Tag Archives: clothing
When Are Your Favorite Shorts — Not?
Whenever I go on an organized ride, or a club ride, or a ride where I’ll be doing more mileage than normal, I have a pair of bib shorts that I always pull out of the dresser drawer. They’re by … Continue reading
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Kitted Out
Okay, some of you have sent in pictures of your club kit — the matching jerseys and ancillary gear you wear on your club rides. Today, I’ll start featuring some of these from time to time. The first examples come … Continue reading
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Club Kit
When I posted about my new Penn State jersey last week, I mentioned that I had run into our club ride that was departing in the afternoon after a postponement because of morning rains. I noted that most of the … Continue reading
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Of Head Covers and Jerseys
I’m over that illness, finally. I was over it Friday, but wasn’t able to get out and ride, because we were being deluged with much-needed rainfall. The rain was even heavier on Saturday. Maybe there’s a chance my grass will … Continue reading
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Moisture Wicking Base Layers
During warm weather here in Texas (which is about eight months out of the year) I like to wear just a cycling jersey next to my skin. But if the temperature gets below 70 degrees (21C), I add a base … Continue reading
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The New Old Crank Set
As we neared the end of the year, some issues with my bike started cropping up. Because I am me, I immediately diagnosed them as problems with the front derailleur. Because I am me, my diagnosis was 100 percent wrong. … Continue reading
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Shedding Layers (Or Not)
“Let’s ride,” said my wife on Saturday morning. “You’re on,” I replied. I checked the temperature. It was a chilly 42 degrees outside (5 Celsius). She confirmed it by walking into the backyard. “Oh oh — we’re covering the legs … Continue reading
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Adjusting to Cool Weather Riding
As I write this, the wind is whipping around my home office window. I left work this evening with 74 degrees showing on my car thermometer. When I got home, it had fallen to 63. I just got back from … Continue reading
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My Cool Weather Clothing List
Well, I don’t mean to beat a dead horse, but there has been more interest than I expected in some of the cold weather riding gear posts we’ve had lately — so here goes one last one. Some of that … Continue reading
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Your Extremities
After Saturday’s ride, I tweeted that just the addition of toe warmers really made a difference in on-bike comfort. But there may have been more to it than that. Our ride started at a temperature of about 40ºF (4ºC), which … Continue reading
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