How do they do it - Student Riders!

[Mr. Bloom]

After starting this post, I researched some more and actually found the frostbite table.

At those temps, assuming a 15mph ride, it would actually take about 30 minutes for frostbite to set in. So, a couple miles on the bike - while unpleasant - may not be dangerous to the skin or extremities...but as for me, I wouldn't have done it when I was 20 (and the top of my head was naturally insulated then!)

[LadyinWhite]

I ask myself "How do they do it" all the time - I'm the advisor for the brand new Monmouth University Cycling Team and although they have moved their training indoors for the winter, the team still heads out 1x a week to ride out of doors for 50 - 80 miles in just arm warmers, tights and gloves for "winter gear".

They say "Come on Theresa! 7am - join us!"


ummmmm... I don't think so!

[silver]

I have noticed he does wear shoes and socks more often than he used to, though.

Karen

LOL!!!

[Aint Doody]

Do y'all think some of it has to do with "fashion"? I remember seeing a young woman in flip flops walking through slushy snow in our downtown area when flip flops were absolutely the only footwear the younger set would wear. My niece got married that same year in Jan. When she told my sister that she planned to wear flip flops with her wedding dress, my sister replied that she'd better get a stand in for mother-of-the-bride as she would not attend. My niece wore ballet slippers as a compromise!

[GLC1968]

Do y'all think some of it has to do with "fashion"? I remember seeing a young woman in flip flops walking through slushy snow in our downtown area when flip flops were absolutely the only footwear the younger set would wear. My niece got married that same year in Jan. When she told my sister that she planned to wear flip flops with her wedding dress, my sister replied that she'd better get a stand in for mother-of-the-bride as she would not attend. My niece wore ballet slippers as a compromise!

Bingo!

It's not 'cool' to get all bundled up! Hats mess up the hair. Gloves interfere with texting.

[Tuckervill]

Texting, yeah. I was in line at the pet food store yesterday, and the young man in front of me was staring at the little credit card machine, or so I thought. Then I noticed he was TEXTING while the cashier and myself and my son, both of us holding 35 lb bags of dog food on our shoulders, WAITED for him to GET A CLUE! When I realized what he was doing, and then saw the apologetic look from the young cashier, and being the perimenopausal woman than I am, I said, "Seriously? Are you TEXTING while we all wait for you to finish your transaction???"

After his dirty look towards me, his eyes snapped back to the credit card machine and he mumbled something about the machine taking its time.

Later I dropped my 15 yo son off to play paintball in the sub-40 degree weather, with a bunch of college students, friends of a friend. None of them had gloves or much outerwear, except my son, and that's because he still lives with his mama!

Karen

[bmccasland]

Way back when I was a kid, we returned to the State after living in France for 3 years and my Dad was an ROTC Prof on a university campus. 1966 was the year. I went to an elementary school affiliated with the university. I remember that I thought it funny the college girls were wearing coats with their mini-skirts. Not sure what was the fashion in France at the time, or maybe I wasn't around as many of the same age group, but I certainly noticed what the college girls wore when I walked from my school over to my Dad's office every day. It would be cold out, and they'd have coats on, but practically nothing on their legs, except go-go boots.