Quote Originally Posted by Tater View Post
So far we have been anywhere from 11-18F. degrees in the mornings the last couple weeks. Sometimes there is a light wind that will knock the windchill into the single digits, but it hasn't bothered me yet. We got our first snow here in Boise last Thursday and that has left some nice icy patches, but nothing too bad. I haven't found my limit temperature-wise yet, however, when it gets really icy I will draw the line. Oh, I have a twenty-four mile, round trip commute.
How do you layer to keep "warm" enough to ride? I really would prefer to ride...the ice is getting less on the sides of the road, but I am so cold by the time I get to work. I am layered so much, I can't seem to get my legs to pump very fast. But, alas, I do prefer to ride. I sweat so much that, if I stop for a light, I freeze even more and it doesn't become fun. I guess I am just experiencing "commuter bike ride withdrawal". The walk to the trax station helps, but it so much nicer having bike wheels under me....