Winter Triking

My problem (suggestions and solutions are most welcome) is that I have a 3.5
mile ride followed by a 40 minute train ride in a well heated train,
followed by a 20 minute walk (back out in the elements). I almost always
sweat when I ride and if I can't quickly peel those layers I will certainly
sweat on the train. If I sweat a lot then my walk will be most unpleasent.
Same set of problems in reverse although I don't think sweat will be a
problem on the walk.

Thanks,

Jeff

PS

Very cool bikes...

Do you know anything about building velomobiles?

"PHQ" wrote in message ...
Ah, nice to see another winter warrior! I ride on days so cold, the polar
bears hide. I dress like I'm goint out to ski - goggles and all. I ride a
two-headed mountain bike called the Hammer Head....

http://www.atomiczombie.com/book-bonanza.htm

Shown midway down the page. It is a blast to take it down the ski hill, or
pull a sled behind it. I normally prefer recumbents, but in the winter
it's
nice to be up higher as gassers are not really looking for you.

Cheers!

"Jeff Grippe" wrote in
:

My problem (suggestions and solutions are most welcome) is that I have
a 3.5 mile ride followed by a 40 minute train ride in a well heated
train, followed by a 20 minute walk (back out in the elements). I
almost always sweat when I ride and if I can't quickly peel those
layers I will certainly sweat on the train. If I sweat a lot then my
walk will be most unpleasent. Same set of problems in reverse although
I don't think sweat will be a problem on the walk.

Thanks,

Jeff

PS

Very cool bikes...

Do you know anything about building velomobiles?

"PHQ" wrote in message
...
Ah, nice to see another winter warrior! I ride on days so cold, the
polar bears hide. I dress like I'm goint out to ski - goggles and
all. I ride a two-headed mountain bike called the Hammer Head....

http://www.atomiczombie.com/book-bonanza.htm

Shown midway down the page. It is a blast to take it down the ski
hill, or pull a sled behind it. I normally prefer recumbents, but in
the winter it's
nice to be up higher as gassers are not really looking for you.

Cheers!





I see! Wouldn't want to haul a large trike onto the train.

Thanks - building bikes is a damn fun hobby. I am working on 2
velomobiles right now - a VERY low fast delta trike, and a sociable
(side by side) tadpole (2 front wheels) trike.

Brad

"ATZ" wrote in message ...

I see! Wouldn't want to haul a large trike onto the train.

Actually, I wouldn't mind at all. There are elevators to get to the train
platform and elevators to get out of Grand Central Station (although that
last part is a bit tricky). I could even probably find a place to park it at
work. It is the railroad that doesn't want me to haul the large trike.

While I consider myself to have given up upright riding and for the most
part given up two wheel vehicles, I would consider going back to two wheels
if it meant I could get it on the train.

Maybe if I got really good at folding the Greenspeed GT3 and got some sort
of a luggage cart for it I could sneak it on the train in its folded state.
I still think that if I did it every day, the railroad would complain.

Being able to take a vehicle on the train would be great.

Jeff

Jeff Grippe wrote:
...
Maybe if I got really good at folding the Greenspeed GT3 and got some sort
of a luggage cart for it I could sneak it on the train in its folded state.
I still think that if I did it every day, the railroad would complain.

Being able to take a vehicle on the train would be great.

See http://rrbike.freeservers.com/.
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