Originally Posted by
WPeabody
This has likely been discussed before . . .
A time or two lol . . .
. . . but given the unusually cold weather we're having on the central coast of California, yesterday was my personal coldest.
32F, and with a wind chill into the mid to upper 20s. 13 mile commute with a few minor climbs. I was well dressed; thermal turtleneck, wool sweater, fleece pullover, and windproof jacket, thermal bottoms under winter cycling tights, poly under-socks, with two pairs of wool socks over Goretex hiking boots... and my toes were numb. Had on two pairs of gloves, fleece earband over a hat and a knit cap on top of that, hnads were not too bad... Pedalled hard the whole way, but I never got warm until I got to a heated coffee shop to have a cup of tea.
So, who's had their coldest commute so far this year or personal record? And how do you stay warm for it? Especially hands and feet?
Probably minus ten degrees F when I lived in Idaho Springs CO. I've always worn a wonderful wool sweater with a windproof/waterproof shell and a wool cap like that guy from the Monkees.