For 20's my usual gear is a heavier wool top with a Marmot wind jacket. Not much ventillation. But it works in blocking the wind and cold. Otherwise, it's very variable. Sometimes wool not so tights under MUSA pants. Other times, just the pants. If it's warmish for winter, then maybe an old wool jac-shirt. Or one of the other jackets. Or, maybe this year, the rollynecker or sargent sweater.
Feet and hands are my weak spots. Often will wear too much in the way of gloves and risk sweating rather than freezing for most of the ride until I warm up. Leather choppers are nice over any glove of choice. Feet are Keen insulated until I decide to pull out the insulated Red Wing boots. Balaclava if it's windy. Sometimes just wool skullcap under helmet. BTW, in general I'm a wimp in Minnesota riding and commuting in winter. Will usually not ride much below zero these days. Unless it is a short ride. Oh, and in winter my main bike will have studded tires. Don't need it that often, but on dark morning commutes it can come in handy. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Tim Whalen <whalen...@gmail.com> wrote: > In addition to the above: > > Studded tires keep you upright even on unseen black ice. I have Nokians > that I like a lot. > > Wind protection for all sensitive parts. Patagonia used to sell a > windproof brief that worked great. > > I've used vapor barrier socks on my feet and neoprene overshoes for really > cold. I think VB socks would be enough for the 20's. > > Tim > > > On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Bill Gibson <bill.bgib...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Those days are over for me for now, but I know that a light, breathable >> Balaclava goes a long way. See: >> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ac20.ht<http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ac20.htm> >> m >> I also use an old synthetic fleece one from Patagucci. >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 7:41 AM, Matthew J <matthewj...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hands, feet and ears need a lot of attention. 180s work for my ears. >>> Many models fit easily under the helmet.. Lobster claw gloves are great >>> when it gets real cold. Alpaca socks are comfortable and very warm. >>> >>> If you can afford it, Schoeller fabric jackets: >>> http://shop.searchandstate.com/collections/all/products/s1-j-riding-jacketand >>> pants: (Swrve, Outlier, Mission Workshop, etc. all have good choices) >>> keep you warm but let perspiration escape. Many of the pants look better >>> some of my auto driving colleagues' corporate casual attire. >>> >>> >>> On Monday, November 11, 2013 10:24:33 PM UTC-6, Michael wrote: >>>> >>>> Just curious. >>>> >>>> My commute may get longer soon. >>>> I had been doing partial commutes of 5.6 miles from a park-n-ride, but >>>> would like to work up to the full 16 mile one-way commute one day. >>>> A change in my family's work schedule (3 of us with two cars) may >>>> necessitate this sometimes. >>>> >>>> Any Riv-peeps' cold weather tips? Gets down into the 20's here in the >>>> winter. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Bill Gibson >> Tempe, Arizona, USA >> >> -- >> 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
