Lake CX218 WIDE cycling shoes. I have very wide forefoot and big bunions. These shoes have been a life-saver after years of crunching my tootsies into too-narrow shoes.
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- Thread starter Erik Timmerman
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On the shoes front, I use Shimano sandals all the time, hot, cold, pouring with rain, whatever. Cold - layer on socks. Pouring with rain - use waterproof socks. Hot - use no socks. No fitting problem whatsoever. The only requirement is a sufficiently thick skin not to worry about looking a bit of a dork.
Okay. Not promising this will be my last post on this thread, but here are a couple from the clothes closet.
First up, Rapha 'cross long sleeve jersey. Perfect cut, cozy wool blend fabric that nevertheless wicks, durable, looks good, small details sorted (zipper sub pocket for key, for example).
Next, older Garneau flyweight gilet with full mesh back. Great on the MTB in hunting season. EASILY stuffs into jersey pocket. Weighs nothing, yet very effective when you need just a little wind protection. Great cut for me. Less-is-more item.
First up, Rapha 'cross long sleeve jersey. Perfect cut, cozy wool blend fabric that nevertheless wicks, durable, looks good, small details sorted (zipper sub pocket for key, for example).
Next, older Garneau flyweight gilet with full mesh back. Great on the MTB in hunting season. EASILY stuffs into jersey pocket. Weighs nothing, yet very effective when you need just a little wind protection. Great cut for me. Less-is-more item.
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I abhor padded gloves. The Grail's minimal padding is the most I could ever stomach, and they served well in 6 to 11 hour endurance mtb races.
Now that I'm done with that silliness, I've been back to unpadded gloves for several seasons. I'll take my padding on the actual grips, so......
I'll nominate Wolftooth Mega Fat Paw silicone grips for my best kit choice. When you swap from thin lock-on grips to these, you'll swear that your suspension just got much better!
And I'm using cycling gloves for kayaking!
I've been kayaking a handful of times... It never occurred to me to wear gloves until I got some blisters on my hands during a long kayak paddle while out with a friend. "Yeah, we can go a little farther" type of thing.
The next day I was scheduled to ride a hilly century (100 miles) with another friend. Between sore hands and tired legs (who knew you used your legs while paddling?) -- that wasn't the most energetic century I've ever ridden.
Last summer was a bit of a game changer in terms of the heat we had to deal with.
Soupy 100% humidity heat, the sort where your hands are liquid and dripping with unevaporated sweat. For hours.
So, yeh, I won't bore you with stories of re-greasing and re-antiseizing fasteners or with replacing cables, or stories of not being able to work the phone (the comp has rubber buttons for this exact reason).
Got rid of all the gloves, including the d3o jackhammer ones. Changed all the flat bar grips from a mix of ODI, Ritchey and Ergon to - Fabric 50 01s .
Soupy 100% humidity heat, the sort where your hands are liquid and dripping with unevaporated sweat. For hours.
So, yeh, I won't bore you with stories of re-greasing and re-antiseizing fasteners or with replacing cables, or stories of not being able to work the phone (the comp has rubber buttons for this exact reason).
Got rid of all the gloves, including the d3o jackhammer ones. Changed all the flat bar grips from a mix of ODI, Ritchey and Ergon to - Fabric 50 01s .
Road id and/or an actual pump. Preferably a frame pump, but any pump will do. Sorry about the lack of specificity. Zefal hp is my preference.
Lezyne Micro Floor Drive. I won bike Christmas with that thing.
You beat me to it - I had gone out to my bike to remind myself what it was. Can be used as a floor pump in the wild. Great piece of kit.
Those ridges look like they'd hurt on bare hands.
Softer than an eraser. Nubbly even.
Rapha cyclocross LS jerseys for the past several years look totally sweet.
Rapha Women's Classic Winter Jacket has been perfect for xc skiing after all the resorts shut down, love the oversized back pockets and multi-sport use.
However, I'm not sure I can fit back into several kits after SIP and too many trips to my frig... time to go to the frig again.
Anything with windproof front and vented back... Pants, jacket, vest, jersey, beanie..Let the heat out!!!
@DavidLeeRoth43 - the thread is about specificity you know.
God he had big hair..
Best or favorite?
My favorites are my Handup jerseys and gloves, and my Sensus Meatpaw grips. It's like adding an inch of travel.
My favorites are my Handup jerseys and gloves, and my Sensus Meatpaw grips. It's like adding an inch of travel.