John, I am in the Bay Area, but I find this is one of those places where temperature swing in a day can be quite drastic. In a place with cold weather, the temperature will likely stay low all day, but here, depending on where you go on the route, the temperature can go from the 30's to the 70's within hours. I use my wool base layer and short sleeve jersey in combination with arm and leg warmers. I also bring a windbreaker/rain jacket. For me doing brevet, I have to bring a lot of the food myself (because I am vegan), so managing my stock pile of calories and having easy access to them is important. That's why I use a decent size front bag and without a rear bag. Others are right to say that geometry of the front end matters for loading the weight in the front. http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/4303265975/in/set-72157615808679968/ Separately, This is a bad example of what you should do in terms of bag on a brevet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/franklyn/6318968698/in/set-72157628066787996 I didn't bring that bike with the bag because I thought I needed the space, but because I forgot to put on the generator wheel on my Ebisu the night before, so I have to take my commuter, which has generator wheel on all the time. I agree with Esteban that weight for longer distance really matters, as I really paid for my forgetfulness on the brevet. Franklyn On Nov 11, 9:11 am, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 11:44 -0500, Seth Vidal wrote: > > Esteban lives in southernish california. I think it's fair to say he > > doesn't have to deal with large temperature changes or those pesky > > 'seasons'. :) > > Well, there you go. As I said, a lot depends on where you are. Much > also depends on who and how you are. People tend to laugh when they see > me togged out for a cold weather ride - layer upon layer upon layer - > but I'm out there at 25 degrees (what passes for "damned cold" in > Northern Virginia) going on and leading rides that my bike club calls > "Polar Bear rides". > > You'll also find me stopping at somewhere between 5 and 10 miles into > the ride to take off layers, because that old "start feeling cold" thing > just doesn't work for me. If I start off feeling cold, I won't warm up, > I'll just get sick. > > But what works for me doesn't matter, except to me. Everyone's got to > find what works for them.
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