Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That is the part other people have a tough time believing. It is overheating that will kill you. You get wet from sweat and then freeze solid. I am not sure how cold it gets in Toronto but out here it gets much colder. At about -25C the clothing starts freezing up and it gets to be hard work just to pedal lightly. MEC makes a great pair of goretex cycling pants with articulated knees (the fabric is bunched up at the knee) which makes it much easier to keep those pedals turning. If you are using flat bars, get yourself to a snowmobile shop and buy some handlebar muffs. They are huge but very effective and very toasty. That way you can wear lighter gloves which is handy when you need to adjust clothing or get locks and what not. Unfortunately they do not work with drop bars but MEC also carries Pearl Izumi Lobster Mitts. These are mitts with a glove like split in middle so two fingers are in each "finger". They work great as each finger has a separate pocket in the large finger which gives you good control for working road STI levers. John Collier On Dec 8, 2003, at 12:01 PM, Johnny Deadman wrote: > -5C this morning, so I decided it was time to put on my medium-cold > weather cycling gear. > > (this means a fleece, neckwarmer and helmet liner in addition to my > normal shell... the long underwear goes on at about -2, the shell at > about +4... at about -8 or -9 I put on my super duper long underwear) > > and of course I learn, as I always do around this time of year, the > unalterable law of cold weather cycling > > the problem is not getting cold, it's getting hot > > 2 miles into my ride I had to stop at the side of the road and strip > off, steaming like a cow. > > I delayered the fleece but kept the neckwarmer and helmet liner and > all was well. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html