Yellow two piece rainsuit

[Motogordo]

Oct. 6. 2012

I took a ride to Long Beach Island,N.J. and the weather was clear and sunny. On the way back it started to rain, so I pulled off the side of the road and put on the top half of the suit. (didn't need the bottoms). Of course the rain stopped in just a few minutes. At least I know the rainsuit fits for the future. With 41psi in front and 22psi in the rears, it rode beautifully.

Motogordo
p.s. The only thing I forgot to bring with me today was my GPS.:GL1800:

 

[Rosy]

As long as you have wind in your hair, good music to listen to, and money for gas, so it takes a lot longer to go there and back I am sure people will not say, Where have you been!
Glad you had a great day! So did Janice and I. We went to the beach and did Route 1A along the coast. Great day here in NH.

Regards,

Rosy
From NH

 

[Oldmsocko]

As long as you have wind in your hair, good music to listen to, and money for gas, so it takes a lot longer to go there and back I am sure people will not say, Where have you been!
Glad you had a great day! So did Janice and I. We went to the beach and did Route 1A along the coast. Great day here in NH.

Regards,

Rosy
From NH

Enjoy it as the weather we had today is headed your way. Cold and raining.

 

[Bikerbozo]

Enjoy it as the weather we had today is headed your way. Cold and raining.

The good news is that all your rain missed me on LI by "that much". So I had a nice day of riding today. The bad news, for you, is I see a lot of rain heading your way. With any luck I will miss it next week if it comes my way.

 

[hbrogan57]

p.s. The only thing I forgot to bring with me today was my GPS.:GL1800:

GPS?......I never have been able to comprehend the use of one on a bike. After all, to me anyway, half the ride is an adventure. I don't need a computer telling me where to turn.......

You're NEVER lost on a bike.....you're just going a little out of the way.....

 

[Ozarkryder]

Motogordo - Is that yellow 2 piece rain suit one of those PVC deals? I had a few and found they work pretty well, unless it it warm, then I got soaked from sweating inside the thing.
We found we had good rain gear on the way back from Minnesota. Rode in the rain from the IA/MO border to home, just about 10 miles from the Arkansas state line. I wear service boots with mesh, not waterproof and my feet got damp. Should have put on the rain booties.

hbrogan57 - I mostly use the GPS 3 ways.
-The obvious, as a map to get somewhere when I am riding to actually get somewhere.
-On a ride just to ride, can take any road that looks interesting and get well and truly lost. When it comes time to head home, I just hit the "home" button and there I go.
-Most of the GPS units have a record function. Great for finding that twisty road or curvy route again.

 

[hbrogan57]

hbrogan57 - I mostly use the GPS 3 ways.
-The obvious, as a map to get somewhere when I am riding to actually get somewhere.
-On a ride just to ride, can take any road that looks interesting and get well and truly lost. When it comes time to head home, I just hit the "home" button and there I go.
-Most of the GPS units have a record function. Great for finding that twisty road or curvy route again.

Those are some of the best reasons I have seen from someone in reference to these. KUDOS.

But, as for me, I will forego the use of one for now. Guess I am still a little "old school" and I'll break out the Rand McNally when I need to.....

 

[bayoudave]

GPS?......I never have been able to comprehend the use of one on a bike. After all, to me anyway, half the ride is an adventure. I don't need a computer telling me where to turn.......

You're NEVER lost on a bike.....you're just going a little out of the way.....

I thought that anytime you're on the bike you are SUPPOSED to that the LONG way. That's why I don't ride to work, I would never get there. Am I wrong in my thinking?

 

[hbrogan57]

That's certainly MY outlook.....:10:

I thought that anytime you're on the bike you are SUPPOSED to that the LONG way. That's why I don't ride to work, I would never get there. Am I wrong in my thinking?

 

[John Luciano]

You got to ride the roads in eastern NY and Mass. And Conn. to know what lost is<LOL > :laugh: friends of ours took a wrong turn on the way home during a ride at Americade. The took a left at Saranac Lake instead of a right. Ended up 110 miles away from home on a ride that should have been 90 round trip. Got home 1am. They ran into a wicked storm. They knew they were in trouble when they asked directions and the lady in the gas station yelled to her husband " honey do you know where Lake George is " ?:laugh:

 

[hbrogan57]

I was on a three month contract in the Boston area a few years ago. Had the weekends off.

Ended up going on a ride one weekend. Took a "wrong" turn and ended up over on Route 1-A.......Best ride I had been on in a long time. Took that route all the way up to Kittery, Maine. Had a fantastic time even though I was "lost"........


I have no regrets about those "wrong" turns that can, sometimes, turn into a great adventure.

You got to ride the roads in eastern NY and Mass. And Conn. to know what lost is<LOL > :laugh: friends of ours took a wrong turn on the way home during a ride at Americade. The took a left at Saranac Lake instead of a right. Ended up 110 miles away from home on a ride that should have been 90 round trip. Got home 1am. They ran into a wicked storm. They knew they were in trouble when they asked directions and the lady in the gas station yelled to her husband " honey do you know where Lake George is " ?:laugh:

 

[Konrad]

GPS?......I never have been able to comprehend the use of one on a bike. After all, to me anyway, half the ride is an adventure. I don't need a computer telling me where to turn.......

You're NEVER lost on a bike.....you're just going a little out of the way.....

True enough - sometimes I ride on a whim and a prayer and allow the road to take me wherever it wishes and don't mind at all getting lost. After all - that's my purpose, seeing places I might otherwise never see. But then I realize the lateness of the hour, remember chores undone and notice the gathering clouds and the falling temps and I'm gratefull for my GPS to tell me the fastest way home!

Or if I'm bound for a specific address in a maze of streets in a strange town or on an obscure road, I am equally gratefull for the technology that gets me there! :10:

 

[Shimpy]

But, as for me, I will forego the use of one for now. Guess I am still a little "old school" and I'll break out the Rand McNally when I need to.....

The paper map will show you where you want to go, but it wil not tell you where you ARE especially if you are lost without an intersection to reference.