Likewise, I'm heading to FL for a Jan 200k, mostly to keep my legs, escape the hideous NE winter. I'm going to run light as the food stops/controls are strategically spaced. 2 bottles, spares, and maybe a jacket depending on the forecast. I'm running (for that ride) a 69cm Titanium Serotta I was lucky enough to pick up a few years ago. Everything light and skinny on this one. a small headlight in case I fiish after dark, and a flasher out back. It will be pretty flat but the wind will be a factor, no doubt.
I appreciate the advice. Sometimes it's easy to overlook the obvious. RGZ On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 3:28 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. > > Rob > - > http://oceanaircycles.com/ > > > On Nov 11, 11:30 am, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Esteban, you live in Southern California where there's not much >> weather, but does your plan even work for all the other randonneurs in >> your area, let alone places with more extreme weather? >> >> Today, it's raining in LA, the high is supposed to be 70, the low 50. >> Presumably a 200K is going to include some hills, and we can assume >> that the weather 2000 feet above LA will be somewhat colder and >> windier than the weather in the valley. What single outfit will work >> all day today? I don't know about you, but no outfit however woolly >> is going to work for me both at 70 degrees in the sunshine, and at 45 >> degrees descending in the rain. For me, if it's 45 degrees and raining >> I need to put on more than just a rain jacket at the top of the >> descent. A wool hat and rainpants are coming out of the bag at that >> point, plus the booties if I haven't already put them on. >> >> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 8:01 AM, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > Here's what I would bring: very little. Wear wool and you won't need >> > layers. >> >> -- >> -- 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. > > -- 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.
