KOF (kind of) '97 Rivendell AR equipped with Rolhoff hub, panniers full with camping kit. Conditioning ride for my upcoming tour of White Mountain Apache Reservation. A lousy 12 mile (one way) ride, from 2500' to 6500'. It was a bright 110 degrees when I started. By milepost 9 it was 80 with rain.
Craig "frying eggs on the front fender" Montgomery in Tucson