Can You Top This?

[mkadam68]

32-degrees this morning on my commute to work. My gloves didn't work. I should have gotten out my ski gloves.

[merider1]

My dad can top it. He's in TN. 32 degrees is warm, you wuss (only my dad wouldn't use the word "wuss" - and we'll just leave it at that) :p :D

[mkadam68]

Hey... This is the SoCal forums!! :D ;)

Of course, I could throw out my numbers from riding in Syracuse NY in 4-inches of snow with more coming down, but I won't ;) (T'was very beautiful, though. Very.)

[Kar3368]

32-degrees this morning on my commute to work. My gloves didn't work. I should have gotten out my ski gloves.

Last night during my night MTN bike ride, it was 33 degrees down in Sycamore Cyn (Newbury Park).
My hands were soooo cold they hurt.
I had on thermal tights, and 3 layers on top and I was still cold.
When I got back to my car, I turned on the heat to try and defrost my hands and as I started to get the feeling back they were burning...they HURT bad~~
Won't be riding Sycamore when it is that cold again!!

[VanceMac]

I'm not riding when it's 32. But... the place I most recently moved from will be snowing all weekend, with a high of 32. I'm not complaining!

[mateo44]

My dad can top it. He's in TN. 32 degrees is warm, you wuss (only my dad wouldn't use the word "wuss" - and we'll just leave it at that) :p :D

I'm sure people in Chicago laugh when people in TN say it's cold. And, of course, people in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (average low in January of -3) laugh at the people in Chicago when they say it's cold...

[merider1]

I'm sure people in Chicago laugh when people in TN say it's cold. And, of course, people in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (average low in January of -3) laugh at the people in Chicago when they say it's cold...

Yeah, maybe. But you can bet if a Chicago resident laughed at my TN dad when he says it's cold, it ain't gonna be pretty...:rolleyes::p

[bitingduck]

32-degrees this morning on my commute to work. My gloves didn't work. I should have gotten out my ski gloves.

When I was finishing grad school it was late fall in Minnesota, and I had already taken a job out here. I swore I wouldn't wear long pants again, at least until I got to CA, so I was wearing shorts in sub 32 weather to ride to and from work. It was getting pretty chilly.

I've done plenty of rides below -25 F, and too many around -35 to -40.

[Cassave]

32-degrees this morning on my commute to work. My gloves didn't work. I should have gotten out my ski gloves.

Don't worry, it's gonna get colder.
Had a few 20 degree morning commutes last winter during that hard freeze.
It'll likely happen again this year.

Makes you really appreciate those 40 degree mornings.

[urbanknight]

I generally won't ride below freezing temps. Even yesterday at 40 degrees, my toes went numb with toe warmers on.

[Cassave]

Last night during my night MTN bike ride, it was 33 degrees down in Sycamore Cyn (Newbury Park).
My hands were soooo cold they hurt.
I had on thermal tights, and 3 layers on top and I was still cold.
When I got back to my car, I turned on the heat to try and defrost my hands and as I started to get the feeling back they were burning...they HURT bad~~
Won't be riding Sycamore when it is that cold again!!

It's amazing what a cheap pair of polyfill ski gloves can do.
I've got a pair that cost about $5 and they practically cook my hands.
Not very aero, they look like 8 oz. boxing gloves, but they're warm.

[bitingduck]

I just got a pair of the cute canadian cap mittens-- they're a warm glove with half fingers and a little cap that flips on and off to turn them into a mitten. Get the best of both worlds-- a glove for handling keys and things, and a mitten to stay warm.

[Kar3368]

It's amazing what a cheap pair of polyfill ski gloves can do.
I've got a pair that cost about $5 and they practically cook my hands.
Not very aero, they look like 8 oz. boxing gloves, but they're warm.

I need those!! Where can I get them?
Like Big 5 or Sport Chalet??

Thanks!

[Cassave]

I need those!! Where can I get them?
Like Big 5 or Sport Chalet??

Thanks!

I went super cheap since they only get worn a few time a year.
I think I got mine at Target.
Walmart's a likely place too.

[urbanknight]

My full finger gloves ripper last week and I just replaced them with glove liners. I wear them under my Summer gloves and they work great. My fingers stay warm, I get the padding of my regular gloves, and I can remove them if they start to get too warm.

[jsigone]

didn't ride this morning, scrapped the ice off the windsheild and the grass was white.

[Happytime]

I love to ride with frosty breath! :)

80°F? Not so much....

[urbanknight]

I love to ride with frosty breath! :)

80°F? Not so much....
Upper Penninsula Michigan is the place for you.

[Happytime]

Upper Penninsula Michigan is the place for you.

Frosty breath = Yes
Icy Roads = No!!!!

[Mo'Phat]

I can top it: It took the heater in my car five full minutes to get the inside to 72 degrees. Those 5 minutes were excruciating.

