Cycling Trails and Off-trail

Cycling - How Great It Is!!!
New Friends, Cavendish, PEI

Behind this cyclist is a potato field about to be harvested. (Sept./03)
This is on the highlands near Charlottetown, PEI.

I dress simply when cycling. Cycling or stretch pants, t-shirt over a long-sleeved shirt, and a fleece jacket. Fleece is perfect for cool mornings as it's warm, yet it's light-weight for carrying and then just tuck it in your knapsack. Fleece seems to reflect your own heat back at you. Helmet, too. Sandals and socks. Watch. Gloves. Waist belt. That's about it.
A young 10 yr. old cyclist taught me to look for cycling pants that are seamless. I haven't purchased any yet, but one trick I've learned about irritating seams, is, if possible, to turn the article inside out and wear it that way.
Also, you can buy leggings from loungerie departments and sportswear dept.'s that are very comfortable - amazingly soft and stretchy. Lots of give - no resistence - no irritation, we hope.
Seams or no seams, cycling is great. You can ride slowly and lazily, or hard and fast...in the country or in the village, long or short outings.
Do it! You'll love it!
Karen