Planned for 35F this morning and both weather apps and the outside thermometer agreed on 35F. Wore long cycling pants, windbreaker over 'magic' long sleeve poly shirt over wicking tee. Wore my long fingered bike gloves. Took the big bag so the balaclava and heavier gloves were with me if needed.

The bike sits in an unheated shed and the bike thermometer even said 35F...until two blocks from the house when it read 30F. I felt warm enough, but a mile from the house the bike thermometer said 27F and stayed there for the next 5 miles. Eventually my hands became cold-ish, but not enough to stop and don heavier gloves. My face wasn't cold, but my ears became a little uncomfortable so I pulled my Halo headband over them. The rest of me was comfortable, so I didn't want to put on heavier gloves and ruin the equilibrium.

I took the my main commuter, the Plug, again and again it took about 2 miles for me and the bike to loosen up.

Like the last few days I thought about taking the 2 mile longer south route variation I had been considering, especially the part where it allows me to avoid the construction zone where my perfect little pedestrian bridge over Fountain creek used to be. (It's being rebuilt).

Long story short, I was running late and ended took a usual route, but modified the last 3/4 mile to take me south to the pedestrian bridge behind Walmart. That adds a half mile, but it was more pleasant.

It was still only 30F when I arrived at work, but I felt fresh having not broken a sweat despite the quick-ish pace.