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velocipete
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 In a gear most men use only on the downhills!Joined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 7:33 amPosts: 280Location: Eagan
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MacGyver wrote: I'm late, but anyways...
I also need to experiment with ways to keep my cleats (SPD style) from acting like heatsinks and making the bottom of my feet super cold. I think just creating some kind of insulation to go between the sole and the insole should do the trick.
I think this is the main weakness of cycling shoes in the winter. This is one reason why I wear my Lake sandals. The SPD mounts don't go all the way through the sole so there's no draft.
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steef
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:45 am |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:27 amPosts: 6266Location: Carpetbagging between the North and the South.
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They also work well as heatsinks if you put your feet next to a good bonfire.
They warmed my feet up nicely and stayed that way for a good half hour.
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Adam Turman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:47 am |
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 Dreams of a bike made from MithrilJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:36 amPosts: 1288Location: St Louis Park
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I tried a new upper outfit today.
I dug out my old snowboarding jacket shell
Long sleeve cotton shirt
Long underwear (wicking)
T-shirt
I totally overheated. That wicking long underwear top totally did me in. I just bought it at REI, and it works exceptionally well. Dang I was dripping when I got to work despite unzipping the jacket and rolling up the sleeves.
I think I'll loose the long sleeve cotton shirt and the T-shirt on the way home.
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sveden
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:52 am |
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 Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:39 pmPosts: 6666Location: Noko-mis
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I wore a 100% polyester t-shirt on the ride to work today. And that helped me not be sweaty when I got to work. I bought it at a camping store years ago and haven't found much use for it until I realized what an idiot I was for not wearing it sooner. I'd recommend getting a non cotton t-shirt to go next to your skin. Helps mucho.
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steef
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:26 am |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:27 amPosts: 6266Location: Carpetbagging between the North and the South.
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As seen on the Morc board...
http://www.portlandcyclewear.com/woolcyclingjersey.html
The price breaks for a quantity of 25 and more is 42.50 a jersey. Embroidery is 12.00 per jersey, in quantity.
Just a thought, y'all.
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Adam Turman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:27 am |
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| Dreams of a bike made from MithrilJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:36 amPosts: 1288Location: St Louis Park
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Those are sooo coool, and look warm too.
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daniel highpants
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:33 pm |
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| AlleycatterJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:32 pmPosts: 911Location: 32nd and grand
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i broke down last friday and went to sports authority at the mall of america, and oddly enough, they totally came through with some science gear. I got a columbia titanium shell which i have already misplaced, which is okay, because the thicker solomon shell (or is it salomon?) is pretty great, and lately has done the trick with a hoodie or flannel underneath it. actually, there have been some overheating episodes.
but here's something: i am convinced that the cold i'm currently battling is a direct result of my ride home last thursday night. it was crisp, i was booking it, and my face was uncovered. i totally got a bunch of cold air in my lungs, got that weird blood taste in my mouth and was all spitty (does anyone know what i'm talking about?) and my chest was pounding. it felt like what i imagine an asthma attack to be like, and this has happened before in cold weather, but only then.
i don't like it.
so i also bought a face mask, serius or something like that, $15 at sports authority. it's great, if funny looking, but it makes my glasses fog up, so i guess i'll have to find my hard case for those so i can stash 'em while i ride.
also, i absolutely love the louis garneau gloves i got at the hub last year. they are two-parted, with a shell and a liner, totally breathable and have a snot patch that is nice and soft.
but i haven't ridden yet today, so that's all for now.
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Adam Turman
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:41 pm |
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| Dreams of a bike made from MithrilJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:36 amPosts: 1288Location: St Louis Park
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daniel highpants wrote: i totally got a bunch of cold air in my lungs, got that weird blood taste in my mouth and was all spitty (does anyone know what i'm talking about?) and my chest was pounding.
I've gotten this before. Especially after really hammering, or when I get back on the bike and I'm outta shape (that's pretty much constant), typically only in cold weather.
I remember years ago I'd be really cruising in really cold weather, and I'd be coughing a ton when I got to my destination. The coughing sometimes wouldn't stop for hours. Sucked.
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daniel highpants
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 12:46 pm |
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| AlleycatterJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:32 pmPosts: 911Location: 32nd and grand
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yup, that's it, only in this case it preceded a cold that was in all likelihood unrelated, but instead of not stopping for a couple hours, the coughing's been going on for eight days.
s'weeet.
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pink pigtails
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| Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:59 pm |
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 Can't decide if BikeLove is one of the 7 deadly sinsJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:51 amPosts: 697Location: northside
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Thomas
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| Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 11:43 am |
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You rebel!
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Adam Turman
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:25 am |
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| Dreams of a bike made from MithrilJoined: Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:36 amPosts: 1288Location: St Louis Park
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Wrong color.
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MacGyver
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:21 pm |
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It felt pretty cold and windy this morning for the commute to school. I wore the new bibber tights, leg warmers, arm warmers, unix t-shirt, two long sleeve cotton shirts, a thin (helmet-compatable) balaclava, and thick fingered leather gloves.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:22 pm |
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T-shirt, fingerless gloves, short socks.
It was a little chilly, but my commute was short enough that it wasn't wort it to pull out the armwarmers.
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sveden
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| Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:34 pm |
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| Dances on the pedals in a most immodest wayJoined: Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:39 pmPosts: 6666Location: Noko-mis
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I wore a t-shirt and a cotton hoodie with a windbreaker over that with the windbreaker unzipped. No gloves. Big mistake.
I even took my gloves out of my bag because I had been carting them around and not using them for a while. Froze my fuggin hands on my short commute downtown today.
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