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Originally Posted by wphamilton
Confirmed the calibration of perceived temperature - 50° precisely is the boundary between "I'm fine" and "my hands hurt". It was 49; I neglected to wear cycling gloves and wished I'd had them. For some reason I'm always surprised at how abrupt that transition is.
True story.

I'm totally good at 60. At 55 it's a tad chilly. At 50 it's uncomfortable. At 49....nope. Not wearing gloves will cause my fingers to be absolutely miserable.
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