It snowed Friday night into Saturday morning, and we got about an inch near my home. The wind scattered it around and cleared the snow from some spots while forming deeper drifts in others. No photos, sadly. This morning greeted us with 6°F and wind from the Northwest -- a crosswind for most of my trip.
I'm still trying to think of a name for my Schwinn. It took the patches of snow and ice in stride, but it's really slow. I think I need to start leaving earlier. My clothing log let me down today, too. By the time I was a mile into my ride, I was way too hot. I was adequately layered up, so it was easy to fix. For those who wonder what I ended up rocking today:
Head: Seirus Thermax Headliner balaclava. This one is really thin, and it spent about half of its time covering my mouth and nose, on and off. It's pretty much my favorite balaclava ever.
Torso: Cheap "Champion" brand base layer shirt plus the thin windproof outer shell of my skiing coat.
Legs: Chamois, base layer pants, flannel and cargo pants. I could have ditched the flannels, but it wasn't too hot.
Hands: Cheap "Thinsulate" mittens
Feet: 2 layers of smartwool socks, work boots
Except for my eyes, I stayed warm. I didn't want to mess with the ski goggles. Again, though... everyone is different. Your body type, fitness level, metabolism, effort and dozens of other variables make it hard to tell people what to wear when it gets cold outside.
Monday, December 13, 2010
First snowy ride of the season
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My family back on the east side of MO said they got some snow.
It's a little warmer down here in S FL, although we've got our third hard freeze warning of the season coming at us.
At least it was warm the night a bunch of us went on a tour of Christmas decorations.
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