Wool, wool, wool, and more wool, with for very cold weather some sort of wind blocking garment; I have vests of varying weights and a cycling jacket with zip off sleeves. But you could use a windbreaker, though I found myself sweating a great deal as I rode -- which is why I like the zip off arms.
Several thin layers are better than one thick layer; layers insulate better, and you can add or remove to fine tune for comfort. I rather like ss wool jerseys with wool arm warmers, but a ls wool jersey over a base layer is nice, too. Shoes: I use REI commodity wool socks in my cycling shoes; add plastic bags over socks and under shoes if it's colder; add thin wool base layer socks if colder; add shoe covers if colder still; have a pair of Lake boots for coldest; but if you use regular shoes, all you need is a layer or 2 of wool socks. Head: I've got plenty of hair, so I need to protect just my ears: cycling caps with flaps, or the inexpensive fake Peruvian wool or fake wool knit caps with earflaps. Gloves: DeFeet wool gloves down to 40 or so; then layer under a wind breaking glove. Your winter temps in Dallas can't be colder than ours in 5000 foot ABQ, NM, so this ought to do you well. On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 11:02 AM, Fred Craven <f...@harmonic-data.com> wrote: > It's fast approaching winter I would like to keep riding to work. My > problem is that I don't have any appropriate winter cycling clothing. 30 > years ago, I had some wool tights and jerseys, with layers that worked just > fine. > > I can go "all cyclist" and get fancy winter cycling clothes on line or at > a LBS (We have several good LBS' in our area); however, I would like to > keep to the spirit of a stealth "Rivendell" look if at all possible. > Currently I layer up with various regular daily clothing. I don't have > proper face protection, and I don't have proper gloves...I don't have > proper anything, really. The wind simply cuts through. > > I'm in the Dallas area, so we really haven't had much cold yet, but I > would like to be able to ride comfortably in the 40s. I know that many of > you do that. I'm open for suggestions. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ************************************************************************** ************** *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
