Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] It's snowing! It's snowing!
From: "Geir Bugge-Olsen" <gbugge-o@frisurf.no>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 23:26:13 +0100
References: <187160-220031218182635937@M2W081.mail2web.com> <E06DE1D6-29B0-11D8-8FD7-000393AC0E1A@johnbrownlow.com> <3FD4DEF4.91FA6F35@chello.nl>

You can get battery heated glows and socks.At least in Norway.If you do not find them i can send you from here.
And tips from winter bikers here.
Geir
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <n.wajsman@chello.nl>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 9:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] It's snowing! It's snowing!


> I made a slightly different discovery this morning. It was also around -5C,
> gorgeous weather, so I took my motorcycle to go the office. I discovered,
> however, that neither my gloves nor the long underwear I wore are adequate
> for a 45 km commute at motorway speeds. This weekend I will have to go to
> the local MC emporium and buy some proper winter gloves and thermal undies.
> 
> Nathan
> 
> Johnny Deadman wrote:
> 
> > -5C this morning, so I decided it was time to put on my medium-cold
> > weather cycling gear.
> >
> > (this means a fleece, neckwarmer and helmet liner in addition to my
> > normal shell... the long underwear goes on at about -2, the shell at
> > about +4... at about -8 or -9 I put on my super duper long underwear)
> >
> > and of course I learn, as I always do around this time of year, the
> > unalterable law of cold weather cycling
> >
> > the problem is not getting cold, it's getting hot
> >
> > 2 miles into my ride I had to stop at the side of the road and strip
> > off, steaming like a cow.
> >
> > I delayered the fleece but kept the neckwarmer and helmet liner and all
> > was well.
> >
> > --
> > John Brownlow
> >
> > http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
> > http://www.unintended-consequences.com
> >
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Almere, The Netherlands
> 
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