[urbanknight]

I can top it: It took the heater in my car five full minutes to get the inside to 72 degrees. Those 5 minutes were excruciating.
Cry me a river. I've had my classroom heater on since 7 and it's just now reaching 60.

[mkadam68]

Betcha can't wait for the new buildings.

[tinrobot]

I figure every cold day spent on my bike is good conditioning for ski season.

[urbanknight]

Betcha can't wait for the new buildings.
Absolutely! No more 9x9 floor tiles and attic doors with asbestos stickers on them. However, it will take a long time to heat a 1200 sq ft room with a 20 ft ceiling no matter what.

Still gotta figure out where to store my bike. I thought about a wench to hang it from the ceiling out of the children's reach, then I realized that would just be viewed as a target to some of them.

[Mo'Phat]

Your school provides wenches? Sweet.

Hang up my bike, wench! Then bring me a flagon of grog.

[Psydotek]

Oh man, i'm trying to figure out what i need to survive riding below 45 degrees...

So far i'm thinking that another UA cold gear long sleeve layer, another pair of tights, a balaclava, cold weather socks, and toe/shoe covers should be enough. With my lack of any sort of natural insulation i need all the help i can get (i feel cold whenever it's below 70).

I already wear fleece tights, knee warmers, endura knickers, UA heat and cold gear shirts (short and long sleeve respectively), arm warmers, and a jersey (along with windbreaker and thick snow gloves). I was almost comfortable when it was 42 degrees one morning last week when i did my bike commute... I think i would have been fine if my ride was longer.

I try to wear just enough so i'm not a mess and all sweaty when i get to work, but i think i'll just deal with the messy hair (from the balaclava) to be able to bike into work.

[elares]

My coldest commute as Feb of 2003. 22F. It was a day that I dressed perfectly for conditions. I was toasty warm all the way in. It seems the hardest decision I have all day is what to wear for the morning commute .

[bitingduck]

Oh man, i'm trying to figure out what i need to survive riding below 45 degrees...

So far i'm thinking that another UA cold gear long sleeve layer, another pair of tights, a balaclava, cold weather socks, and toe/shoe covers should be enough. With my lack of any sort of natural insulation i need all the help i can get (i feel cold whenever it's below 70).

I already wear fleece tights, knee warmers, endura knickers, UA heat and cold gear shirts (short and long sleeve respectively), arm warmers, and a jersey (along with windbreaker and thick snow gloves). I was almost comfortable when it was 42 degrees one morning last week when i did my bike commute... I think i would have been fine if my ride was longer.


Don't move anyplace where it actually gets cold...

I downhill ski (i.e. not generating much heat of my own) in less than you wear to bike in warmer temps.

You're like my old office mate-- if the temp was above 72 she'd be in a tank top, and below 68 she'd put on a parka. The deadband on the thermostat was wider than that, so she'd sit working and be gradually putting on and taking off warm clothes all day.

[Psydotek]

Don't move anyplace where it actually gets cold...

I downhill ski (i.e. not generating much heat of my own) in less than you wear to bike in warmer temps.

You're like my old office mate-- if the temp was above 72 she'd be in a tank top, and below 68 she'd put on a parka. The deadband on the thermostat was wider than that, so she'd sit working and be gradually putting on and taking off warm clothes all day.
I used to ski when i was a kid. I always had like 4 or 5 layers of clothes. :lol: :(

[nesdog]

Lows in the 30's forecast for tonight. So I guess on Saturday's shop ride, I'll be buried under layers of:

Base Layer Top
Bibs
Long Sleeve Jersey
Optik wind breaker

Full Shoe Covers
Wool Socks
Full Leg warmers

PI Inferno Gloves...maybe liners if needed.
Either thermal head covering or the bakalava!

Then will take on the bike my lighter weight full finger gloves for warm up and arm warmers.

Once I start getting cold in all of this then:

Riding shorts.
No Shirt
No Gloves
Cotton socks and....;.......

Coach Troy and Spinervals 'cause at some point it's just not worth going outside!

Sheldon

[1955]

I once had a root canal done on a badly infected molar with out any anesthesia...

[urbanknight]

I once had a root canal done on a badly infected molar with out any anesthesia...
That tops this thread!

[merider1]

I once had a root canal done on a badly infected molar with out any anesthesia...

Women give birth without meds. Stop your wussing. Same goes for the rest of you cry babies. Suck it up, bundle up and take it like a real woman.

:p:D

[urbanknight]

^ WINNER!!! I can't top that, nor do I want to.

[Nachoman]

To keep my hands warm in this 45 degree weather, I wear a nice big pair of gardening gloves OVER my cycling short-fingered gloves. Then I peel off the gardening gloves after about 20 minutes and just stuff them in my jersey.

[Scootcore]

was 40 when i headed out at 8am this morning. not nearly as bad as sundays wet and dark 43 at 6am......good times

[1955]

Women give birth without meds. Stop your wussing. Same goes for the rest of you cry babies. Suck it up, bundle up and take it like a real woman.

