Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site zehntel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!bobm From: bobm@zinfandel.UUCP Newsgroups: net.cycle Subject: What do YOU wear? Message-ID: <1710@zehntel.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 19:18:33 EST Article-I.D.: zehntel.1710 Posted: Fri Dec 14 19:18:33 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 16-Dec-84 09:26:13 EST Sender: berry@zehntel.UUCP Organization: Zehntel Automation Systems Inc, Walnut Creek CA Lines: 50 Nf-ID: #N:zinfandel:4600036:000:1846 Nf-From: zinfandel!bobm Oct 18 09:03:00 1984 {-8 When riding in freezing rain, apply your brakes often 8-} {-8 and firmly to keep the discs from glazing over. 8-} I bought my first street bike this summer, and as autumn progresses, I am discovering that a windbreaker doesn't keep me warm when I am riding. I want to continue riding through the winter. I'd like to hear what kind of clothing people are wearing when they ride in cold and wet weather. I want to hear about jackets, pants and chaps, boots, gloves, full riding suits, whatever. If you have praise or gripes about a particular brand or about a general type of clothing, let me know. The things I am looking for are, in order of decreasing importance, are O Warmth -- in this area of northern California, the lowest recorded temperature is 27 Fahrenheit, so I don't need a full Klondike. I'd like something that will keep me comfortable in temperatures from say 30 to 60, (-: with wind-chill factors of -40 :-). O Dryness -- I've been told it rains a lot here in the winter. O Ease of Dressing/Undressing -- I don't have a car, so I'm using the bike for lots of short errands and for commuting. I'd like it if it didn't take ten minutes to prepare for a five-minute trip. (Of course, I can always go back to the windbreaker; I won't chill much in five minutes.) I don't care much about the price of such an object; it will almost certainly cost less than a car; I don't mind if it costs more than a car's insurance. Send your replies to the address below or post to the net; I do read net.cycle. + -- -- -- -- + Thanks, this | space | Bob Miller for rent Zehntel Automation Systems + -- -- -- -- + Walnut Creek, California (415) 932-6900 x386 USENET: ...{amd,dual,hplabs,tektronix,ucbvax}!zehntel!pinot!bobm