It’s getting warmer and daylight savings time is here! Yippiiieee, and better yet it is going to be in the seventies here tomorrow! I am not holding my breath just yet. It seems that we often have at least one more winter storm or cold spell before we turn the corner for good.
I did get out for a ride today with my friend Dan. It was a nice easy spin. It’s in the upper fifties so I took the opportunity to try out my new Louis Garneau Cross-X Knickers that I just got. I am not a huge fan of knee or leg warmers but I love knickers. My friend Jon a PT always says to keep your knees covered at 55 or below it keeps them happy. I have found much truth to that statement.
These are a little different then my other knickers that I typically wear. They have a windfront section over the knee for added warmth. It works really well. By the end of the ride I was actually sweeting a little around the knees. I found the shoulder straps to be really comfortable staying right where they need to be. I also liked the wat the front of the bib was cut, it didn’t come up to hight to cause me to over heat, always a plus. Not sold on the chamois yet. I think it was more just needing to get use to the saddle again. So I’ll hold off on a final judgement for the time being. I do think I will save these for the colder days and use my Descente knickers for the warmer knicker days. I have a feeling that the Garneau knickers would be good well into the lower 40’s. I think they may be nearly perfect for cyclo cross riding and races although I haven’t tried to run in them.
I had on my new Pearl izumi Optilink Jacket as well. It is this nice lightweight fabric that works great stopping the wind. The bummer with the jacket is that the zipper is only a single zipper and can not be vented from the bottom. For layering and cooling purposes I like to be able to vent from the bottom keeping the top zipped to reduce windage and the bellowing affect.
Have a great day and get out and ride!
