Timeline for Long Distance Route for a Beginner!
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| Jul 8, 2019 at 17:22 | comment | added | David Richerby | Assuming you have a spare tube, I don't see much point in patching one at the roadside. It can wait until the end of the day's ride or do it if you get another puncture before then. | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 12:21 | comment | added | gschenk | What type of rain clothing is suitable for you will depend mostly on how much you sweat. For example, in a waterproof jacket I would get dishing wet within moments from my own sweat. I might go for very breathable material that still prevents wind chill when wet. For someone in my family who sweats hardly at all a non-breathable rain jacket from Aldi is perfect. | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 8:49 | comment | added | Tomislav Nakic-Alfirevic | @LucineGaribian You're welcome. :) I bought my rain overpants at Decathlon and the label inside says the vendor is "Oxylane". As for the jacket, truth be told, for winter cycling, I have an (excellent!) Solomon skiing jacket (150 Eur) which is both breathable and very water resistant, but for the rest of the year, I just use have cheap, no-name, very light/thin, non-breathable, waterproof jacket ready (e.g.: tinyurl.com/hd6jws4). No good for long distance cycling (not breathable), but will keep you dry until you reach a stop. Better options probably exist, but I don't know. | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 0:43 | comment | added | Lucine Garibian | And Tomislav Nakic-Alfirevic-all that information is so helpful thank you so much. I've been looking at which paniers to get and your recommendation is duly noted. As for the waterproof clothes-I need a bit more guidance on that. Most people I've spoken to recommend NOT to skimp on that and buy something that is waterproof and very breathable. Do you know what brand you're referencing when you say it'll be about 20 Euro for a jacket? | |
| Mar 1, 2017 at 0:41 | comment | added | Lucine Garibian | Wow-thanks to you both so much for this info! I just downloaded Osmand on my phone @gschenk | |
| Feb 28, 2017 at 21:06 | comment | added | gschenk | Osmand is an Android navigation app that is free and open source. It interfaces Open Street map data. As Tomislav said, it is indeed excellent. | |
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| Feb 28, 2017 at 20:53 | history | answered | Tomislav Nakic-Alfirevic | CC BY-SA 3.0 |