Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 8, 2003, at 6:07 PM, John Collier wrote: > That is the part other people have a tough time believing. It is > overheating that will kill you. You get wet from sweat and then freeze > solid. I am not sure how cold it gets in Toronto but out here it gets > much colder. At about -25C the clothing starts freezing up and it gets > to be hard work just to pedal lightly. MEC makes a great pair of > goretex cycling pants with articulated knees (the fabric is bunched up > at the knee) which makes it much easier to keep those pedals turning. Yeah I think I have those exact ones. I have a lighter pair I wear when it's not precipitating. I also wore all my cycling gear to go canoeing this year, which looked odd, but worked well... > If you are using flat bars, get yourself to a snowmobile shop and buy > some handlebar muffs. They are huge but very effective and very > toasty. That way you can wear lighter gloves which is handy when you > need to adjust clothing or get locks and what not. Unfortunately they > do not work with drop bars but MEC also carries Pearl Izumi Lobster > Mitts. These are mitts with a glove like split in middle so two > fingers are in each "finger". They work great as each finger has a > separate pocket in the large finger which gives you good control for > working road STI levers. Right, the lobster gloves are awesome. I don't have dropped bars but the bullhorn things. I love MEC! http://www.mec.ca/ It is impossible to go there without spending money. - -- John Brownlow http://www.pinkheadedbug.com http://www.unintended-consequences.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html