Vesti la Giubba? 🦺
“Vesti la giubba” sounds like putting on, well, a vest. Like the Ergodyne Chill Cooling Vest. No disrespect meant to Leoncavallo; don’t forget that “Vesti la giubba” is the title of the famous opera aria.
My Ergodyne Chill Cooling Vest arrived today; and soon I’ll “vesti la giubba” and find out how well this vest works. It’s supposed to keep cooling up to five hours; and that’s long enough for most of my rides. During RAGBRAI, when I’m likely to be out for longer than that, I can probably re-wet it at water stations.
So far it’s not quite hot enough here for me to want cooling devices; but it probably won’t be long before overnight low temperatures hover around 80 degrees! Then I’ll want to do all I can to keep cool. Moreover, I hear that they’re predicting a hot, dry Summer; and a cool rag alone might not be enough.
Bikeflights ✈️
But to continue with RAGBRAI preparations: I’ve got to get my bike up to Iowa!
I don’t like the idea having to lug a bicycle in a case to luggage check in at the airport. There’s a service called Bikeflights; and my bike shop uses it all the time. Bikeflights works with RAGBRAI; and other events as well.
So I’ve registered for Bikeflights. I’ve got to review what all I may put in the case with the bicycle; I think they say there’s also room for two pairs of shoes and a helmet. I plan to pack two water bottles and one pair of shoes. Maybe I can also fit in my bag of gels.
I’m also considering “vesti la giubba” for RAGBRAI in general; not only cooling devices. I might not have room to pack seven kits; so I plan to wear my cycling shorts into the shower, and wash them that way. I just hope the humidity up there isn’t too much for them to dry!
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