John's Blog: February 2006

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Winter Weather at Last!

Monday, February 27, 2006

Temps this morning were between 3^o and 10^oF, depending on whose thermometer you looked at, with wind chills about 10^o below that.

Yes, I rode my bike to work. I was in fact a little sweaty when I arrived.

My normal cool weather wear is normal work clothes (no undershirt), boots, a thin flourescent yellow cycling jacket, headband, and gloves (mittens if cold enough). What I changed this morning was:

Replaced headband with "HeadSokz" head and face mask
Added glove liners and homemade hand warmers ("beanbags" filled with rice and heated in microwave)
Extra pair of socks
Fleece under cycling jacking

The slight sweating means I probably could have foregone the fleece and just worn an undershirt instead. I also made a conscious decision to not go with long-johns. I never have problems with my trunk and legs being too cold (after the first few minutes, at least).

This is what they mean by "There's no bad weather, only the wrong clothing."

Labels: bicycling

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