Quote Originally Posted by Ritamarie View Post
Owlice, one thing I thought of to tell you... one of my best cold weather discoveries is the front handlebar bag. I can put an extra layer on to get me out the door, and shed it five miles into the ride.
Ritamarie, thanks! I carry a web bungie in my handlebar bag -- along with a windbreaker which doesn't breathe at all -- and can easily stash extra layers either in the handlebar bag or on my rack.

redrhodie, 20 miles before work in the cold...! Wow!!!

Did the rash stay, or did it disappear shortly after your shower?

kenyonchris and MDHillSlug, please forgive my ignorance: are rollers the same as a trainer? I think I am going to need to do something more than I'm doing as I get over my riding-in-the-cold-and/or-dark-and/or-bad-weather wussiness; I'm not riding enough to maintain the conditioning I've picked up this season. (Getting over the cold/dark/bad weather thing is easier when one has the right clothes/gear/outwear, which I'm gradually accumulating, but it'll take time.)