Painful 1st Cold weather ride

[Biciclista]

i used to get a lot of earaches and jaw aches from cold. it helps to wear a hat. They make little caps that fit nicely under bike helmets.

[OakLeaf]

Below 60F it's usually best to wear leg warmers. Any part of you that you can keep warm, is a part that your body doesn't need to warm by robbing heat from other places.

It starts with the core, really - a thermal base layer or warmer LS jersey might be in order, too.

[lph]

And remember that most helmets are made with great big holes for ventilation, which is great for hot weather I guess but gets your head real cold in chilly weather. (And is pointless most of the year where I live ) I wear something on my head like a Buff under my helmet almost year-round, and like to keep my ears covered a lot too.

[TrekTheKaty]

A headband is good for "in-between" weather. I have a microfiber one for summer and a fleece one for winter. When it gets to cold, I wear a microfiber hat with ear flaps under my helmet.

DH bought his microfiber hat-liner last winter and now also wears it year-round to absorb sweat!

[TahoeDirtGirl]

I got my headband out the other day to walk in, what a difference! I get earaches from the wind too. When it gets colder I put on my thin skull hat that fits under my helmet. I thought at first it was uselessly thin, but boy, if I put it on my head, other than my arms needing sleeves, I'm fine!