I need help from the cold weather gals!

[madisongrrl]

OK. What do you wear for a hilly 4 hour ride starting in the low 40s and probably staying in the 40s for the duration? Its been unusually cold here and I can't remember how I would dress for this. I am thinking terry dryline tights, a long sleeve shebeest fleece jersey with full length bra. Glove liners, warm socks, shoe covers, ear band (?or balaclava). On top do you think I should wear a wind vest, light fleece vest (Shebeest wind stopper), or goretex jacket. I guess I can bring it all and see how I feel at the ride start. Its been a while since I did this long a ride in the cold.

It would depend on the wind chill and humidity. This is what I wear when it's 40: skull cap or fleece hat, craft base layer (layer 1), jersey, my sugoi invertor jacket (its a layer 2 & 3 jacket), my cycling shorts, pearl izumi amfib cycling tights(windproof and water resistant), pearl izumi cyclone gloves, castelli windproof boots and smart wool socks. If its a "warm 40", I drop the amfib tights and just throw on leg warmers.

If the temp drops below 40 then I add leg warmers under the amfib tights, change the cyclone gloves out for pearl izumi amfib lobster gloves and maybe add some toe warmers too (as in the heat packet things that stick to your toes). I also have a neoprine face mask that I can throw on when it gets really cold.