My toes are frozen!

[Trek420]

Also to answer the foot warmer question, have we mentioned shoe covers? Another approach is keep the warmth you've got inside.

They are expensive but someone mentioned here you can make your own by cutting the toe part off heavy wool socks?

Also seems counterintuitive but to keep your toes warm....keep your head and core warm.

Wearing a light layer under the jersey as well as headgear like.....

Back to CA some argue we have no seasons here.

We really do, it's subtle like when the wildflowers bloom, when the redwing blackbirds return or the hills are green ...one of my favorite aspects here is I can live right smack in a busy urban area and with very little time there are places right here and nearby that feel like rural CA I grew up in 40-50 years ago.

We have to work hard to protect those places though.

[DebW]

Also seems counterintuitive but to keep your toes warm....keep your head and core warm.

As the old-time mountaineers used to say "If your feet are cold, put on a hat". Advice I've lived by on many a winter hike. However, ime, that doesn't work as well on a bike as it does hiking, because (1) your feet are in shoes with rigid soles, therefore they aren't flexing to promote circulation, (2) you have a metal cleat, i.e. heat sink, attached to your foot, (3) your feet are above ground and exposed to constant wind. Which is not to say that one can't or shouldn't attempt to ride in winter, but the inherent limitation of biking in the cold are there. Other sports in which the feet flex and baggy, bulky loose clothing can be worn are more suited for winter activity for most of us. I say that as a road biker with a cold limit of 30-35F. MTBers may be better able to challenge the cold.

[KnottedYet]

Seattle has those subtle seasons, too.

Cold, rainy, and green; and folks wearing long underwear under winter clothes.
Cold, rainy, and green; and folks wearing long underwear under summer clothes.

It's subtle, but it's there!

[Trek420]

The Lake Tahoe area has 3 seasons:
Too cold
Too hot
Construction.

[LBTC]

The Lake Tahoe area has 3 seasons:
Too cold
Too hot
Construction.

I thought that was Canada....oops, not on the too hot front. hahahha

Just kiddin' Plenty hot enough here, and not that cold.....

~T~