycra shorts. I am not one of those people. -- 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-bunch@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.
