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prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

it's beginning to look as if cycling is in danger of achieving perpetual motion in respect of weather and choice of apparel. this really only came to light during the sunday ride yesterday, less at the behest of pelotonic conversation, and more the result of simple observation. saturday provided wall-to-wall sunshine, but with the added attraction of a strong, chilly, northerly wind. i would love to have proved myself brave enough to ride without knee warmers, but disappointingly, temerity rules ok, at this stage of the season. and that, more or less encapsulates my point.

prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

i'm conscious of having made it plain in recent weeks, that the vicissitudes of the hebridean weather, have culimated in a quandary over just what to wear on a daily basis. every alternate friday provides the ideal release from the grindstone, by allowing for a pedal south west to deb's for a coffee and, perchance, a square of millionaire's shortbread. by early afternoon, the weather pattern is pretty much set in stone, making it a simple task as to the choice of apparel du jour. however, saturdays and sundays demand earlier morning départs, with little indication as to the weather pattern to be expected throughout the day.

those of you not from these here parts will no doubt advise that i check the weather forecast, but that itself provides difficulties all of its own. for instance, both saturday and sunday past were forecast to be particularly overcast, with sunday showing an average temperature of eight degrees celcius. had that actually been the case, there's the possibility that bibtights and jackets would have been the order of the day. when i point out that wout van marshall was to be seen in bibshorts and a short-sleeve debbie's jersey, you may infer that the weather was not as forecast.

prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

however, van marshall is a tad more intrepid than the rest of us; i managed shorts, but combined with both long-sleeve baselayer and jersey. my other two compatriots had settled for similar long-sleevery, but allied to bib-threequarters. you can infer how wide of the mark was the temperature indication if i mention that even in early morning, the garmin displayed around 16 degrees.

saturday, however, was chillier, and though the temperature was eventually the same as sunday, the early kilometres demanded a windproof gilet and a pair of prendas, long-fingered, roubaix gloves. the latter gave me seriously divisive problems on sunday morning, purely because i had rather hoped to wear them for a second time over the weekend. this was nothing to do with my timidity in the face of meteorological inexactitude, but purely because they are a remarkably comfortable pair of gloves. unlike a few other pairs of long-fingered gloves i own, designed for warmer days, the prendas roubiax mitts offer particularly effective padding on the palms and a shortness of cuff that mitigates against overheating in temperatures in the upper teens.

prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

the padded feature is, i am led to believe, a new one for 2021, fabricated from synthetic suede. andy storey at prendas pointed out that the more subtle prendas logo on the back mitigates the need to obliterate the logo, should you be sponsored by a competing brand. (i should be so lucky.) despite the warm super-roubaix fabric, the gloves were an added bonus on the first half of my saturday ride, though i switched to a pair of prendas track mitts for the warmer perambulation of loch gorm on saturday afternoon. with the gloves being handmade in italy, the tiny italian flag tab on each is a nice touch, and at a remarkably economic price of £27.99, it's hard to find any fault whatosever.

the vagaries of the hebridean climate ensures that i will likely be wearing these gloves across the entire season as conditions demand, and i'd be inclined to recommend a pair to anyone living north of the border, though doubtless you soft southerners (no disrespect intended) will find every bit as much use, albeit in warmer and drier conditions.

prendas super roubaix deluxe long-fingered gloves are available in sizes ranging from small to xl at a retail cost of £27.99

prendas super roubaix deluxe gloves

sunday 25 april 2021

twmp ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................