Originally Posted by
sweeks
At those temperatures, near freezing, your clothes have to keep you dry as well as warm. A few degrees lower, and the rain turns to snow (or maybe sleet/hail), and you just need to be warm.
I find it satisfying to commute in any weather... though coming home tonight against high winds was less enjoyable!
I'm already more cold- and wet-tolerant than most New Yorkers. But not nearly as good as Minnesotans. I get cold after others do, but I do get cold.
Wool clothing helps a lot. I have a rule for myself, never to wear cotton socks. I have a theory that sweaty feet in cotton socks breed fungus, and I don't want to get that again. Wool is comfy anyway, and when it's 15% nylon, it's also durable and economical.