Very helpful, thank you!

Quote Originally Posted by Becky View Post
There's a bunch of threads on this, under the Gear and Accessories and Apparel sub-forms, I believe, with tons of great advice about what to wear, when to wear it, not overdressing, etc.

For me, the key autumn pieces are lightweight long-finger gloves, arm warmers, knee warmers, and a lightweight vest. I'll start using some combination of the above once it's below about 65 degrees.

Mental guidelines: See above. Also, I'll cover my knees below ~65. I'll wear knickers when it's 45-65. Below 45, and I'm reaching for midweight tights and winter boots. I want sleeves of some kind below 65. I want my insulated jacket below 40. I have about 3 different pairs of winter gloves that are good at various temps. I have some ski stuff that does double duty as well- base layers, beanies, buffs, etc.

It's a really individual thing, depending on your personal thermostat. If you're just building up your cycling wardrobe, I'd start with good arm warmers, knee warmers, some long-finger lightweight -to-midweight gloves, and either a vest or a convertible jacket. You can add pieces as needed.
This is where I'm at - I've only just built up my summer wardrobe and haven't started a winter one; trying to figure out where to start. It was so easy when I was running - I knew exactly what I would wear just by looking at the thermometer. It's harder for me with the bike - there's a wind chill factor I'm not yet used to, so I'm trying to figure out where to start before it's suddenly cold and all I have is some running tights and long sleeve running jerseys.

I haven't ridden in anything below 59 yet. I'm a bit of a wuss.... here in Indiana, "cold" means (to me) something different than where I grew up in the pac-nw