Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Clothing depends on individual physiology. Some people, myself included, sweat like pigs, no offense meant to any pigs on this list, and moisture control is a big problem. Wool gets heavy when wet and does not transfer moisture as quickly as some of the hydrophobic man made products. The problem with the man made fabrics is that they require frequent washing if you are at all sociable. So wool does not work for me though it may be just fine for you. The auction site that dare not say its name is an excellent source for NOS Campy stuff (including freewheels and cogs) or any other odd old bike bits. Freewheels are still available new as well though selection is limited. John Collier On Dec 9, 2003, at 1:28 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote: >> >> So what am I missing with this bike riding when snow turns to ice? >> >> ted > > When snow turns to ice ... that's not a big problem. The BIG problem is > when it snows again lightly and covers the icy patches ... take a > curve on > one of those spots and ... > > I got into to winter bike riding in order to keep peace in the family. > > I built my own bike a few years back (ok, I didn't make the frame, I > special ordered it). I built up all the wheels, ordered a special frame > from England (Holdsworth) since this was before the mountain bike days > and > the only quality frames I could get here were dimensioned for racing. > Campagnolo hubs, bottombracket, etc ... > > Cost a small fortune (made Leica's look reasonable). > > So to justify the cost, I rode the bike year round until I figured out > it > paid for itself by me not buying monthly passes. I had a limit a -20C. > You > could dress for the temperature, but it hurt my lungs to breathe air > that > cold. I had 40km round trip to work. > > Now I can't get sprockets (they're getting worn down) and had to > special > order chain-wheels. I better buy a batch of spokes and a few rims. > After > all these years, I've never had to rebuild the wheels and they're still > true. That day will come. > > When it comes to keeping warm? Nothing beats wool. We can buy wool long > underwear that is knitted as finely as t-shirts ... leads condensation > away from your skin, hardly ever has to be washed. All the synthetic > stuff > is just an attempt to duplicate wool. Great stuff. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html