A bit chilly today

[johnridley]

The thermometer on my bike computer read -19*F the whole way in. That can only mean one thing, and I just confirmed it. That's as low as it goes, so who knows how cold it really was. It usually is about 5 to 10 degrees colder at mid-ride in the middle of the lowland farm fields. -19 is probably about right for home, judging by the other thermometers on the house (-9 on the thermometer against the house, -13 on the one 10 feet away, the bike was in the garage 30 feet upwind)

I was slightly overdressed. My nose got a bit cold for the first 5 minutes or so until I warmed up, but that was it. The limiting factor on days like this is that I can't get all that much air through the balaclava, and I can't ride with it off my face for too long at a time. This balaclava has a heat exchanger insert, but I've given up on it.

Comments

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

Wow. I'm impressed.

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[johnridley.livejournal.com]

I did get a comment from a sales droid I held the door open for (with my bike in my other hand) - he said "That strikes me as a little bit crazy." I said "Well, everyone needs a little crazy." Personally, I don't seem to have been born with any so I'm making my own.

[minnehaha.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who says: "There's no such thing as bad biking weather, just bad biking clothing."

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