Tuesday morning could be coldest day in D.C. in 20 years
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This morning was lame, well, at least compared to what I expected to encounter. Where were my 45 mph wind gusts? I feel cheated out of some serious bragging rights!
As someone reported this AM, last Friday was way worse. Today was all bark, little bite.Planning for and fearing the worst, I stuck with the clothing I had picked out last night (all lists from closest to skin to furthest from skin):
Feet: Thick wool socks – YakTrax Toe warmers – Cotton socks Shimano MTB SPD shoes
Legs: Merino wool tights – Polyester running tights – Twill khaki cargo shorts
Torso: Merino wool long sleeve base layer – Thermal cotton long sleeve shirt – Short sleeve cotton T – Long sleeve fleece jacket – Windbreaker outer shell
Gloves: Wool/synthetic blend glove liners, Pearl Izumi full-fingered gloves
Head (couldn’t find my balaclava): Wool cap under helmet, fleece scarf wrapped around lower half of face (I think this setup was actually more comfortable and allowed more flexibility than a balaclava, so if the balaclava is never found, I’ll be happy with what I wore this AM the once or twice a year it gets anywhere near this cold)Glasses fogged up/froze within two minutes, so I rode w/o eyewear. I was fine.
@cyclingfool 73933 wrote:
This morning was lame, well, at least compared to what I expected to encounter. Where were my 45 mph wind gusts? I feel cheated out of some serious bragging rights!
As someone reported this AM, last Friday was way worse. Today was all bark, little bite…I personally was very happy the wind gusts died down before I headed out the door (and I admit I just pharted around until they did), they were no fun last night and at least it was 30°.
@dasgeh 73925 wrote:
So on my bike to lunch (on a CaBi), I swung by BicycleSpace to see what they would recommend for a bike I could use all the time. I was steered toward the Surly Straggler, but might consider another Surly or an All-City… Any thoughts?
Something of a Surly fanboy here, so I think the Straggler would be a fine choice.
The Straggler is basically a Cross Check w/ disc brakes, so if you’d rather stick with rim brakes, there’s always the Cross Check as well.My old bike was a Long Haul Trucker, which I was very partial to and miss immensely. There’s also a Disc Trucker now, if you want disc brakes.
Fitting/sizing info for both Truckers and Cross Checks here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/SurlyLHT/2pGsJfXWb6A in case they don’t have/can’t order the specific size you’d want to test ride.
Either would be good as an all around bike IMO. Straggle/CC should be a little lighter/more nimble than a Trucker if that’s important.
Can’t speak to All-City bikes.
@consularrider 73934 wrote:
I personally was very happy the wind gusts died down before I headed out the door (and I admit I just pharted around until they did), they were no fun last night and at least it was 30°.
To be completely honest, a big part of me is very glad they’d died down as well, although it meant this morning’s ride was only kind of epic and not totally epic.
@cyclingfool 73936 wrote:
Something of a Surly fanboy here, so I think the Straggler would be a fine choice.
The Straggler is basically a Cross Check w/ disc brakes, so if you’d rather stick with rim brakes, there’s always the Cross Check as well.Straggler also comes with STI shifters, IIRC. Compared to bar ends that come standard on the Crosscheck.
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