What's your coldest riding temp?

[Miranda]

I've ridden as low as 10 degrees, with windchills making it even colder. My feet are always asleep on rides, but I'm not warm until temperatures reach at least 70, so I guess that's to be expected. My biggest complaint is that it takes soooo long to get all the necessary clothes on for cold-weather riding. But I have a hate/hate relationship with the trainer, so I suffer without whining too much.

More than temperature, road conditions are the determining factor for us when it comes to deciding whether or not to cycle outdoors. Obviously, we don't take the road bikes out on snow or ice; but more often than not, it's the amount of residual sand, salt, grit, etc., left after the county clears the roads that keeps us indoors.

The road grit is a major issue. In the Fall, they give the county roads a coat of gravel before snow. O, that is dreaded when cars pass you and throw it up on you. Now, they are filling the potholes. A good thing in ways. But, there are lots of loose bits from that (like the gravel) that's ready to fly as well. It would be great if you could just snap your fingers like Mary Poppins, and all your warm cycling gear would just pop on your body.