Yesterday I went out for a bike ride. It was 24F when I finished–my coldest ride to date. In fact, it’s the first ride I’ve done below 30F.
It was cold. Fortunately, the winds were fairly calm, or it would have been worse.
I survived 21 miles. Here’s what I wore:
- T-shirt
- Gore (brand) windbreaker jacket
- Performance (brand) windbreaker bib tights
- Two pairs of socks
- Plastic wrap on my feet
- Blaclava
- Warm gloves
- Sunglasses
(File photo of me in my cold weather outfit)
Most of my body stayed warm enough; in fact, I sweat a little in the mid-section. My feet were the weak link. I started feeling them after about 20 minutes and they got worse as time went on. I think they would really have bothered me had I gone on a 30-mile ride.
I’m glad we rarely have such frigid conditions in East Tennessee. I wouldn’t want to make a habit of that.
How much longer until spring?