[MENTION=333400]JerrySTL[/MENTION]: Caution on the cold weather: You can get severely dehydrated just as quickly in cold weather as you can in hot. In the Army, when we were in the field in wintertime, the senior NCOs were cautioned to monitor their soldiers' water intake. The information we were given was that, should you become dehydrated in cold weather, you will feel the cold much more and be more likely to suffer hypothermia.

Retired SMsgt? That's Air Force, right? There's those of us who were in the military and those of you who were in the Air Force!! My last overseas duty station was Bitburg AB, Bitburg, Germany. Did love terrorizing the F15 jocks. They did not like our HAWK missiles.

Two recent lessons learned since I started this thread: 1. Cheap bike shorts are useless. I bought more expensive shorts and am doing much better on my rides as I am much more comfortable. 2. Those of you who think Alabama doesn't get a tad on the cool side should have been with me at zero-dark-thirty this morning. I almost froze my biblical beast of burden off!! Will wear a windbreaker or other light jacket next early-morning ride.