I rode to work yesterday at 7F, which breaks my previous record of 16F. I rode home at 9F. I rode in today (on my own bike, vs. bike share for the first time this year) at 10F, so things are improving. ;) Mind you, the commute is only about 15 mins., so not much of a challenge compared to some here. I managed to overdress a little, at least on my top half; I don't have adequate gear for my lower half, but coped for the short ride. The bigger challenge will probably come tonight, when I have to go 10 miles uptown, and then 13 miles home. It'll be a balmy 23F, but with much longer exposure. I've done the trip with temps in the 30s, but not yet in the low 20s. Truth be told, I can always bail out and take the train, but that would be a shande.

I thought of riding last night. I have rehearsals uptown on Tuesday night. It's about five miles each way. Temperature was 9ºF (-13ºC). I thought of all the ways I could get painfully cold. I wasn't sure I had the right clothing to do it safely. I decided it just wasn't wise to ride. I took the subway.