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Old Oct 1, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by fixedmlc
Points taken, though I'd think about planning a ride better than being out in a slush storm in the first place.
I stopped trying to plan for Montana weather years ago. I just prepare for it. (I ride my bike everywhere, all the time, not just for planned rides.)


I meant to ask why the original poster had ruled chaps out with no explanation. They still work great for me, and we both live in about the same environments, you and I.
Wherever your environment is, it must be more predictable, or you must have cold-blooded cojones.

Personally, I can't stand it when cold water/slush pools up between my seat and my crotch.......

to each his own
 
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