On 2006-04-05, Bleve (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>
> Spoken4 wrote:
>> Just wondering with all the rain and all, if I get some proper cycling
>> shoes are they generally synthetic and reasonably quick drying?
>
>
> That depends entirely on the individual shoe. The Shimano sandals will
> dry very fast indeed, the Cannondale MTB shoes will take days....
>
>> If you
>> get to work wet, do they dry in a mild heat by the end of the day?
>> I ask cause my runners are soaked and won't be dry by morning and I
>> am looking at getting proper cycling shoes. Is it worth getting covers
>> as well, my reading indicates that cycling shoes tend to get a bit chilly?
>> Any recommendations would be appreciated.
>
> For riding in wet conditions, covers are good, yes.
There's got to be a market for affordable cycling clothing. As in
broke student affordable. I looked at the price of el-cheapo Uno
booties, on special, when I was being paid quite a lot by student
standards, and I still couldn't justify them. That and gloves.
This was the day when I bought one of their ski/downhill cycling thick
padded jackets... for $25. Clearance "last year's 'model'".
Speaking of cold. What a ride! I walked into the bathroom tonight
before I left, noted how cold it is (open windows). Looked back at my
weather applet to note a temperature of 8.9 degrees, donned the arm
warmers, stepped outside, and started sprinting down burwood road to
warm up a bit. I didn't stop sprinting til about the top of the hill
on camberwell road. I beleive that was the highest average speed I
have attained on the way home. Didn't harm that that forecast
headwind didn't exist, and was actually a bit of a tail wind. Also
got only one or two red lights.
So exhilarating
Can't wait til it's 2 degrees (Tam/lama bait).
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TimC
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