Tips for Desert Rats
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- Howardr
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Tips for Desert Rats
If you are looking for ways to keep cooler while riding in the desert in the summer, i may have some tips for you. I just finished writing an informational piece about summer riding safety. Drop by and check it out:
http://skyislandriders.com/?p=1430
Hope it helps someone,
Howard
http://skyislandriders.com/?p=1430
Hope it helps someone,
Howard
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I got one of the vests here. Soak it for an hour or so, then let it set overnight. It'll last for a couple hours at least and when riding it lowers your core temperature by a lot - so much that I have gotten chilled. Especially good under a mesh jacket.
Granted, sitting at stoplights still sucks, but still worth it, I think.
Granted, sitting at stoplights still sucks, but still worth it, I think.
The majority is always sane - Nessus
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Nice post, Howard! I drive down Broadway nearly every day and that little Discount Suites sign is where I always check the temp.
In the summer I wear this (now really ratty) neon green cotton cardigan that I spray down with water before driving across town.
I've been trying to run more of my errands after sunset, too. It's just getting brutal out.
In the summer I wear this (now really ratty) neon green cotton cardigan that I spray down with water before driving across town.
I've been trying to run more of my errands after sunset, too. It's just getting brutal out.
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Please tell me you are kidding.Syd wrote:When he said...Mousenut wrote:I believe the late great Sam Kinison had it right...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN7ehccspao
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