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Old 11-17-10, 04:09 PM
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Rode home in heavy rain and strong gusts with the temperature at about 5C (40 F) last night. I had winter ski mitts, a cape, a flannel jacket, and a polyester or lycra earband under my helmet.

The head band and jacket worked fine. Some rain got in the helmet vents to my scalp, but not enough to bother me.

The mitts were my biggest worry - once they get soaked they lose all insulation, but these ones held up well, and although they looked drenched, they were reasonably dry inside right to the end of the ride. However if it were any longer a ride, they wouldn't have stayed dry inside. In fact they were soaked inside this a.m., as the moisture that got into the outer layers, had perfused throughout during the night.

Although the cape covers my upper body, the gusts caused it to flap up enough that my thighs got a bit damp, and even with fenders my lower legs, shoes and socks got soaked. My feet were pretty cold at the end.

So those are my two hardest parts to keep dry and warm - hands and feet.
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