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Originally Posted by ironwood
Dry pavement, no salt, anything above , say 25F, and slightly overcast with no blinding sun, no wind, and some sporting event such as football or Nascar races or tractor pulls keeping the pick-ups and SUVs off the road.
+10 to overcast, especially in the AM, or PM around sunset with the sun directly at about eye level. It seems that sometime in early February though, I start to notice some welcome radiant heat from the sun.

I generally accept wind as it comes, though I record:
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
So do you track? How do you track? and what do you track?

On my Excell spreadsheet I track [including]…:
  • Wind speed and direction: Either as recorded on a weather station, or on a personal 1 to 6 scale (headwind / tailwind) based on flying flags; to explain variations in average speed.

    Temperature at starting point: (ambient, not windchill), and levels of dress, on a personal 1 (hot) to 6 (cold) scale. Useful to establish a record, especially to decide what to wear at the change of seasons...
Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
My saying about wind chill is, “Wind chill is for wimps.” There always will be a wind chill when you cycle, and in the summer it can be beneficial.

So I dress for the actual temperature rather than "feels like..."
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