24 degrees, 5 mph winds, very bright and sunny

24 degrees, 5 mph winds, very bright and sunny.

Upper:

Merino wool tank for a base layer, Icebreaker Merino short sleeve T-shirt, Bodyfit 260 long sleeve, Ibex Climawool cycling jacket for the outer layer. This was perfect for the conditions. I also rode yesterday which had the same conditions except for more wind and wore the same except no tank base layer but did have a wool jersey instead and this was just a bit too warm.

Hands:

Perl Izumi lobster ski gloves with thin wool liners. This was perfect.

Lower:

Craft Windtex bib tights over medium weight merino wool tights over Ibex wool cycling  shorts. This was perfect.

Feet:

Medium weight wool socks, thin wool liner socks with Lake Winter boots with heater packs in the toes. This was perfect. I might have been OK without the heater packs but was planning to be out for a few hours so I just toss them in for a no worries ride.

Head:

Wore my down-hill ski helmet with thin balaclava and cycling glasses. This was perfect.

Riding pace:

I’m guessing a 14-16 mph. Pace is hard to tell since I don’t have a computer on my commuter and a 30+ lb bike with studded tires requires lots more effort than a lightweight road bike. Yes, thanks for asking, I will be glad when the weather allows the road bike to come out again.

Etc.:

This ride was for getting a good workout for a few hours on a bright sunny day. I started out easy but pushed myself pretty hard