First Cold Weather Ride

[Geonz]

Unfortunately I'm not sure what layers will help with the cold-air-in-the-lungs problems. I've ridden with people whom the chilliness has rendered far more breathless than the effort deserved. I'm not sure a person can't acclimate to it, though, or if it's genetic (or dependent on, say, the size of hte bronchial tubes).

Another little trick I learned is to make sure that I'm holding my shoulders "open" so that my camelbak and posture arent' interfering with circulation. This gets the blood down to those digits in my hands.

I launched so many rockets this week that I saw a screen crawl on the weather channel saying there was a "mucus advisory" on the roads and to watch for slick spots.

Oh, and my cotton socks did **fine** (SIoux is allergic to wool). But ... if they don't, and wool doesn't bug you, that's almost certainly warmer.

And my other advice if a person prefers non-grueling: slow down