Originally Posted by
Fly2High
Hi all.
I am new to cycling and was wondering what I would need to wear when the temps are around 10-32 deg. F.
Do you have thermal softshell jacket?
Would this jacket work(
Men's SELECT Thermal Barrier Jacket - Pearl Izumi
Thermal underlayer? Short sleeve or long?
When would you use a short sleeve under layer?
tights? Thermal or not?
Do you wear arm/leg covers with shorts and short sleeves? (If not, how low can this be used?)
shoe covers?
Thanks
Frank
The coldest I've ever ridden in was 25F. On top I wore a polypro baselayer, longsleeved jersey, and an old merino sweater on top of that. I wore a polypro skull cap under my helmet and my snowboarding gloves (with liners) on my hands. On my bottom half I wore tights over bibs, wool sox, and shoe covers. The main thing was my face was really cold so I would wear a balaclava if I had one.
Generally, I will wear regular kit with arm warmers and knee warmers down to about 40F. Below that I need tights and long sleeves.
Of course, YMMV.