Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] It's snowing! It's snowing!
From: Johnny Deadman <lists@johnbrownlow.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:19:41 -0500
References: <187160-220031218182635937@M2W081.mail2web.com> <E06DE1D6-29B0-11D8-8FD7-000393AC0E1A@johnbrownlow.com> <3FD4DEF4.91FA6F35@chello.nl>

You probably don't have them where you are but Snowmobile gloves are 
what you need. I wear them for snowboarding. They're awesome. Rip-out 
liners, very tough, totally warm and waterproof.

On Dec 8, 2003, at 3:28 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> I made a slightly different discovery this morning. It was also around 
> -5C,
> gorgeous weather, so I took my motorcycle to go the office. I 
> discovered,
> however, that neither my gloves nor the long underwear I wore are 
> adequate
> for a 45 km commute at motorway speeds. This weekend I will have to go 
> to
> the local MC emporium and buy some proper winter gloves and thermal 
> undies.
>
> Nathan
>
> Johnny Deadman wrote:
>
>> -5C this morning, so I decided it was time to put on my medium-cold
>> weather cycling gear.
>>
>> (this means a fleece, neckwarmer and helmet liner in addition to my
>> normal shell... the long underwear goes on at about -2, the shell at
>> about +4... at about -8 or -9 I put on my super duper long underwear)
>>
>> and of course I learn, as I always do around this time of year, the
>> unalterable law of cold weather cycling
>>
>> the problem is not getting cold, it's getting hot
>>
>> 2 miles into my ride I had to stop at the side of the road and strip
>> off, steaming like a cow.
>>
>> I delayered the fleece but kept the neckwarmer and helmet liner and 
>> all
>> was well.
>>
>> --
>> John Brownlow
>>
>> http://www.pinkheadedbug.com
>> http://www.unintended-consequences.com
>>
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> Nathan Wajsman
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>
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