Originally Posted by
The Weak Link
So this year for Xmas I got a nice cold weather Cannondale jacket,
a medieval balaclava, and some heavy-duty cycling gloves. This afternoon it was a balmy 30F with a wind chill quite a bit lower, so I went for a spin. It took about a half-hour to put all the stuff on:

Based on your description, I had envisioned one of these...

and wondered if your routes took you through some high risk areas.