Comments on: Gloves Fatty Loves (Plus Two Very Helpful Glove-Related Tips)

By: MinnesotaZeke

MinnesotaZeke — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:00:38 +0000

Where did you source the number plates? Just got mine in the mail and it is way nicer/better than the ones I have gotten for the free gravel race I put on in the spring. I don’t need crazy custom stuff, but I like the material for easy reading at checkpoints…

By: Jeff Dieffenbach

Jeff Dieffenbach — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 15:56:17 +0000

In, YELLOW! Okay, BostonCarlos, when exactly are we doing this thing? Can’t conflict with CX. Needs to be good weather. Oh, wait, I’ve got a GREAT idea, will email you …

By: chickenbocks

chickenbocks — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 14:21:16 +0000

Female, this will be my second 100 MoN, and I chose the red T-shirt. Woot Woot!

I’m in lesser shape than the last time I did it, but on the upside, EVERYTHING. It’s good to be alive and able and enjoy the day. I haven’t done anything epic in a long time and I miss the epic part of my athletic identity. Camp Kesem is an amazing thing and I wish it had been around when I was in your kids’ place; instead, my brother, sister and I were ‘alone on the island.’ Love of my fellow human being. Love of my road bike, Zippy, who has been missing me. Eating anything I want afterwards with zero guilt. Honestly, what’s not to look forward to???

Ride on, ya’ll! Sincerely, chickenbocks

By: Corrine

Corrine — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 05:34:01 +0000

I wonder if less people have signed up due to how late the ride is this year. For half the country, it could be snowing by November. I know I will have to deal with -20F to 20F although I do live in a sort of extreme place in Fairbanks, AK. I’m a little worried that I won’t be able to keep my feet warm enough for that long of a ride. We will see! And I hope more women sign up. I was shocked to see how many fewer women than men have signed up. Come on ladies, we can do this!

By: JessF

JessF — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 01:13:37 +0000

Registered! Blue, though I was going to go grey until the last minute. I love my shirt from last year. I would have gotten white if it was long sleeved. I’m a big believer in long sleeves to avoid sunburn, but that only works for light colors.

I was mulling over in my head where I would bike (will be visiting family in Nebraska the actual weekend, and can’t take that many hours out of the visit, no matter how appropriate I feel it would be to label NE as nowhere), and realized that after Death Ride training this spring and summer, I consider loops of Mt Diablo totally reasonable. I’ve done 3x Mt Diablo, but I happen to know that BART to the summit twice would be a perfect 100kmoN. Or I can do loops from the Junction to the Summit, if I’m feeling like I need to push myself beyond previous training.

I had been remarking how insane Jill Homer’s Montebello laps were last year, but I just realized if I do Junction to Summit, it’ll be about the same effort. More if I manage to pedal the Wall every lap.

By: Cheap Bikes

Cheap Bikes — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:06:30 +0000

Thanks, I’ll have to check out the Giro Pivots for cold weather riding. And I totally agree about the Specialized LoDown gloves. Good gloves for a good price. Cheap is good! :-)

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 19:02:06 +0000

@Jimbo – go up to the article and click the words. It’s a link.

By: Jared13

Jared13 — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 17:33:27 +0000

I went with the “None more Black” option. Thought about blue (favorite color) but had to go with the black.

Like Ken G I’ve been using the Handup Gloves and really like them. Easy to slip on, they stay in place, and have zero padding. I have set of Giros (I think) that have the windbreaker things that slip over your fingers. I use those when it’s below 40-45. I also have snowboarding gloves that I use when it’s really cold but after 20 minutes or so I usually switch to the Giros.

Good to hear on the conversion, I’m thinking about riding a singletrack trail that’s a mile loop for the 100 MoN.

By: Kara

Kara — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:30:29 +0000

Longtime reader and non-cyclist here. Just signed up for 100 MON for the first time. Here’s to a marathon on my treadmill! Thanks Fatty for all you do to give back & get others involved!

Thank you Kara! A marathon on a treadmill is a VERY difficult thing (I’ve never done a full marathon on a treadmill, but do remember failing to do one). Please be sure to get photos and send in your race report! – FC

By: Jimbo/Rumpled

Jimbo/Rumpled — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 16:04:32 +0000

Another tip for glove washing – use those mesh bags that are for lingerie and other delicate things. I do this for my socks as well. Keeps them together and stops gloves from velcroing themselves to other clothes. I use one bag for gloves and one for socks and skullcap.
Also makes it easy to grab them out of the drier and put them in my cycling bag for the next ride. (Until you show up at a ride with your wife’s bra instead of gloves)

I also wear only full fingered gloves due to the nature of my work. I work in a medical lab and cuts on hands could be bad.

Fatty, don’t think I’ve heard why it is that you wear only full fingered.