2005 TE Board charity rides

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bikerz sez "(Trek's new sig line is a constant reminder of what I have to look forward to! At least we won't get rain - except for automatic lawn sprinklers!)"

Hello TE ALC5 'ers!

you don't know that!

We ride rain or shine and it has rained (yes, real rain!) on the California AIDS rides so prepare for that. Plan that there *will* be fog heavy enough it might as well be rain. I'm told on ALC2 the visibility was in the Peninsula was almost 0.

So, I packed a rainjacket, and cat cr*p (a product smeared on your glasses so they don't fog up in bad weather, not really cat cr*p).

one of my 7 zip lock bags was labeled "cold". It had long sleeve jersey, undershirt, cold weather tights, wool socks, full finger gloves. *

I think day 6 (my favorite day on the ride) was foggy enough that I needed most of that. Only the last 20 miles or so did I regret the long sleeve jersey but didn't quite have the guts to doff it and just wear the undershirt.

*a word about the gloves, I also wanted full finger gloves because of the descent after "Evil Twins", long, steep, winding, and I thought if it was cold I'd want them for the downhill. I learned how important being able to feel your hands when brakeing is on the "first annual TE assault on Mt. Diablo", thanks jobob for loaning me extra gloves on that.

Weather turned out to be nice so not needed but like the extra spoke if I did not bring them I'd have needed them.