Re: [RBW] Cold Weather Riding Gear

2022-01-29 Thread Liz Tilton
’t want to. I just like riding my > Rivs and I think I’m not going to be precious about the mermaid bike.) > > Hats off to YOU, RivSister. > Leah > > On Jan 29, 2022, at 8:13 AM, Liz Tilton wrote: > > I concur with Joyce’s list for cold-weather riding…lots of lightweight, &g

Re: [RBW] Cold Weather Riding Gear

2022-01-29 Thread Liz Tilton
I concur with Joyce’s list for cold-weather riding…lots of lightweight, base-layer wool and layers atop that. I’d add to her list these wonderful Descente wind-breaking gloves/mittens that I’ve worn for years. If necessary, I can slip a foot warmer in the mitten part for more toast. :)

[RBW] Re: Clem for bikepacking?

2022-01-11 Thread Liz Tilton
I certainly plan to pack my new Clem L for camping! Long ago I spent weeks in Europe (on several different trips) on a packed-out Motobecane Grand Touring bike with skinny little tires. I added a temporary Blackburn rear rack, slapped some panniers on it, threw some sort of front-bar bag on

[RBW] Re: A Pumpkin Platypus, Perchance?

2022-01-03 Thread Liz Tilton
I love this thread…but perhaps I love most how wildly similar Leah and Heather are to one another. It makes me laugh. I also love that Laura shouted out “A PLATYPUS!” to a total stranger. :) Heather, your Platy is breathtaking (and Carl, your Clem L! I love that color)…I would be TERRIBLE at

Re: [RBW] Re: Secret Platy

2021-12-29 Thread Liz Tilton
Hello from a long-time Rivendell Atlantis rider/first time poster to this group…and congratulations on your beautiful new Platypus, Leah. For more than 15 years, I commuted 26 round-trip, hillyish miles to work two or three days per week on my Atlantis; now I’m 63-years old, no longer