Today was my first day back to commuting in more than 2 months. It was cold - 17*. I switched to my winter studded tires over the weekend. Boy what a difference in resistance. Between riding into a breeze, not commuting for 2 months and the tires - it made a big difference in the ride workout.

My fingers and toes were cool - but not frozen. Wool socks + Illuminite booties on the feet, some sort of wind-block gloves. Need to find a way to keep the toes a bit warmer. I may find some sort of really thin liner to wear inside my gloves on days when it's going to be this far below freezing.

A 5-degree day oughta be a whole lot of fun.