This morning was 35 degreesF, no sun, breezy. In other words, pretty COLD.
I layered up pretty well this time.
Top: bra, merino smartwool longsleeve crew, thick wool sweater, SheBeest WindPro jacket. Bottom: SB chamois TechTights, SB WindPro non-chamois tights.
Thin merino socks, thick wool skiing knee socks, hiking boots. Smartwool glove liners, Ibex ski gloves. LG Junior balaclava, SmartWool helmet liner.
Seemed like a huge amount of clothes to put on, but by the end of my ride I was glad for every item. :)
My ride was 21 miles, about 2 hours. On some downhills I had tears streaming down my face because of the cold wind. My glasses frames were cold on my nose bridge. Never got overheated on the uphills, but stayed refreshingly chilled (in a good way) throughout my ride. My toes got cold in the end. My fingers got cold for a while, then warmed up again. Next time, 2 pairs thick socks instead of one thick and one thin. I just LOVE my balaclava- kept my neck and ears snuggly and kept my chin nice and warm in the wind. It fits my small head so nicely- no bagginess.
Because I was warm enough, I really was able to concentrate on enjoying my ride. :) There's a short steep hill that I usually go into my granny gear for. The last 3 times however, I've been making it up that hill while staying in my middle gear ring up front. :p Nice to see little progresses.
I had scrubbed my bike clean last week. Today I put some lube on my chain & pedals, and am so pleased that the misc. squeaking and creaking is now magically GONE. Haven't had a silent ride in several months, I totally forgot how nice it is. :eek:
DH ordered my new skinny tires...can't wait!
