I’ll do my 20 mike round trip commute down into single digits, provided ice isn’t an issue. In that weather, I’m wearing my winter bibs, wool socks, overshoes, a thermal baselayer, a wool jersey, an outer layer (usually my Rapha insulated brevet jacket), a hat and mittens. I have a pretty heavy beard which is usually enough for face protection. I always carry chemical hand warmers in case I have to stop, but in that weather I’m on the bike with Jack Brown Blues, which have only suffered one puncture in about 3000 miles, and that with a child on the back of the bike. I find I’m cold for the first mile or so but pretty comfortable thereafter.
On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 5:27:34 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: > About 25*F this morning when I left for church. I ride down to the upper > teens, if sun is bright enough and winds are light enough; this is, > generally, low humidity cold: 40*F in Atlanta is worse, worse worse than > 25* in Albuquerque. > > But this was one of those mornings when your oil turned to sludge > (slushbucket Sturmey Archer AM hub), your brake blocks rubbed, your Rene > Herse supple casings turned into thick-sidewalled studded knobbies, and > there was a headwind from every quarter. My quads burned at the slightest > rise. > > So what. This is what. I'm curious about: (1) how cold do you ride? > Meaning, tell us the lowest temperature you will ride in. (2) Do you find > you need more energy to maintain warmer-weather benchmarms? (3) Tell us > about bike or style or clothing or other adaptations for cold (I know this > is open to interpretation, but let's define it as sub 32*F) weather? > > One parting shot, an obersvation: The pit zips I had put into a cycling > shell are one of the best investments I've made for cold weather cycling. > This morning, I rode outbound in merino crewneck (dressy weight), Ibex wool > vest, and Leatt shell with pit zips closed and placket zipped to chin Came > home at 38*F with ditto, but placket open a bit and pit zips fully open; > big comfort. > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/34b71915-cfef-4e40-936a-00af5f3bd9c9n%40googlegroups.com.
