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11-14-2004, 03:02 PM

"Super Slinky" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message
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> Doesn't sound much different from what I said. I did a 95min, 28 mile
> ride late last night at 25º with about a 9mph wind. I was expecting only
> low 30s, but overdressed because this would be the first real cold
> weather ride of the year. I wore two base layers and a windbreaker, two
> pairs of tights, thick wool socks with neoprene booties, neoprene gloves
> and my thin balaclava. I forgot to bring appropriate eye wear for night
> riding, so I didn't use any, and that turned out to be the only trouble
> spot. My left eye got blurry about a half hour in. Hypothermia of the
> eyeball? You learn something new every day. My index fingers felt like
> they would freeze for the first half hour, but warmed up nicely after
> that. Feet felt OK, but toes were numb when I changed shoes at the end
> of the ride. Didn't bother me during the ride.
>
> It turned out that two thin base layers were adequate with a windbreaker
> at 25º and two pairs of tights were OK as well, though a third thin
> layer wouldn't have hurt there. The coldest part was the ride back home
> when I wasn't doing any exercise.

We went out Sat. morning in 30 degrees, snowing, bit of a wind. I had a
heavy jersey, jacket, single heavy tights, no booties or balaclava. I would
have been over-dressed, but I got covered from head to toe in slush from a
passing car. That soaked through my tights and ran into my shoes, and
soaked my gloves (light fleece) when I tried to brush/scrape it off. I
didn't really get too cold, we did 35 miles on mountain bikes with studs.
The fenders helped a lot.
http://trailwatch.net/11-13-04.jpg

11-14-2004, 03:02 PM	#165 (permalink)
Peter Cole Posts: n/a	Re: How cold for a Balaclava "Super Slinky" <Nobody@home.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1c002dddfa150cb99896c2@netnews.comcast.ne t... > > Doesn't sound much different from what I said. I did a 95min, 28 mile > ride late last night at 25º with about a 9mph wind. I was expecting only > low 30s, but overdressed because this would be the first real cold > weather ride of the year. I wore two base layers and a windbreaker, two > pairs of tights, thick wool socks with neoprene booties, neoprene gloves > and my thin balaclava. I forgot to bring appropriate eye wear for night > riding, so I didn't use any, and that turned out to be the only trouble > spot. My left eye got blurry about a half hour in. Hypothermia of the > eyeball? You learn something new every day. My index fingers felt like > they would freeze for the first half hour, but warmed up nicely after > that. Feet felt OK, but toes were numb when I changed shoes at the end > of the ride. Didn't bother me during the ride. > > It turned out that two thin base layers were adequate with a windbreaker > at 25º and two pairs of tights were OK as well, though a third thin > layer wouldn't have hurt there. The coldest part was the ride back home > when I wasn't doing any exercise. We went out Sat. morning in 30 degrees, snowing, bit of a wind. I had a heavy jersey, jacket, single heavy tights, no booties or balaclava. I would have been over-dressed, but I got covered from head to toe in slush from a passing car. That soaked through my tights and ran into my shoes, and soaked my gloves (light fleece) when I tried to brush/scrape it off. I didn't really get too cold, we did 35 miles on mountain bikes with studs. The fenders helped a lot. http://trailwatch.net/11-13-04.jpg