[GRRiders] Clothing and weather

[Amy Rafferty]

Hi Dave:
It will most likely be HOT at the 6 p.m. start. The valley will cool a bit
at night, but I only plan to carry my basic warm things from the get-go.

>From Davis, I plan to carry a sleeveless undershirt, armwarmers, legwarmers,
windvest, lightweight insulating vest, balaclava and liner gloves. The last
two don't weigh very much at all and protect exposed skin if it's
unexpectedly cold somewhere. I also usually carry an emergency space blanket
on 600k and 1200k rides. They don't weigh much and can come in handy if you
need to stop and rest somewhere that's cold.

At Taylorsville on the way out, I plan to pick up a rainjacket. Afternoon
thunderstorms on the next part of the course are not unusual. I guess Paul
G's garbage bag would serve the same function.

I'm going to leave some warm layers at both Susanville and Adin. I tend to
feel the cold more acutely as the ride progresses, so I like the idea of an
extra layer or two for later on. I'm not talking about a huge amount of
stuff here -- mainly a wool or fleece longsleeved jersey and an extra hat.

I've never really had problems remembering to pick up stuff from my drop
bags, but that's just me I guess. But I try not to store anything in them
that I absolutely, positively must have to finish the ride.

I live near Davis and have also ridden in the Sierras, so I'm quite
confident that what I'm carrying and what I'm picking up are right for me.
But everyone's different. I tend to carry a bit more than most because I
like to be on the safe side, and I know I ride poorly when I'm cold. I also
find that several lighter warm layers keep me warmer than one thick warm
layer, total weight and packed size being about equal.

Amy
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> From: David Pyle <ridelots at bwss.com>
> Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 15:53:07 -0400
> To: Gold Rush <goldrushriders at dbclist.org>, "Dusel, Peter W"
> <Peter.Dusel at xerox.com>
> Subject: Re: [GRRiders] Clothing and weather
> 
> Thanks for the replies. I guess my question was more about strategy. Do
> you schlep the warn clothes from the beginning? Or put them in your
> drop bag at Susanville for the outbound section from Susanville to
> Adin, which may be ridden at partially at night? Or put them in the
> drop bag at Adin for the return. Or pick up at Susanville, drop off at
> Adin and then pick up at Adin again. Or other options. And I'm talking
> about just the really warm clothing. I'm pretty comfortable in arm
> warmers, leg warmers and a vest, which I will have with my at all
> times, down to about 50.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
>