Originally Posted by
chipcom
For ~ 25-35F:
Head - ball cap and ear warmers or just a wool cap.
Torso - poly/wool LS base, mid-weight wool sweater, wind jacket w pit zips
Legs - poly/wool longjohns, wind pants
Feet - mid weight wool socks, regular roomy mid-top spd shoes
Hands - windstopper gloves
it's gotta be below 20F before I start considering balaclavas, heavier gloves or liners, heavier socks or liners, etc.
+1. 25-30F is warmer than you think, when you're pedaling. I'd just add that, if your shifter setup allows you to use them, mittens are way better than gloves. For serious cold (below 15F, for me), when I used to live in a colder climate, I used gore-tex shell mittens with wool liner mittens.