:p:D

Hey I'm not complaining and besides, what I said was "I once had a root canal done". I never said I had it done on me.:D:D:D

[maximan1]

I wish my parents would let me ride at night.

[1955]

I wish my parents would let me ride at night.

You're lucky they care enough about you to not let you.

[StrangeWill]

I rode on Pluto, yep.

[Entropy906]

Upper Penninsula Michigan is the place for you.

The coldest I've seen in the U.P. was -50 F. I'm extremely thankful it doesn't get that cold here.


But it's still too cold and it doesn't stop my complaining about it. I miss the 100+ degree days of summer.

[Mo'Phat]

Women give birth without meds. Stop your wussing. Same goes for the rest of you cry babies. Suck it up, bundle up and take it like a real woman.

:p:D


When my wife was giving birth to my oldest son, the epidural hadn't kicked in yet. While she was grunting, yelling, and being 'torn' but my son's big head and a not-quite-fully-dilated cervix, I banged my knee against the stirrup.

That hurt like a biatch.

[mateo44]

When my wife was giving birth to my oldest son, the epidural hadn't kicked in yet. While she was grunting, yelling, and being 'torn' but my son's big head and a not-quite-fully-dilated cervix, I banged my knee against the stirrup.

That hurt like a biatch.

What were you doing with a horse in the delivery room?

[alicestrong]

Women give birth without meds. Stop your wussing. Same goes for the rest of you cry babies. Suck it up, bundle up and take it like a real woman.

:p:D

Pipe down, wench. Mo'Phat is still waiting for you to fetch him his flagon of grog...;) :p

[merider1]

:roflmao:

None of people are "right," you know?

Me, on the other hand? Perfectly normal. :D

[nesdog]

Lows in the 30's forecast for tonight. So I guess on Saturday's shop ride, I'll be buried under layers of:

Base Layer Top
Bibs
Long Sleeve Jersey
Optik wind breaker

Full Shoe Covers
Wool Socks
Full Leg warmers

PI Inferno Gloves...maybe liners if needed.
Either thermal head covering or the bakalava!

Then will take on the bike my lighter weight full finger gloves for warm up and arm warmers.

Once I start getting cold in all of this then:

Riding shorts.
No Shirt
No Gloves
Cotton socks and....;.......

Coach Troy and Spinervals 'cause at some point it's just not worth going outside!

Sheldon

Temps at ride time were around 40ish with sunny skies.

Did almost exactly as I wrote above. Skipped the full face protection, and changed over to the full finger lighter weight gloves about 20 miles in. Used very light weight ski glove liners with both sets of gloves. Never had any cold fingers, for a change!

Shoe covers, a new addition, seemed to work okay. My toes still got a bit cold but never bad as they usually do. By the end of 35 miles, it was nice and warmish out but I was happy to still be buried under all the layers.

Sheldon

[StephenH]

When we lived in Colorado, I got started snowshoeing. One thing I found was it was very very difficult to dress comfortably. It could be 20 degrees F, but then yI'd start up a hill in the sun and out of the wind, and I could have been naked and still sweating. Then I'd top the hill and hit the wind and get in the shade and it was just the opposite. It always seemed colder when I first started, and always got colder when I sat down by some frozen lake to eat lunch.

One of the necessities was a backpack big enough to stow your extra clothes as you added and shucked the layers.

[yogi13]

Oh man, i'm trying to figure out what i need to survive riding below 45 degrees...

So far i'm thinking that another UA cold gear long sleeve layer, another pair of tights, a balaclava, cold weather socks, and toe/shoe covers should be enough. With my lack of any sort of natural insulation i need all the help i can get (i feel cold whenever it's below 70).

I already wear fleece tights, knee warmers, endura knickers, UA heat and cold gear shirts (short and long sleeve respectively), arm warmers, and a jersey (along with windbreaker and thick snow gloves). I was almost comfortable when it was 42 degrees one morning last week when i did my bike commute... I think i would have been fine if my ride was longer.

I try to wear just enough so i'm not a mess and all sweaty when i get to work, but i think i'll just deal with the messy hair (from the balaclava) to be able to bike into work.

Man, you wussy.

My 35 degree gear:

light balaclava
silk weight patagonia top
jersey
marmot driclime windshirt
work gloves from home depot (lined full-finger nylon with leather palms for something like $10)
bibs
knee warmers
tights (I've got some old mountain hardwear ones designed for cross-country skiing that work well)
heavier weight smartwool socks

I should really get some shoe covers to go with this.

I can overheat with this getup. With all the stuff you're wearing you should too; just pedal harder and you'll heat up.

Best thing is that it passes the OCP test: silver gloves, silver driclime windshirt, gray tights, silver bike.

Worst thing about this outfit: head to toe I'm basically the same color as the road, so I worry about motorists seeing me.

[dddave]

we rode in big bear a couple weekends ago in about 20 degrees. that was pretty chilly.