26-21 degrees for my 15 mile r/t to deacon's meeting tonight. Wind at 1 MPH. I've learned enough from you guys in only one week being active here that this was both my warmest, AND least sweaty winter ride ever.
No wind sure helps, too!
Dick's Sporting had a ton of summer base layer stuff on clearance. Awesome. Will pick up more.
Top: rbk playdry sleeveless, wool/lycra thermal (wore a different, dry polyester shirt on return), thin old j crew vneck sweater, Jeep insulated reversible reflective hi vis construction guy jacket Bottom: My old Holey Duofolds, Lined running pants Socks: Hiking liner socks, Smartwools, tennis shoes. Head: Bandanna tied over head and ears, old thin scarf straight overtop my head, fleece neck warmer over chin and nose. No eyewear.Hands: Thin stretchy grippy snowboarding glove liners.
I know the insulated outer layer is not the best, but I didn't know better when I bought it, and it's the brightest thing ever.
Almost ready to start really commuting-- not just to choir and meetings. bf.net kind of rules.
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The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. Christopher Morley