Originally Posted by
LarDasse74
You were wearing what I would consider appropriate clothes in pretty mild temperatures. I wear a polypro undershirt, a lycra jersey and a thin sweater or fleece under a thin jacket in very cold (-15 C or so) weather and I don't get cold... wel, I get a little cold at first but after 5 or 10 minutes I warm up nicely.
The problem sounds like cold air is sneaking in around the collar of your jacket... If I do not zip my jacket all the way up to my chin (even though the zipper snags my neck whiskers) the top of my chest gets cold. Try using a neck tube or Buff to 'seal up' the top of your jacket.
Actually I'll +! this comment. The reason I haven't went for another thermal top is the simple fact I can't find one with a zipped up neck. All of them are cre cut crap. Hence why I'm seriously looking at making all my own clothing anymore. The store bought crap is just that...CRAP. It's not made for anything but selling to the masses, not selling to the classes.
The one thing I want right now is a nylon jacket with a front...ONLY, fleece lining. Nothing on the back, let the back radiate the heat away, but keep the wind/chill off the front when it gets down below +15F. No one makes anything like this. Either you buy an entire fleece and have the sweaty back or you go without the fleece altogether. I'll make mine so it's sewn right into the wind jacket. Heck, as I think about it as I'm typing this I might make it so it can be zipped in and unzipped when I don't want so I can use the jacket anytime...above 15F or below 15F.
The problem may also be coming from the same scenario as I point out above. You are forced into extra clothing because what you have isn't made for cycling, it's made for selling(consumerism). Watch the back and see how much you are sweating between the shoulder blades. The more you are sweating their the less you need any extra clothing back there. You may be in the same situation I'm in, needing a front only insulation instead of full upper body insulation. You may have to go into making your clothing as well.