Originally Posted by
Iride01
Is this a multi day thing or just one start? For our
Natchez Trace Century ride the first week of May every year, the temps are sometimes < 50°F at start time. I'm a wuss in the morning at even sub 60°F temps. However the start line is in the same lot that I park the car. So I just wear some warm stuff till shortly before start time and then throw it in the car. Last year I rode my bike to the start from my home and the heat I generated on that short ride lasted the 10 - 15 minutes I was idle till start time.
It's a one day start, and I expect to be able to get a hotel <1mi away from the start, so 3-5 minutes of riding before having to walk the bike.
Obviously some variability - I'll deal with 58F with a base layer (that might keep the sun off in the middle of the day), but 50F will require something to keep the heat in. I can run at 50F, no good at riding though.