I wasn't speaking of a particular ride. I live in the SF Bay Area and don't know anything about particular rides in Southern California.
Most of us on this list, even beginner randonneurs, have a good notion of what clothing we need for various weather conditions, and of course it varies for all of us. For beginning randonneurs, I advise getting together the clothing you normally wear in the conditions you expect, and finding a way to carry that on your bike, rather than hoping that you'll need less than you normally want. Wool is good. Getting to mile 150 soaking wet and cold, and not having enough clothes to keep yourself warm, is bad. Bringing a little more than you actually end up needing is not terrible. It's 57 degrees and rainy here right now. I'm about to go for a ride. For me, knickers even in these conditions wouldn't be enough. YMMV-- I think men run warmer than women in general. -- Anne On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 12:28 PM, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > Anne, > I live and ride very near to the ride I suspect you are speeking of, > Ventura, and wish I was going, but time, prior commitments etc....Wish > the ride were Sunday > > I would do it with the ibex knickers, thin wool top, heavy wool top > and my Patagonia Houdini. If the rain really does show up I have a > heavier rain jacket. Last year I rode fo rhours in all manner of wet > and finally decided that the knickers alone were best on the bottom, > maybe an extra pair of tights if it was in the 30's. The wool can > work some seriois magic in our micro-climates. Just on my rides up to > the mountains form the coast it can go 45 - 30 - 65 in an hour and a > half. I rock the knickers in everything below 65 now that is for > sport and not errands. The Wool up top with a windbreaker layer can > keep one toasty into the 30's with gloves and a hat. I know > everybody is different, just what works fo rme. > > I am thinking about making a set of booties for this winter, help wiht > pushing the sandal envelope. -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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.
