What do you wear when it's 70 degrees?

[Crankin]

Seventy is hard to figure out for me. I'll do shorts above 65, but the top layer is hard. If it's 70 at the start, I'll wear arm warmers and sometimes a vest over short sleeves, so i can peel the layers. If that's the highest it will be, I might be in a thin long sleeved jersey. Denise always has less clothes/layers than me when we ride, but I am slowly getting used to feeling cool at the beginning of a ride. Don't like it, though.

[bcipam]

Shorts even when it's very cold (my legs never get cold) and normally sleeveless if sunny or short sleeves if overcast. Between 65 - 70 degrees is perfect riding weather for me. Anything over that its hot and I get whiny!!!

Saturday here is was in the high 80's. I tried to mountain bike but the heat made me queasy. Sunday it got cooler around 68. Did 54 miles, piece of cake. The temp is a make or break for me.

[pooks]

Me too, Pam. I just don't tolerate heat at all.

[CyclChyk]

Ditto to the shorts and Tee's

And as for 70 degree weather........pleaseeeeeee bring it on!!!

[tygab]

70 degrees. hmm, I'd say it depends on the month.

If it's May, arm and leg warmers, to be removed if the breeze ever dies down.
If it's July, shorts and jersey, because it'll be 85 soon.
If it's January, a swimsuit!



Seriously, it does depend to me what the ancillary weather is like - breezes, humidity, temps rising over the ride or not... but all things being equal, 70 is about the perfect temp here! I don't like to ride much higher than the low 80s.

[annie]

I LOVE it hot. 80's, 90's and I am happy. Crazy, maybe, but true. 70 just doesn't feel all that warm to me. I would wear arm warmers, for sure. And probably either knickers or knee warmers (a little shorter than full leg warmers.) Once moving and armed up, it is easy to shed the arm warmers and either pull the knee warmers up or down. They are one more expense, but so worth it in changing temps. Have fun riding, Pooks!! I hope to be out soon.

annie

[Batbike]

the safe answer: whatever you want that makes YOU comfortable!!

actually, I cut-out something a few years ago from Bicycling Magazine on what to wear when the temperature is XYZ degrees -- it is a really good guideline as to what to wear, but not necessarily exactly what I would wear, but it gets me started in the "general direction". At 70 degrees they suggest base layer: short sleeve jersey and shorts.

so, I would suggest start with base layer and add/subtract based on your internal body temperature -- eveyone is different! good luck.