> Lastly, I've had good luck in temps down to the low 20's with Craft > lobster gloves. The ones with the secondary liner. Colder than that, > I'm using a custom set of lobster gloves. Have decided to favor > warmth over dexterity. It also helps that my bikes all have "upright" > bars. More forgiving of clumsy hands.
Thanks for the tip Eric. I will check them out. On Jan 2, 6:32 pm, EricP <[email protected]> wrote: > Joel, > > Sounds like you were well prepared for your weather. I only got in > about 30-35 miles yesterday. The "winter beater" does not have a > computer. Jim of Hiawatha lead a group ride that left the shop at > noon. By all accounts there were 14 folks on the ride. > > Weather for our ride was favorable. Mid 20's. No precipitation. > Most side roads (and trails) snow/ice covered. But the main roads > were nice. > > Unfortunately (or not) no Rivendell bikes were on the ride. I was > wearing a Riv long sleeve jersey MUSA, pants (over longjohns) and the > Wooly Warm beanie. > > Lastly, I've had good luck in temps down to the low 20's with Craft > lobster gloves. The ones with the secondary liner. Colder than that, > I'm using a custom set of lobster gloves. Have decided to favor > warmth over dexterity. It also helps that my bikes all have "upright" > bars. More forgiving of clumsy hands. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > On Jan 2, 4:35 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > No way... who would go out in that weather! -----> :-) <-------- > > > I frequently ask myself that. > > > Seriously, with a Patagonia base layer, Filson wool trousers and > > sweater, and Ibex wool jacket, the body stays warm enough. The extra > > thick Filson socks keep my feet plenty warm. Usually a scarf and > > knit hat do for the noggin, but have a Girneau balacava for the real > > cold stuff (made in Canada - the only non-US component of the listed > > arsenal). > > > Hands are the real problem. Since letting them get too cold a couple > > years ago, I just cannot find the right mix of warmth and dexterity > > from gloves. > > > I have been following home prices in Sonoma on Trulia the past few > > months. The idea of a winter retreat where daytime 30s are rare is > > seeming more and more appealing. > > > On Jan 2, 10:44 am, "David Estes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > No way... who would go out in that weather! -----> :-) <-------- > > > > On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Doug Peterson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Same conditions here in Southern California: foggy, cold (again, > > > > relative!) > > > > & damp. The coast looked just like your video. But, hey, being on the > > > > bike > > > > beats thinking about it! Plus I get to layer on all that cold weather > > > > gear > > > > (makes me find it). Brakes raise a real ruckus when damp. > > > > > dougP > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [email protected] > > > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill M. > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 5:51 PM > > > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > > > Subject: [RBW] Re: YouTube - New Year's Day Ride From Davis to Calistoga > > > > > Eric, > > > > > I used to ride with Larry B. back in my Davis Bike Club days (say, > > > > 1984 - 92). Good to see he's still on the road! Does he still ride > > > > in top gear all the time like he did back then? My knees used to hurt > > > > just thinking about it! > > > > > Any other long-time Davis riders in the group? > > > > > My Riv Road got out today, too, for about 42 chilly miles up the > > > > American River trail and back. Chilly being relative to CA weather - > > > > mid fourties, but damp enough to feel cold through three layers of > > > > wool! > > > > > Bill Mennuti > > > > > On Jan 1, 4:20 pm, Eric Norris <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Video snapshots from a ride today from Davis to Calistoga (aboard my > > > > > Riv Road). > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDroNZjW4sM > > > > > > --Eric > > > > > [email protected] > > > > -- > > > Cheers, > > > David > > > Redlands, CA- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
