Trans Iowa V10

[scooteremu]

Thanks for this. I'll take a look but it seems we are on the same track and speed.

[sfuller]

#4? C-store @ 253 miles may miss this one due to timing closes at 11 pm opens at 6 am (Estimated arrival – 1 am 21 hrs)

Pretty good estimate on this one. Had we not had to stop for storm cover...

[scooteremu]

Congrats on finishing Steve. Did you end up carrying anything more than a jacket to handle the weather?

Certainly was a awesome first time event for me. I might be back if I can lower my expectations but I know the fun is there.

[sfuller]

Congrats on finishing Steve. Did you end up carrying anything more than a jacket to handle the weather?

Thanks!! I ended up bringing my rain pants since they were negligible in pack size and weight. Instead of shoe covers, I went with a pair of sealskin waterproof socks over a pair of wool cycling socks. All of my rain gear ended up getting used more for insulation than keeping dry. We missed the worst of the storms by taking cover. I think we rode about 5 minutes in the rain in total, and that was after the worst of the weather had gone by.

[scooteremu]

Huh. That is crazy that you only had 5 mins of the hard rain. I would have guessed more. Especially with what storms developed south in Missouri/Arkansas.

I think you had to have it all since the weather got up to 70 and around 40 or so.

[sfuller]

Yeah. We took cover once we starting seeing weird stuff going on with the nearby ground stroke lightning. Kept an eye on the radar. The storms were basically moving NNE from around I-80 and then up to where we were at.