Cherished memory of a not painful crash in an ice storm in Atlanta a few years back on one of the rare bike paths of the time. Bike came out from under me on a negligible turn. Was sliding along on my chest wondering when I would ever stop. Bike glided peacefully past me on the left, stopped a few yards after I did. Good times.
Now living in WI, seems like a fanciful foreshadowing of future terrain.
Listen bros: for cold but not ridiculous MInnesota winter weather you can’t beat XC ski lobster gloves. Yoko, Craft, Swix, etc…
Rode into work this morning without needing gloves. That’s not right.
I bought this on a whim a few months ago and it’s great, albeit goofy looking. Blaclava when you need it, bandana-esque when you don’t, layers well over thermal and under jeans jacket.
The worst couple days of this season’s winter so far are behind us here, so far the hands & the cellphone battery are the weakpoint.
Anybody have experience with goggles over your glasses?
i’ve been getting very teary eyes lately with just my regular glasses in the cold.
Left my favorite damn necktube at a club in London and now I can’t find it for sale anywhere. I decided it wasn’t worth the effort to go back and see if it is in lost and found. Sad days.
RIP
Replace with a merino buff.
Wore these Bonty gloves a couple of times at temps in the low/mid-20s. Decent dexterity, good warmth, and not overly bulky.
you aren’t rando
I find this hard to believe
lmao
Oh man, the mask is slipping!
thermal shoe covers? My gores have been awesome
I went from Cali to the midwest a couple of years ago and ended up in the same boat. I had thick socks, thick PI overboots, and my toes still froze. Last spring I bought some winter boots on clearance (Mavic Drifters) and this year I’m kicking myself for not buying them the minute I crossed the Divide.
One thing that might make a big part of the warmth difference is that one typically buys winter boots a size larger so that you can run thick socks and not compress their insulation or the blood vessels in your foot. So if you can’t drop the money on a set a of boots, it might be worth trying to find a pair of road shoes a size bigger on eBay and adding a layer of foam or cardboard under the insole. Ideally these shoes would have low profile velcro or lacing so it’s easy to pull your overshoes on and off.
One of the best things about winter boots is that when you get home, cold and tired, they’re easy to take off. I hated wrestling with my overboots and the ratchet buckles on my shoes.
This is what I do because I can’t afford winter bike-only shoes
This is what I do because I can’t afford winter bike-only shoes[/quote]
Good way to go for the poor. I just hate how far away the pedals feel with boot soles
That is merino
just wear goddamn snowboots with goddamn platforms new guy
where in the midwest are you
That is merino[/quote]
What ever happened to the tarck necktube though??
