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Forum: Winter Cycling
01-15-19, 09:27 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Well, the bibs make a modest difference; my point...

Well, the bibs make a modest difference; my point was more that the AirJack and the Furnace Shirt make a huge difference, especially when combined.
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-15-19, 07:59 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Today, 22°F with a wind-chill/Real Feel® of 16°F...

Today, 22°F with a wind-chill/Real Feel® of 16°F (once again, the wind was at my back...not sure how I'm gonna fare on the return trip into that headwind tonight!)

But I think I may have actually...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-14-19, 07:17 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

No preference. Cold is cold. Well, wait......

No preference. Cold is cold.

Well, wait... I'd much rather ride in 10°F if it's a bright sunny day versus nighttime. But cloudy overcast day versus night, no preference.
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-07-19, 07:45 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

26°F with a wind-chill/Real-Feel of 16°...

26°F with a wind-chill/Real-Feel of 16° ...mercifully that wind was mostly at my back. I was a poster boy for Performance Bike wear today:
- Performance shorts
- Performance fleece tights
-...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-18-18, 07:59 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

32°F air temps but the 14mph average wind speed...

32°F air temps but the 14mph average wind speed w/ gusts up over 30mph made the wind chill/Real Feel® 20°F!

I wore:
- Ibex 150 long sleeve merino wool base layer
- Louis Garneau long sleeve...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-01-18, 01:19 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Chemical warmers for the feet and hands, I guess....

Chemical warmers for the feet and hands, I guess. And I might have started out without the vest on, but then put it on for the last third of the ride.
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-31-17, 04:37 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

12°F with a 15mph wind from the north-west...

12°F with a 15mph wind from the north-west yielding a wind chill/"Real Feel" of 1°F ...but, because I'm an idiot -- and because I wanted a nice round number for my yearend mileage total -- I went out...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-27-17, 08:42 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

19°F with a wind-chill/"Real Feel" of 11°F...

19°F with a wind-chill/"Real Feel" of 11°F ...plus at 6:30AM it was still pitch black out. Remind me again why we do this?

- Pearl Izumi cycling shorts
- no-name fleece tights
- two pairs of...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-10-17, 01:02 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

23°F with no appreciable Wind Chill/"Real Feel"...

23°F with no appreciable Wind Chill/"Real Feel" (!) when I left on my commute this morning. I wore:

- no-name longsleeve turtleneck base layer
- Sahalie ButterFleece Zip-T (a perhaps misleadingly...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-20-16, 07:41 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

19°F with a Wind Chill/"Real Feel" of 12° when I...

19°F with a Wind Chill/"Real Feel" of 12° when I left on my commute this morning. I wore:

- Early Winters FurnaceShirt long sleeve polypro jersey (as a baselayer)
- Ibex merino wool longsleeve...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-14-16, 03:46 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

23°F with a Wind Chill/"Real Feel" of 17° when I...

23°F with a Wind Chill/"Real Feel" of 17° when I left on my commute this morning. I wore:

- Ibex Woolies 150 short sleeve merino wool base layer
- Early Winters FurnaceShirt long sleeve polypro...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-23-13, 07:13 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

11°F with a 14mph breeze from the north-west, for...

11°F with a 14mph breeze from the north-west, for a Wind Chill Factor/"Real Feel" of -2°F at 6:45AM this morning.

I wore:
- Early Winters Furnace Shirt polypro baselayer
- Performance...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-04-13, 10:45 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

26°F with an 8mph breeze from the west, for a...

26°F with an 8mph breeze from the west, for a Wind Chill Factor/"Real Feel" of 21° at 7:00AM this morning.

I tried an interesting (and potentially brazen) experiment for this morning's commute:...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-28-12, 10:42 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

28°F with a 14mph breeze from the north, for a...

28°F with a 14mph breeze from the north, for a Wind Chill Factor/"Real Feel" of 20° at 7:00AM this morning.

I wore:
- medium/light-weight polyester longsleeved base layer
- heavy-weight...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-10-12, 02:15 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

A 10 mile ride in 8°F, and you're drenched in...

