hmmm, more cold?
well well well, it was cold today. no, not supermacho cold like all those bloggers in Minneapolis, but cold enough for me. the temp read 33 going to work, and lo and behold it read 33 when i got home. in fact weather.com read 29. brrrrr.
today's kit included the REI base, Capeline 2nd layer and Performance jacket. had i known it was going to be so cold all day, i would've opted for the fullon coat. for legs thin layer and the thickish running tights. on the feet the Sealskinz. 30 degrees is the cutoff for these without a heavier interior sock. on the hands the Nike gloves. and i wore the same crap home!! they're forecasting colder temps tomorrow a.m., so i'll have to bring out the even heavier artillery. don't really know what to do about feet, so i'l have to make that up tomorrow.
this p.m. rode by 'sheryl's', Market/Mellwood, Frankfot, Stilz, Garden, Seneca/Cherokee, up ChauferHill where i ran out of gas, and then across Seneca Gds. good mileage for the day, but man the quads get rock hard- and not in a good way- out there.
18 miles total/6 a.m./12 p.m./33 degrees both trips
Oh, Le Dauphin and i enjoyed a walk home from the Loop tonight. 27 and he's not in the least bit phased while i'm shivering. Ahh to young, supple and ignorant.
In the course of buying bike shit i don't need (well, maybe the generator light just a little), i've found some great sites, several of which i've added to my links. Gansaari bikes in OH and Vanilla cycles in OR both offer totally sweet rides. is it me or is there a legitimate interest out there in ridable, non-racing, BIKES. Bikes to ride, commute, tour, cross, F@# around?? it seems that with Surly making nice "low-end" products and some of these makers along with Rivendell making the upper-end things, there's lots to salivate over. I'm adding a pic of a sweet, and i mean SWEET, "commuter" ride by Vanilla. it's the type of ride my wife's been wanting, sort of. i don't think she would ride the $2700 or whatev it would cost, but it's purty. Follows is the pic:
today's kit included the REI base, Capeline 2nd layer and Performance jacket. had i known it was going to be so cold all day, i would've opted for the fullon coat. for legs thin layer and the thickish running tights. on the feet the Sealskinz. 30 degrees is the cutoff for these without a heavier interior sock. on the hands the Nike gloves. and i wore the same crap home!! they're forecasting colder temps tomorrow a.m., so i'll have to bring out the even heavier artillery. don't really know what to do about feet, so i'l have to make that up tomorrow.
this p.m. rode by 'sheryl's', Market/Mellwood, Frankfot, Stilz, Garden, Seneca/Cherokee, up ChauferHill where i ran out of gas, and then across Seneca Gds. good mileage for the day, but man the quads get rock hard- and not in a good way- out there.
18 miles total/6 a.m./12 p.m./33 degrees both trips
Oh, Le Dauphin and i enjoyed a walk home from the Loop tonight. 27 and he's not in the least bit phased while i'm shivering. Ahh to young, supple and ignorant.
In the course of buying bike shit i don't need (well, maybe the generator light just a little), i've found some great sites, several of which i've added to my links. Gansaari bikes in OH and Vanilla cycles in OR both offer totally sweet rides. is it me or is there a legitimate interest out there in ridable, non-racing, BIKES. Bikes to ride, commute, tour, cross, F@# around?? it seems that with Surly making nice "low-end" products and some of these makers along with Rivendell making the upper-end things, there's lots to salivate over. I'm adding a pic of a sweet, and i mean SWEET, "commuter" ride by Vanilla. it's the type of ride my wife's been wanting, sort of. i don't think she would ride the $2700 or whatev it would cost, but it's purty. Follows is the pic:
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