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Jim from Boston

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Originally Posted by Gyro

I started riding in 08 and I broke 35,000 miles this year. Looking at 4000 so far. What I've found living in the NE. It's easier to go from cold to hot.

Mid-40 degrees feel like summer in March after the preceding cold months. Going from 90 to 50 in late September, October is cold for me.

I agree with that transition, and I have posted:

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Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

”What’s your max. of layers?”

My simple answer is four for the coldest I ride, down to about 10° F or so. However I think about dressing for a ride in terms not only of layers,but also materials. Over the years I have developed a system of six levels of cycling attire…

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Originally Posted by Jim from Boston

The “formula” I have adopted for dressing to ride is that over the years I have established a set of six levels of dress according to temperature, ranging from 1 to 6, according to intervals of temperature of about 10⁰….

This list is particularly useful at the changes of seasons from Winter to Spring and from Summer to Fall, as I start to acclimate between the seasons.

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