Thanks for this. I'm getting ever-closer to my first Oregon winter after a lifetime in southern Arizona and right now I'm spending autumn in full preparatory trial-and-error mode. The gloves issue got addressed post-haste. (Opted for ski gloves, if someone's curious -- North Face Apex -- and they seem good so far.) Definitely need to sort out something for my legs next.

Anyway, yeah. As someone new to seasonal shifts and cycling, I appreciate the post.