justin_o_guy2
Serious Thumper
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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I really dont handle cold well,,So, I dress up heavy. If its really cold, like in the 30's, Ill be wearing wool socks with lighter socks over them, long johns, jeans, leather chaps & up top Ill have long johns, a long sleeve heavy cotton pull over, a sweat shirt & Ill also have insulated cover-alls & inside the coveralls Ill take a fleece lined pistol carrier, for a big pistol & open it wide & put the fleece lining against my shest. It stops the air that leaks thru the zipper. A balaclava is a must. I made one from the leather I trimmed off the leather chaps,It worked great, but a tee shirt sewn & cut to fit works real well,, too,.If its icy or wet and really cold, I wont ride. \ Heres the thing,, people dont really LOOK for bikes when its pretty. When the weather gets ugly, they dont expect any bikes to be out, so they REALLY arent looking then,, so, if visibility is bad, I dont think its smart to ride.. Nice thing is, tho, IF ya go down, you wont get road rash! OHH, Gloves,, Skiing is done in cold weather, so, I would think a good pair of ski gloves would work well,, especially since theyre designed for people using poles,Ive never had any. Id think a snow mobile suit would be good, but theyre rare in Texas.. I also have some big chaps I wear over the coveralls,, Leather gloves with a brown jersey cotton glove inside works pretty good,
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