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05-13-09, 12:14 PM
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Regarding sandals: Chipcom, are those the old Lakes? I have those. They're great--though I made the newbie mistake of packing them along on a 300K brevet last weekend, and never had time to take them out of the saddlebag and put them on. Extra weight, that's what you want on hills.
05-13-09, 12:17 PM
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Regarding sandals: Chipcom, are those the old Lakes? I have those. They're great--though I made the newbie mistake of packing them along on a 300K brevet last weekend, and never had time to take them out of the saddlebag and put them on. Extra weight, that's what you want on hills.
Why didn't you just wear them instead of packing them?
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05-13-09, 12:19 PM
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05-13-09, 12:21 PM
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I didn't wear them because the ride started out at 4AM in cooler temperatures, and not having experience using socks with them, I wasn't sure that would keep me warm enough before the temperature rose. Next time I'll wear the socks when it's cool and take them off when the sun comes up and it warms up.
05-13-09, 12:30 PM
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05-13-09, 12:37 PM
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You forget, I'll be towing a hundred pounds of kid. No obscenities and I'll pull.
05-13-09, 12:42 PM
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Yeah, these say SHIMANO on the sole. I wonder if there's any difference at all.
I didn't wear them because the ride started out at 4AM in cooler temperatures, and not having experience using socks with them, I wasn't sure that would keep me warm enough before the temperature rose. Next time I'll wear the socks when it's cool and take them off when the sun comes up and it warms up.
I didn't wear them because the ride started out at 4AM in cooler temperatures, and not having experience using socks with them, I wasn't sure that would keep me warm enough before the temperature rose. Next time I'll wear the socks when it's cool and take them off when the sun comes up and it warms up.
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05-13-09, 12:43 PM
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I'm taking them off when there's enough light to see by.
05-13-09, 12:59 PM
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05-13-09, 01:06 PM
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Beer? When I'm training? Are you nuts?
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05-13-09, 01:12 PM
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05-13-09, 01:12 PM
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You might consider using the temperature as your guide, rather than the light level. 
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05-13-09, 01:15 PM
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now you're just trying to turn me on.
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05-13-09, 01:17 PM
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There's got to be a light/heat threshold that allows both to be maintained...
05-13-09, 01:18 PM
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05-13-09, 01:20 PM
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I'll wear them on the next NYC night ride. Until then, you might downplay this claim.
05-13-09, 01:23 PM
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05-13-09, 01:23 PM
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I wore my sealskniz this morning tho....chance of rain on the way home. If I could find sandals big enough for two pair of wool socks AND sealskinz, I'd ride in sandals year round.
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05-13-09, 01:31 PM
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OK, sealskinz... the reviews I've found are totally polarized, with the tally leaning negative. What are they good for?
05-13-09, 01:34 PM
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Everybody now... Kum-ba-yah my Lord, Kum-ba-yah...
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ugh.
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05-13-09, 01:42 PM
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I've done wet centuries in them.
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05-13-09, 02:15 PM
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Wow... that's new to me.
You mean that all of those miles that I put in before I joined BF don't count? Does it matter that the Interwebz didn't exist when I started riding seriously in 1982? Can I get my Dad to sign a paper that testifies to the fact that I learned to ride a bicycle in 1967? Can I get a waiver that proves that I existed before 2007?
Otherwise I'm waaaay younger than I thought I was...
You mean that all of those miles that I put in before I joined BF don't count? Does it matter that the Interwebz didn't exist when I started riding seriously in 1982? Can I get my Dad to sign a paper that testifies to the fact that I learned to ride a bicycle in 1967? Can I get a waiver that proves that I existed before 2007?
Otherwise I'm waaaay younger than I thought I was...
05-13-09, 02:24 PM
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How cold can you go without layering another pair?
05-13-09, 03:20 PM
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