Originally Posted by bkbroil
Great Googly Moogly! It was cold today... 23 degrees...(I don't even know what the wind chill factor was) ... but I started out and my face was hurting from the wind hitting me.... I had a balaclava, wicking t-Shirt, Under Armour Cold Gear long Sleeve, Under Armour Cold Gear Tights, two pairs of Pearl Izumi socks, sidetrak neoprene booties, Lake Cycling Firepalm cycling mittens, Oakley sunglasses......and I warmed up at exactly 16 minutes and 23 seconds.
I watched my cyclocomputer until I felt warm all over...
My only problem was that my camelbak kept freezing over...Had to crunch down and really draw hard for little sips....
All in all...when I finished, I felt exhilirated and euphoric...(maybe that's the frostbite)...but it definetly is addicting!
I checked tomorrow's forecast and it's going to be a balmy 34 degrees with no wind! Yay!
Excellent! That's pretty much the weather we are having in St Louis. For the face, sunglasses won't protect you from the wind. I'm using ski goggles and it helps, but part of my cheeks are still exposed so I'm looking for something to cover the rest of my face. I think I have a neoprene face wrap somewhere with breathing holes, but I think the last time I used it, my goggles got all steamed up.