Cold Commute Selfie
My 14 mile commute (1/27/14) at 15° with a head/cross wind of 13 mph (wind chill 0°):
Headwear: woolen neck gaiter, woolen face mask, thin nylon balaclava, woolen skull cap, and helmet with rearward flashing red light
Eyewear: prescription eyeglasses, well-ventilated safety glasses with a wide windscreen suspended from my cycling cap with Velcro, and
right and left hand rearview mirrors
Footwear: Two layers of socks, running shoes, rubber Totes overshoes, Gore-Tex shoe coverings
Hands:
Thin knit gloves under full-fingered windproof ski gloves. I did bring along some leather, fleece-lined mittens as back-up. I also wear some
homemade wrist gaiters (pictured).
Backpack: Draped by a reflective safety vest
Bike: Schwalbe Marathon Winter studded tires, flashing rearward red light, and forward flashing or steady LED. For wet weather, I carry a pair of rolled-up rain pants, a billed baseball cap, and an extra set of water-resistant gloves in my rear trunk bag.
