[CCrew]

@creadinger 4487 wrote:

National just posted a temperature of 101 at 4pm so definitely take it easy out there! Yesterday I sprayed as much water on my head as I drank.

Storms are starting to pop now too so if you delay leaving keep an eye on the radar.

It was frigging hot. I was spinning 18mph watching my HR at 165 – that’s nuts.

I’m west of town, storms are firing up here and moving east now.

[CCrew]

@creadinger 4487 wrote:

National just posted a temperature of 101 at 4pm so definitely take it easy out there! Yesterday I sprayed as much water on my head as I drank.

Storms are starting to pop now too so if you delay leaving keep an eye on the radar.

It was frigging hot. I was spinning 18mph watching my HR at 165 – that’s nuts.

I’m west of town, storms are firing up here and moving east now.

[CCrew]

@OneEighth 4472 wrote:

Final fragmented thought—kit can be subtle.

White or light gray is bad :p

[CCrew]

@OneEighth 4472 wrote:

Final fragmented thought—kit can be subtle.

White or light gray is bad :p

[CCrew]

I’ll add a little more kind of on and off subject.

I’ve been bicycle commuting year round now going into the 4th year. I put down a *lot* of miles, so I spend a lot of time on the bike. I’m a middle aged bald white guy, so I’m far from the fashion bearer here.

When I started out I scoffed at cycling clothes. You couldn’t have paid me to wear lycra. Well, let me tell you.. there’s a reason for the stuff. It hugs your skin, which both insulates in winter and cools in summer . It doesn’t catch or bunch up. It slides where it needs to slide and stays where it needs to stay. A good chamois is a godsend after miles in the saddle. Only drawback I’ve found is that it’s harder to fool the full kitted once a week racer weenies when they can’t understand why they can’t easily pass you :p Sooo much easier in MTB shorts and a t-shirt.. That’s where they come in.

Further you get from the bike in full kit the weirder you look though!

Cotton is ok, but sweat and it sticks to you and doesn’t dry well. Wicking stuff… C2 from Target comes to mind is great. If it starts to stink which poly’s do sometimes wash with a cup of vinegar in the washing machine.

And bibs are better than shorts any day of the week.

[CCrew]

I’ll add a little more kind of on and off subject.

I’ve been bicycle commuting year round now going into the 4th year. I put down a *lot* of miles, so I spend a lot of time on the bike. I’m a middle aged bald white guy, so I’m far from the fashion bearer here.

When I started out I scoffed at cycling clothes. You couldn’t have paid me to wear lycra. Well, let me tell you.. there’s a reason for the stuff. It hugs your skin, which both insulates in winter and cools in summer . It doesn’t catch or bunch up. It slides where it needs to slide and stays where it needs to stay. A good chamois is a godsend after miles in the saddle. Only drawback I’ve found is that it’s harder to fool the full kitted once a week racer weenies when they can’t understand why they can’t easily pass you :p Sooo much easier in MTB shorts and a t-shirt.. That’s where they come in.

Further you get from the bike in full kit the weirder you look though!

Cotton is ok, but sweat and it sticks to you and doesn’t dry well. Wicking stuff… C2 from Target comes to mind is great. If it starts to stink which poly’s do sometimes wash with a cup of vinegar in the washing machine.

And bibs are better than shorts any day of the week.

[CCrew]

@Dirt 4461 wrote:

We missed you. We should do a crack-of-dawn “sleepy hour” at the Rosslyn crepe cart. Is that thing still there? What time do they open.?

Rosslyn Starbucks is like 4 or 4:30 am

[CCrew]

@Dirt 4461 wrote:

We missed you. We should do a crack-of-dawn “sleepy hour” at the Rosslyn crepe cart. Is that thing still there? What time do they open.?

Rosslyn Starbucks is like 4 or 4:30 am

[CCrew]

@Silver 4462 wrote:

*This is probably not correct cycling gear but it works for me.

Correct is what works for you. We’re not the fashion police here. Well, maybe, kinda, sorta…. :p

[CCrew]

@Silver 4462 wrote:

*This is probably not correct cycling gear but it works for me.

Correct is what works for you. We’re not the fashion police here. Well, maybe, kinda, sorta…. :p

[CCrew]

@dcv 3341 wrote:

May is bike to work month, each year our firm competes to see which office logs the most miles commuting (DC has won the last 3 years).

We keep track of our miles using the Cascade Bicycle Club website:

http://commutechallenge.cascade.org/

Sign up today!

Hey…. I got third place in the “most miles overall” category!

http://blog.cascade.org/2011/06/ghcc-standings/

I’m a wiener! err Winner… err… probably the first one.

What did I win? Bragging rights I guess?

[CCrew]

@dcv 3341 wrote:

May is bike to work month, each year our firm competes to see which office logs the most miles commuting (DC has won the last 3 years).

We keep track of our miles using the Cascade Bicycle Club website:

http://commutechallenge.cascade.org/

Sign up today!

Hey…. I got third place in the “most miles overall” category!

http://blog.cascade.org/2011/06/ghcc-standings/

I’m a wiener! err Winner… err… probably the first one.

What did I win? Bragging rights I guess?

[CCrew]

@Tim Kelley 4444 wrote:

Great to see everyone and put names with faces. We’ll definitely have to do this again sometime. Thanks to Mark for organizing!

Here’s a picture I posted to twitter–I’ll have to pull the rest off the digital camera later:

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I call foul. Not enough bike jersey’s!

Sorry I missed it.

[CCrew]

@Tim Kelley 4444 wrote:

Great to see everyone and put names with faces. We’ll definitely have to do this again sometime. Thanks to Mark for organizing!

Here’s a picture I posted to twitter–I’ll have to pull the rest off the digital camera later:

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I call foul. Not enough bike jersey’s!

Sorry I missed it.

[CCrew]

I’ll add another. Bike shorts with chamois work great, and Dirt is spot on with his dissertation. One thing he missed though that I’ve found out.
1: you don’t wear anything underneath them
and 2: wear once then wash

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