Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
...and IF I stay healthy and flu/bugfree... 7000 km this year is gonna be too easy. So I upped my goal for 2007 to 7500 km.

Just wanted to brag
OK, I admit, I can't resist throwing in my $0.02. The last year I estimate I've commuted 4,500 miles (7,242 km). That includes all winter last winter, in down to 10 degrees F (-12 F). BRR! This year I expect to do more than that with a 26 mi/day riding schedule and a somewhat nicer bike.

About riding in the cold: You don't need that many special clothes. If you have long spandex pants, layer those up and you can ride well into the 20s. Same thing with gloves -- put on a pair of $10 Old Navy fleece gloves overtop your regular riding gloves, and you'll be all set down to about 20 degrees, too. Jackets are pretty expensive, but if you get one with lots of zippers and breathebility, you'll be able to wear it in warmer weather. It's not so much about high-tech, expensive clothing (although a high-tech bottom layer helps for wicking sweat), but just layering up a TON and being willing to look like an Eskimo.