We got another wee dusting of the white stuff on Wednesday. It seems 0.02 inch is how Heaven doles it out to us these days. A bit stingy, que no?
Funny how a big dumper is more fun to deal with than one of these piddling dribbles, which barely shift the needle on the Drought-O-Meter®. It’s the little things that suck. Or blow, as the case may be, since these non-events usually come with a side of gale-force wind.
My go-to running garb for this noise includes Merrell Moab Flight trail-running shoes; Darn Tough wool socks; thermal Hind tights over some truly ancient Hind shorts; a long-sleeved Patagonia base layer that’s so old it was made in the USA; a pilled-all-to-hell zip-up North Face vest to keep the pipes from freezing (and transport the iPhone in a side pocket); a long-sleeved, high-collared, quarter-zip polyester VeloNews shell by Columbia; a Sugoi tuque; Smartwool gloves; and Rudy Project shades to keep the windblown sand out of my baby blues.
I shouldn’t need most of this kit today, since it should be warm enough — a high of 52°, with “light and variable” winds? — to ride the ol’ bikey-bikey. But I’m keeping that Paddygucci base layer on standby.
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Wow, you still have HIND stuff!! They made it to last for sure
Michael P
For reals. The shorts are truly beat — you’d never wear them without tights hiding them — but those tights are still in really good shape. The old Paddygucci/Columbia stuff is likewise bulletproof.
Just a dusting on the mountains, over 6,000 feet, down here. Exceptional drought still has a tight grip on us. If it doesn’t rain soon, we will have a bad fire season.
I’ve got ancient Canari tights and shorts that won’t die. They were built in San Diego and I see the brand is still available. Before the shoe companies jumped into apparel, Hind was the top dog in running as was Descente in bike. Both used high count fabrics and flat knit seams. In outdoor hiking/travel wear I have 25 yr old RailRider pieces that are holding up great. I’ve bought a few of their newer winter pants and summer shirts and they still are built to go the distance. I’m done with buying any more fossil fuel togs. Got some wool items from Rivendell but they are truly goofy fits and look like they would fit Waldo but not ahem…..a mature man with some shall we say…dimensions.
Yea, I have furniture disease. My chest fell into my drawers! I gotta million of ‘em.
I mostly wear Voler kit these days. Affordable, made in USA, minimalist logos. Still the form-fitting plasticwear, though, and at my advanced state of decrepitude one fears scaring the children in that stuff.
Speaking of stuff so old it was made in USA, I still have serviceable Protogs winter stuff from the 1980’s, including a merino wool turtleneck and wool tights that come in real handy. Waste not, want not.
Alas, my old Protogs tights are so baggy, saggy and holey (as opposed to holy) that they’ve become a component of a cat bed.
I think those tights predate my marriage. They might go all the way back to the Eighties, when I was first getting back into cycling and doing business with Great Divide, in their original location in Pueblo.
Mine would be baggy and saggy except….I’ve sorta grown into them. Sigh.
Jeebus. If he does this, do we put a sign over the gate saying “Arbeit macht frei ”
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