It is somewhat counter-intuitive at first. But definitely even in the cold waste land of Chicago, parkas almost always are over kill. Parkas are designed for blizzard conditions you encounter climbing mountains and the like. If the weather is bad enough to warrant a parka, you probably ought not be on the bike in any event.
Concentrate on keeping your mid-section and extremities warm. A good hat helps. I don't cover my face unless it is really cold. A lot of other riders do. I put fairly heavy lotion on before riding though. On Dec 7, 8:35 pm, shawn <calamari6...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am really appreciating this thread. Here in ATX we have had > unusually cold and wet days. It is making my Texas blood feel thinner > than it already is. I still have not mastered the "perfect" riding > combo. But, I am gathering some great ideas here. For one, I realized > recently that I need more of a light shell instead of the outer layer > of the parka I have been wearing. The trickiest part seems to be > figuring out how to dress warm enough, but not sweat so as to not end > up with the chills later as I start to cool down. > > On Dec 6, 10:18 pm, kent <broken.cy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > The standard cold weather equation is a warm, wicking base layer, an > > insulating layer and then a wind/waterproof shell. Even hardcore > > synthetics fans would agree that wool makes a good base or mid layer, > > but most would swear by GoreTex and its descendants for the outer > > layer. What do you wear on top in the cold and/or wet? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
