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[Crankin]

Ha!
We went out for sushi, at a place that is probably the closest restaurant to my house, but we rarely go to.
Watched the movie Conviction which is based on a true story of an innocent man who got sent to jail for murder, in a town about 15 miles from here. A place I ride through on a regular basis. The movie was filmed here and it was a little creepy to see some of this shady stuff. Plenty of shots of roads I ride on!
I am over my pity party. Looking forward to riding in the late morning.

[Catrin]

I saw this in LPH's signature line:

"Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin"

I've missed this quote before, and my little ride today all bundled up with several layers of wool, Amfibs, really good shoe covers (with chemical warmers), etc. etc., was the most pleasant ride I've had in <40 temperatures before. The windchill was 32, and there was quite the headwind from time to time.

I know some of you ride in far colder temps than that, and I've ridden down into the high 20's, but I never dreamed that I could be THAT comfortable riding in colder temps. Now if I could just persuade my sinuses to behave so I don't have to breath with my mouth open...but I don't see THAT happening.

So I am converted to the world of "bundle-uppery"

[OakLeaf]

Now if I could just persuade my sinuses to behave so I don't have to breath with my mouth open

Have you tried nasal strips? They make an amazing difference. When I'm super congested or when I'm running intervals I still have to breathe through my mouth (and I pretty much always have to exhale through my mouth), but for the most part they've opened up a whole new world of nose breathing to me.

[Catrin]

Have you tried nasal strips? They make an amazing difference. When I'm super congested or when I'm running intervals I still have to breathe through my mouth (and I pretty much always have to exhale through my mouth), but for the most part they've opened up a whole new world of nose breathing to me.

Didn't even think about this, I will try it! This isn't a problem for me when it isn't cold, it is like my nose closes up just as soon as I hit cold air with my bike. Covering my face with the baklava didn't seem to help this part, outside of it taking just a little longer to get there.