On Fri, 2011-11-11 at 11:39 -0800, Christian wrote:
> I'm riding the same brevet as Steve tomorrow and there will be more
> plentiful food stops so all I am bringing is fig newtons.
It's a combination of availability of food stops, what's at those food
stops, and how much time you want to spend.
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
I'm lucky to live in San Diego, for sure. Winter rides start usually
in the 40s and low 70s by mid-day, and the cool fog and chill of the
coast yields to either the crisp or very warm mountains 50 miles from
the ocean. Believe it or not, usually rain in the early brevets. Its
not Florida. The P
I confess, looking tres cool is something to me.
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On Nov 11, 8:37 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> 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.
This reminded me of a Swiss chap I
On Nov 11, 8:01 am, Esteban wrote:
>
> Front bag is always preferable. Rear bag means
> you'll get off the bike to access stuff.
I don't know if I totally agree with that. Overall, yes, a front bag
offers immediate access to all my goodies, but my one single
experience riding a brevet wit
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 o
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 etcWish
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 ha
I need a front bag that will allow me ready and constant access to fig
newtons--my brevet fuel. My GB22 is just wide enough to hold a
package. Seriously, I plan what I carry based on weather (temp, rain,
sun, etc.) and availability of food--will there access to real food or
just convenience store
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
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 wi
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 w
On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> 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
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-st
Good advice so far. Everyone rides 200ks different - some pack like
they're on a min-tour, others take almost nothing but gu packs and
water.
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 underne
Also, depending on the group you ride with, some riders go with no bags at
all. SFR has plenty of folks with jersey pockets and maybe a bento box.
Find what YOU want to run and run that. For most civilized areas, you do
not need to pack much food at all. The controls stop you where you have
This was my first year of brevet riding. I did 10 200k brevets and one
300k and a few 100k populaire permanents as training rides. I did all of
them with just a medium sized traditional handlebar bag with decaleur, on
either my A. Homer Hilsen or my Davidson go fast. That worked awesome, but
As Bruce said, I would work backwards from the list or pile of stuff
you will want to carry and then look to a set of bags that hold it in
the places you will want it on the bike. My Roadeo is similar to the
Rambouillet in design and I think it is safe to project some of my
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