Am I becoming a wuss? 57° was chilly
05-05-18, 12:17 AM
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57° this AM. Ride, put on a long sleeve base layer under my jersey.
Avg ride temp was 62°, high was 68°, blue sky
Used to call that a perfect ride temp,
Sign of getting older ?
28 mi, up & back
Didn't sweat real bad either, but had about 12 mph wind, mostly 1/4'ing head & tail.
Avg ride temp was 62°, high was 68°, blue sky
Used to call that a perfect ride temp,
Sign of getting older ?
28 mi, up & back
Didn't sweat real bad either, but had about 12 mph wind, mostly 1/4'ing head & tail.
but if you put on a base layer at 98 degrees there you may have an issue 
05-05-18, 02:06 AM
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101°,
i think I can ride in 40° here , & live
but not in
SoCal when near or over 100°
10-14-18, 08:37 AM
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Our weather here (Louisville KY) has been all over this year! from much higher than avg. to below average. Went out in mid-50's the other day and didn't find it too bad. But supposed to ride with some folks this coming Tues. Forecast is 44 for the start of a 22 mile ride. Have a feeling the bike won't make it out of the garage. Guess my tolerance for riding in the cold isn't what it used to be.
10-14-18, 12:30 PM
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Been riding here lately in the high 40°s -low50°s.
in shorts too. Acclimated to Alaska now.
Doing OK. 2 long sleeve layers & a bike jersey.
Going the other direction.....Cool to Hot next.
Will have to learn to sweat again when/if I get
to SoCal this winter.
in shorts too. Acclimated to Alaska now.
Doing OK. 2 long sleeve layers & a bike jersey.
Going the other direction.....Cool to Hot next.
Will have to learn to sweat again when/if I get
to SoCal this winter.
10-14-18, 01:56 PM
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"Wuss" is too kind. HTFU!
10-15-18, 05:21 AM
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Takes awhile to get acclimated every summer and winter. The last couple of winters I've ridden with the temp in the high 20s-low 30s wearing a baselayer t-shirt, long sleeve summer jersey and ultra-thin windbreaker. Once I got warmed up that was plenty.
But on our first cool days in the high 50s last week I wore the same stuff and felt a bit chilly. By November or December I'll be accustomed to it again.
Toughest part is keeping the hands and feet warm on long rides in winter. Pretty much have that figured out for the hybrids with platform pedals. But clipless on the road bike was tricky this winter. My only clipless shoes are really for summer, plenty of vents. Best method was the aluminum foil trick, but it was uncomfortable. But I'm pretty much a fair weather road bike rider so it's not a priority. I usually prefer the hybrids for less than ideal weather.
But on our first cool days in the high 50s last week I wore the same stuff and felt a bit chilly. By November or December I'll be accustomed to it again.
Toughest part is keeping the hands and feet warm on long rides in winter. Pretty much have that figured out for the hybrids with platform pedals. But clipless on the road bike was tricky this winter. My only clipless shoes are really for summer, plenty of vents. Best method was the aluminum foil trick, but it was uncomfortable. But I'm pretty much a fair weather road bike rider so it's not a priority. I usually prefer the hybrids for less than ideal weather.
10-15-18, 01:57 PM
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sure does. took a hike up a mountain yesterday with Wifey & before we left the house, I pulled down a milk crate of winter stuff from a closet shelf to select a cpl items. asked her if she wanted a pair of light gloves & she gave me "a look" but when we got to the top of the mtn she put them on 
10-24-18, 11:37 AM
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Below 55 degrees and I totally change my riding gear...mostly go to layers and take gloves for the first part of the ride.
The cold has always bothered me but now that I'm taking thinners from my heart attack five years ago.....even more so.
The cold has always bothered me but now that I'm taking thinners from my heart attack five years ago.....even more so.
10-25-18, 04:27 PM
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Not a wuss. Maybe spoiled?? I am. My cut off here is about 48, 10 degrees warmer than when I was younger and lived in the NE
10-25-18, 07:35 PM
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10-26-18, 09:13 AM
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I also find non-biking days in the winter a good time for other activities like hiking, or kettlebell swings I rarely do in season.
10-27-18, 06:34 AM
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Just turned colder here this week. First mornings in the 50s in months. Being a wuss, I'm waiting until it gets somewhere in the 60s.
10-27-18, 07:56 AM
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I usually start thinking twice at around 45. Been riding in to work at 42 this week though. I have some kind of pinched nerve in my left hand that gets really painful in the cold and that may be my limiting factor. Once I warm up on my first small hill I'm ok.
