Originally Posted by
FBinNY
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If the wind was fierce, we'd start out with a folded newspaper covering our chest, and when (or if) we warmed up we'd discard it. I still use the throwaway newspaper method if I'm not sure how warm I need to dress.
Yeah! Newspaper is often the easiest option. I often leave with a sheet under my last jersey. Easy to pull out when I or the weather warms up.
If you watch Tour de France footage of the rest of the peloton cresting a high mountain (not the big money, big advertising top riders, they get stylish jackets) you will see riders stuffing newspaper just like their great grandfathers did to get ready for the cold descent. It works just as well now as it did 100 years ago.
Ben