A 10 mile ride in 8°F, and you're drenched in sweat?!?! My first suggestion would be Don't Work As Hard.

Seriously. Just go slower, quit pedalling so fast.


Other suggestions would be to lose...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-01-10, 05:55 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

I may have set a personal low temp record...

I may have set a personal low temp record Saturday afternoon: 16°F at 2:30PM, overcast, winds ~8mph...AccuWeather said the "RealFeel" was 3°. I did a 16 mile out&back just to do something on the...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-11-10, 07:59 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Still in NYC. Commuted to work this morning, 11...

Still in NYC. Commuted to work this morning, 11 miles (each way). 20°F with 10mph winds (weather.com said the wind chill factor/"RealFeel" was 14°)

polypro balaklava
Sahalie polypro mock...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-30-09, 12:59 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Really, "useless"? You don't think 19°F, winds...

Really, "useless"? You don't think 19°F, winds ~8mph feels pretty much the same regardless of geographic location? It's not like 19°F actually feels colder in Miami FL than it does in Fairbanks AK,...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-30-09, 08:02 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

19°F when I left the house at 5:45AM, winds...

19°F when I left the house at 5:45AM, winds ~8mph. Dark.

I wore:
- Early Winters Furnace Shirt polypro baselayer
- Performance longsleeved/hooded cycling jersey
- Performance fleece...
Forum: Winter Cycling
03-09-09, 10:23 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Guess I'd just be gloating if I listed what I...

Guess I'd just be gloating if I listed what I wore on yesterday's ride :)
Gorgeous >65°F sunny windless day

I'll be back in layered fleece & booties for tomorrow's ride though.
Forum: Winter Cycling
10-23-08, 03:24 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

At 7:15AM today: 41ºF with a Wind Chill Factor...

At 7:15AM today: 41ºF with a Wind Chill Factor allegedly making it 33º

long sleeve base layer
long sleeve wool jersey (Ibex Amparo)
wind vest
cycling shorts
tights
wool socks
toe covers over...
Forum: Winter Cycling
10-03-08, 09:04 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

That decision was made today; first day since May...

That decision was made today; first day since May when I couldn't just throw on a short-sleeved jersey & shorts & be done!

51° F when I left this morning:

- sleeveless lightweight Pearl Izumi...
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-21-08, 08:47 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

20°F this morning when I rode to work. I believe...

20°F this morning when I rode to work. I believe that's a personal low temp record! I wore:

polyester long sleeve base layer
long sleeve hooded jersey
fleece + WindPro winter cycling jacket...
Forum: Winter Cycling
03-07-07, 11:35 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Today I wore ...a hole in the carpet, pacing...

Today I wore

...a hole in the carpet, pacing back & forth waiting for this damn snow to stop!
Forum: Winter Cycling
02-01-07, 07:43 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

!?!?!?!?!?!

!?!?!?!?!?!
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-29-07, 08:32 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Well, I had an epiphany this weekend...or,...

Well, I had an epiphany this weekend...or, perhaps more accurately, I came to my senses after a prolonged stupidity episode.

Friday it was 9°F. No, I did *not* go riding! But then Saturday it was...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-22-07, 10:22 AM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Set my own personal best (or personal stupid,...

Set my own personal best (or personal stupid, depending on your POV) for low temp riding this weekend: Sunday it was 23°F when we started out. I am now confident and will go on record as saying I am...
Forum: Winter Cycling
01-12-07, 04:10 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Weather: 35° F, 10% humidity, winds 10-15mph ...

Weather:
35° F, 10% humidity, winds 10-15mph


Head:
polypro balaclava, helmet

Torso:
Performance longsleeve polypro baselayer, Ibex Ampara longsleeve Merino wool jersey, Canari windproof...
Forum: Winter Cycling
12-12-06, 01:41 PM
Replies: 701
Views: 150,315
Posted By Bob Ross

Not today, but Saturday, when it was 25F with a...

Not today, but Saturday, when it was 25F with a wind-chill factor supposedly making it 18F:

Head: the spandex hood from my Performance hooded jersey. Plus helmet, of course

Torso: Hind...
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