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I thought you were taking general training. Not taking on the race.
You should start using your down jacket. I couldn't be without mine.
Good rain jacket; cuts the wind. Good down jacket; keeps you warm.
Are you taking the rab jacket we have again? Think I'm goign to get something different. It is great, but I don't feel the material cuts the wind enough. It's a bit too good. I want somethign a bit thicker. But when I am fatigued I really feel the cold.
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I carried the down jacket with me on the weekend but I didn't unpack it - it wasn't that cold. I've never used it on the bike, only while sleeping. Probably scared of getting it damp. That's why I was thinking about ditching it in favour of something I use mostly on the bike. If I get too cold when sleeping, I will just have to find a hotel or carry on after a shivery nap.
Yeah, I really like that RAB rain jacket. It totally proved its worth during that fucking storm in Montenacedoniawhereverthefuckitwas. Interesting, I was cold and then put that on and was massively warmer. I really like it. I could probably do without the hood, which I rarely use but I normally tuck it in to the back and go.
hippy
It's another layer though which makes a fair difference. If it's -2 in the mountains I will have my RAB rain jacket on too so maybe: undershirt, jersey, warm/windblock layer, rain layer and hope for the best.
I can't remember if I used an undershirt on TCR or not. I normally wear one but I'm really not sure now so I might lose the undershirt in the heat or get a lighter one than I currently have, like one of those Craft string ones.