11-27-18, 03:30 PM
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I can ride with temperatures in the 20`s if it`s sunny and no wind.
But, I won`t ride in the 60`s if it`s cloudy and very windy.
Sun and wind are big factors for me. More so than the temperature.
But, I won`t ride in the 60`s if it`s cloudy and very windy.
Sun and wind are big factors for me. More so than the temperature.
11-28-18, 06:36 PM
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I live in N. KY (basically the KY side of Cincinnati). That first 50 something degree day, well I was quite the wuss. Today it was in the low 30s (F), mostly cloudy, no wind so I went for a shorter 12 mile ride and it felt just fine but I dressed for it. You do get used to it and by March or April, a 60 degree day is going to feel a bit on the hot side.
Many years ago I hunted in extremely cold weather (teens). I've put the lessons I learned from that about staying warm into riding a bike. Layers and ones that wick moisture away with wool being king but good technical mid weight fleece being almost as good as wool (IMO). The colder it is the more layers. So today I put technical type mid weight fleece long undies (top and bottoms) with cargo pants for the bottom outside and a tech. fleece jacket on the upper body (pit zips open). I top that off with a gore-tex shell with the pit zips open on it too. That shell mainly is used to keep the wind out. The hat is a nylon shell fleece lined with ear muffs. Light weight but insulated gloves are added for riding a bike which replaced the thicker gore-tex ones I used to use for hunting. I do wear one of those fleece neck warmer things that you pull up over your nose but I rarely pull it up that far and it is mostly just a neck warmer.
Many years ago I hunted in extremely cold weather (teens). I've put the lessons I learned from that about staying warm into riding a bike. Layers and ones that wick moisture away with wool being king but good technical mid weight fleece being almost as good as wool (IMO). The colder it is the more layers. So today I put technical type mid weight fleece long undies (top and bottoms) with cargo pants for the bottom outside and a tech. fleece jacket on the upper body (pit zips open). I top that off with a gore-tex shell with the pit zips open on it too. That shell mainly is used to keep the wind out. The hat is a nylon shell fleece lined with ear muffs. Light weight but insulated gloves are added for riding a bike which replaced the thicker gore-tex ones I used to use for hunting. I do wear one of those fleece neck warmer things that you pull up over your nose but I rarely pull it up that far and it is mostly just a neck warmer.
11-29-18, 08:13 AM
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it takes some experimenting. it's easy to over dress and start sweating
11-30-18, 11:09 AM
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Another So Cal rider here! Yeah there are plenty of wusses around here!
I did a ride up Oak Glen, Forest Falls in the past at 40 degrees. As mentioned earlier, doesn't get much colder around here. I did get in 39 on GMR during a night ride once.
Anyway, after riding in the mountains at 40 degrees, wearing shorts, jersey, under layer, windbreaker, I went down and did a trail ride the next day. I was dressed in shorts and a jersey with an under layer. It was 60 degrees when some dude rode up to refill his water bottle. Tights, jacket, full finger gloves and shoe covers. He looked at me and said I must be freezing because it was cold out there. Blowing on his hands covered in full finger gloves as if he was trying to warm his hands. Uh OK!
On the other hand, we have climbed local mtn roads in 100+ degree weather, meaning GMR up to Baldy.
We got it all here in So Cal.
I did a ride up Oak Glen, Forest Falls in the past at 40 degrees. As mentioned earlier, doesn't get much colder around here. I did get in 39 on GMR during a night ride once.
Anyway, after riding in the mountains at 40 degrees, wearing shorts, jersey, under layer, windbreaker, I went down and did a trail ride the next day. I was dressed in shorts and a jersey with an under layer. It was 60 degrees when some dude rode up to refill his water bottle. Tights, jacket, full finger gloves and shoe covers. He looked at me and said I must be freezing because it was cold out there. Blowing on his hands covered in full finger gloves as if he was trying to warm his hands. Uh OK!
On the other hand, we have climbed local mtn roads in 100+ degree weather, meaning GMR up to Baldy.
We got it all here in So Cal.
11-30-18, 09:03 PM
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This morning, I passed two MTB'rs on my way up a water dept. access road on the CX bike. I was in the same thing I'd be wearing if it was 100º out-- short sleeves, fingerless, normal bibs, normal socks. These guys looked like they appeared straight out of the Alaskan tundra. One of 'em had a balaclava on. It was 54º. Got home, and my brother in law was in shearling slippers, a sweater, and a wooly hat. I guess all these folks are still in summer mode.
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It's not the heat so much as the humidity.
