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Rain day! 

10/22/2012

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Big Brother's setup.
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Little Brother's setup.
We made it through our first rainy day! Luckily, we had a fair amount of warning thanks to the magic of the Internet. Unfortunately, the gear that I ordered from Campmor isn't set to arrive until Wednesday. Big Brother wore his fleece lined jeans, a warm shirt, his rain jacket, mittens. He's usually the one who complains the most about the cold so I wanted to make sure he was bundled well. He also chose to ride in the Peanut Shell this morning and take advantage of the Kelty cover and not having to hold onto the bar. 

Little Brother had on a thermal shirt, a fleece shirt, his "rain" jacket (too small we learned), lightly lined pants (also not really warm enough). They both had double socks and rain boots. Little Brother didn't have gloves (those are in the shipment for Wednesday). He sat up front in the Mini Yepp (with a little distracting with the mirror and music). The windshield was fantastic for the little one. They both stayed pretty dry but really happy. Neither complained. In fact, they were both more pleasant than usual because they were so interested in the rain. 
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After the two mile ride. It was pretty wet.
It was a wet morning but cleared up in the afternoon. Everyone always seems to freak out about the rain forecast, forgetting that it rarely rains all day. As long as you're properly outfitted, it's pretty easy to stay comfortable. Even though we weren't totally prepared, we managed. As long as the boys stay happy, we can keep going. 
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Pretty view at work.
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Extra visibility is the key for the early nights of winter.
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My setup.
I wore my Keen boots, not totally waterproof but super cool. I put tights under my jeans under my rain pants (that's a piece of duct tape from a camping accident). My work t-shirt was under my fleece under my mom's rain jacket. She might not get that back because it matches my helmet perfectly and my 10-year-old jacket seems to not be as waterproof as it used to. I also wore wool socks and my weatherproof gloves (got those at a Performance clearance a long time ago, they're not totally weatherproof). It didn't actually rain on the way home but it was chilly.

I'm learning a ton from my twitter friends in Portland and other cities who actually need to deal with real rain. I'm looking forward to more rain, this is actually my favorite season to ride. The boys are going to love their new snow suits and maybe we'll even actually get to the snow this year since we'll already be kitted out. 
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Cassidy brought home the El Mundo and Pedego from an event he'd been at. Tim's just having too much fun. I work with pretty cool guys.
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Jessie link
10/23/2012 01:23:20 am

Love that your riding in all weather. Your cycling spirit is contagious! I have been loving all the info about commuting with 2 small ones. I have been doing the same for about a year and learning so much as I go along. Also love the modifications to the mundo, we are about to purchase one and it's great to get perspective from a daily rider.

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Elle link
10/25/2012 12:12:33 pm

Hi Jesse! Thanks for reading! I love your blog! I want to see how your poncho comes out. Looks like you've been doing well with the trailer. Let me know how it goes with your Mundo. We LOVE ours and we have about the same sized kids. Keep me posted.

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