Quote Originally Posted by lph View Post
... By autumn I'll be biking barelegged even though they're turning blue. Almost.

Biking in winter is all about the right clothing - I'm a lot "warmer" in winter, as in I don't experience that much of a temperature range inside all my clothes, than in summer when my internal thermostat has to adjust to the varying effects of sun, wind etc instantaneously.
Yep. It's kind of crazy. I'll wear shorts down to 55F by fall, but in spring that feels awfully chilly. Winter, though, I'm so well insulated it's hard to tell the difference between say 15F and 5F. I never thought I'd say that! I do avoid riding below 10F cause the windchill starts getting nasty even all bundled up, but it's true that with the right clothes you can ride through most anything. Winter is just much more of a psychological workout than the nicer months.