Originally Posted by
Smaug1
I know, right!? To me, 60s is perfect. I ride in shorts top and bottom. Start a bit cold, warm up and don't sweat much.
50s is great too. I need long sleeve top, but the bugs are gone. Toe covers or booties in the lower 50s.
40s is fine. Long sleeves top and bottom. Booties and thicker gloves.
30s and I'm off the road bike and onto bikes with flat pedals. Thin fleece or something under a windbreaker. Ski helmet and goggles. Ski mittens. Electric socks with hiking boots or just snow boots.
20s and below and I only do short rides and start really losing fitness fast.
I'm fairly similar though I find I don't need long sleeves until the temps are somewhere in the 40's. I've never biked in anything below the upper 20's and that's only for brief periods as it warms up quick when the sun comes up so I have no idea what I'd wear for sub-20. For those occasional frosty morning commutes, I find that regular shoes with wool socks, long pants, a fleece and thin fleece-type gloves are good enough for my 12 minute ride to work. With the collar up on the fleece, it's enough to keep my neck warm so no balaclava needed.