Originally Posted by
steve-in-kville
Nothin' like a cold, clear, still and starry (and moon-lit) early morning to make me appreciate my morning commute. Dress right and it can be a very pleasant experince.
It was 21 F here today and I did 1) a grocery run and 2) a 6 mile ride. I overdressed for the groceries just to get an idea of what to wear. Finally did the longer ride with a pair of jeans, 2 pairs socks, a baselayer/wool sweater/windblock layers on my torso. Balaclava and some gloves.
That worked pretty well, but if there has been wind I would have preferred a layer under the jeans.
One thing you can do is dress lighter than you think and bring a bag with another layer or two. You don't want to sweat heavily in this type of weather.