LOL! Everything on everyone was soaked, regardless of equipment. Manny will tell you himself, but trust me. I think the term he used to describe his feet was "aquarium"
On Saturday, March 31, 2012 8:34:28 PM UTC-7, Stephen S wrote: > > And another thing. How did the splats do with all of that rain ? > Interested in getting a set if your feet were dry at the first control. > > Stephen > > On Saturday, March 31, 2012 4:28:29 PM UTC-7, William wrote: >> >> Manny and I hooked up at the start at ~6:15 this morning and did the >> whole ride together. Thankfully it was not raining at the start, but it >> rained on us PLENTY throughout. Manny rocked the splats and absolutely >> killed it for his first randonneur event. Many of the signed up riders >> were DNS, and a few more bailed in the middle. Still more that decided to >> slog it out treated themselves to extra stops with a hot meal, hot >> beverages etc. Not me and Manny though. Stop moving and you get cold! We >> were the 2nd and 3rd finishers. Besides the company, the highlights >> included some pretty hard core winds. In the heavy rain descending into >> Olema the wind was strong enough that both Manny and I complained of the >> pain of the rain hitting us in the face. On the Golden Gate Bridge on the >> return it took some serious effort to not be blown over altogether. Manny >> of course can be counted upon to post pictures, to prove it happened. I >> took video with my GoPro, and we'll see if any of it is worthy of sharing >> once I edit it way down. >> >> On Friday, March 30, 2012 10:07:09 PM UTC-7, Smitty wrote: >>> >>> Kind of last minute here.... but... have fun out there! >>> >>> --Smitty >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:10:06 PM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote: >>>> >>>> Having been inspired by many people on the forum to ride a Randonneur >>>> event, I'm planning to ride the populaire this Saturday. Anyone else >>>> going? Any advice for someone who hasn't ridden a Randonneur event >>>> before? I'm still kinda worried about the control cards and what not. >>>> More importantly what do I wear? Hopefully I can tag along with >>>> someone who knows what their doing. >>>> >>>> -Manny "What sport am I doing again?" Acosta >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/0FK_3GCzukIJ. 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.
