Personal milestone today
#1
Hills!
Thread Starter
Personal milestone today
I turned 1000 miles on the new bike today at the end of a 53 miler. I purchased it on 8/29/07 and began riding it on 8/30, about 6.5 weeks ago. Other than a brief jaunt around the cul-de-sac a couple of weeks ago, the ol' Marin Novato has been rather neglected. I probably rode it about 300 miles or so in August before buying the roadie.
My body is thanking me for the effort (continually sore leg muscles). And I'm loving it! I thoroughly enjoy the biking community here too.
Most of my riding is solo and may be anywhere from 15 to 64 (personal best thus far) miles a day. I try to get out 5 days a week and generally aim for 40-50 miles a day. Weather and work schedules have been very cooperative thus far. I know the light work schedule will only last so long... so am taking advantage of most every opportunity to get out and ride.
My immediate challenge is to figure out how to ride in the fall/winter without looking like the Michelin man and spending a fortune on clothes. But as long as the weather stays like this (mid-70s), I can ride with biking shorts and a ss shirt.
Anything below the low 50's is too cold for me. So I need to start thinking about the winter clothes issues pretty soon. I've found some interesting threads about that on the bike forum... so am pondering my options.
Odometer:
Bike:
My body is thanking me for the effort (continually sore leg muscles). And I'm loving it! I thoroughly enjoy the biking community here too.
Most of my riding is solo and may be anywhere from 15 to 64 (personal best thus far) miles a day. I try to get out 5 days a week and generally aim for 40-50 miles a day. Weather and work schedules have been very cooperative thus far. I know the light work schedule will only last so long... so am taking advantage of most every opportunity to get out and ride.
My immediate challenge is to figure out how to ride in the fall/winter without looking like the Michelin man and spending a fortune on clothes. But as long as the weather stays like this (mid-70s), I can ride with biking shorts and a ss shirt.
Anything below the low 50's is too cold for me. So I need to start thinking about the winter clothes issues pretty soon. I've found some interesting threads about that on the bike forum... so am pondering my options.
Odometer:
Bike:
#2
Let's do a Century
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 8,316
Bikes: Cervelo R3 Disc, Pinarello Prince/Campy SR; Cervelo R3/Sram Red; Trek 5900/Duraace, Lynskey GR260 Ultegra
Mentioned: 59 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 651 Post(s)
Liked 879 Times
in
408 Posts
The good news that here in Piedmont NC we can ride year 'round. You just layer up and take off when it's pretty cool. I actually enjoy riding when it's cool enough to make your eyes water-feels very refreshing. I've found that a good wind vest works very well to keep your chest and stomach from getting beet red. You can spend as much or as little as you'd like but I spend what I need to be comfortable. For temps below 50 degrees I like wearing a skull cap, long fingered gloves, either toe warmers or booties, tights or leg warmers, a technical undershirt, a long sleeved jersey and sometimes a wind vest. You generally know you are not overdressed if when you start riding you're a little cool. You'll warm up the first nice hill you climb anyway. Keep up the great riding!!
#3
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Maumelle, AR
Posts: 1,075
Bikes: 2012 Scorpion FX trike, 2016 Catrike 700
Mentioned: 4 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 93 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Cold weather riding requires layers. Nothing bulky. Also, IPPE was correct by advising that you should feel a little cool when you start. If you are warm when you start you are over dressed.
#5
Hills!
Thread Starter
The good news that here in Piedmont NC we can ride year 'round. You just layer up and take off when it's pretty cool. I actually enjoy riding when it's cool enough to make your eyes water-feels very refreshing. I've found that a good wind vest works very well to keep your chest and stomach from getting beet red. You can spend as much or as little as you'd like but I spend what I need to be comfortable. For temps below 50 degrees I like wearing a skull cap, long fingered gloves, either toe warmers or booties, tights or leg warmers, a technical undershirt, a long sleeved jersey and sometimes a wind vest. You generally know you are not overdressed if when you start riding you're a little cool. You'll warm up the first nice hill you climb anyway. Keep up the great riding!!
I already bought some full fingered riding gloves, but will need to shop for the balance.
Will sweat pants worn over biking shorts work or would that be too warm? I expect I'll need to find some sort of windbreaker like the vest you mentioned as well as the other stuff. I saw someone mention bib knickers recently. I might look into that too.
#6
Hills!
Thread Starter
Good. If it's too much trouble to dress, I won't go out.
Here's a thread I found in the Winter Cycling forum:
https://tinyurl.com/2q7k9h
Here's a thread I found in the Winter Cycling forum:
https://tinyurl.com/2q7k9h
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 6,900
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Leg and arm warmers are pretty resonable and good to about 40f with a layer under your shirt. Add a windbreaker and your set until the snow flys.
#8
Senior Member ??
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Englewood,Ohio
Posts: 5,098
Bikes: 2007 Trek Madone 5.0 WSD - 2007 Trek 4300 WSD - 2008 Trek 520 - 2014 Catrike Trail
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 4 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
I turned 1000 miles on the new bike today at the end of a 53 miler. I purchased it on 8/29/07 and began riding it on 8/30, about 6.5 weeks ago. Other than a brief jaunt around the cul-de-sac a couple of weeks ago, the ol' Marin Novato has been rather neglected. I probably rode it about 300 miles or so in August before buying the roadie.
That's a lot of miles in a short period. Just think how many you would have if you had bought it earlier in the season
__________________
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
=============================================================
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.
-- Antonio Smith
#9
Hills!
Thread Starter
#10
Hanging On
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 872
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 3 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I turned 1000 miles on the new bike today at the end of a 53 miler. I purchased it on 8/29/07 and began riding it on 8/30, about 6.5 weeks ago.
...
My immediate challenge is to figure out how to ride in the fall/winter without looking like the Michelin man and spending a fortune on clothes. But as long as the weather stays like this (mid-70s), I can ride with biking shorts and a ss shirt.
...
My immediate challenge is to figure out how to ride in the fall/winter without looking like the Michelin man and spending a fortune on clothes. But as long as the weather stays like this (mid-70s), I can ride with biking shorts and a ss shirt.
-soma5