Ugh...it's time to talk Winter riding apparel

[malkin]

... I'd like to be able to ride outdoors when it's maybe as cold as 20...not sure I have the badassery to ride in anything colder than that...

You can see by reading this thread that it is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery.

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You can see by reading this thread that it is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery.

Ha, true. Though if it's that cold I'd don my running shoes and fewer layers and go for a run. 'Cause mama already does far too much laundry!

[OakLeaf]

mama already does far too much laundry!

That's the advantage of tights without a chamois, thin knit caps and wool base layers, that you can use for running AND cycling ... and wear a few times between washings.

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That's the advantage of tights without a chamois, thin knit caps and wool base layers, that you can use for running AND cycling ... and wear a few times between washings.

I sweat like a horse and just can't do it. Even when it's bitterly cold I finish with my gear soaked (and massive sweat-sicles off my hair).

[jessmarimba]

Me too.

Though I prefer sweat-sickles to snot-sickles.

[nscrbug]

I sweat like a horse and just can't do it. Even when it's bitterly cold I finish with my gear soaked (and massive sweat-sicles off my hair).

Count me in as another one who ends up with sweat-soaked gear, even on a cold ride. My DH thinks I'm some kind of "freak" for sweating in the cold...of course, he has trouble breaking a sweat on a warm ride, so go figure.

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This is me after my first outdoor ride of the season...I think I went maybe 15 miles. That's Smartwool. I love their socks, but I don't find their baselayer stuff to wick enough for me. I end up feeling like a wool-covered sponge:


I sweat even more than that when I run...truly nasty.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Zoom, that's the funniest picture I've seen in a long time. LOL!

Did you wear something over that smartwool baselayer top or did you just wear it alone?

[girlsubobscura]

Zoom,

and I thought it was only me I sweat like that even when I'm underdressed and other parts of me are going numb from the cold.

[lph]

You can see by reading this thread that it is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery.

Can I borrow this for a signature?

[malkin]

Can I borrow this for a signature?

I'd be honored!
Sig away!