Its starting to get cold ....

[jay clock]

wimps. I soak my clothes in water and place them in the freezer overnight. Then I sleep (well, lie awake) in an ice bath, before cycling to work in my slightly defrosted clothes. I go extra slow so as not to warm up. The I make a big show in the office of how warm it is in there......

 

[Downward]

Gloves are bad for me - Downhill I need them but on the flat and Uphill I'll take them off. I remember last year on a flatish fast bit mastering putting my gloves on at 20mph

 

[Unkraut]

Gloves are bad for me - Downhill I need them but on the flat and Uphill I'll take them off. I remember last year on a flatish fast bit mastering putting my gloves on at 20mph

How were you able to measure how quickly you could put your gloves on?

 

[Sysagent]

Currently in DHB longs and short sleeve top, with thin flourescent jacket on top for my commute.

Biggest concern for me on the Winter commute is going to be my feet, I need some overshoes I reckon, any recommendations of ones that will last longer than two minutes, are waterproof and have good fastening's (read velcro).

 

[HLaB]

I like this period before it gets really cold (as long as it dry). I can sprint up the road in bib shorts and cyling jersey (albeit long sleive) without building up a sweat.

 

[thewrinklyninja]

In winter I tend to use mountain biking over shoes as they have rubberised toe caps which helps to shed a lot of water and keep windchill off when pedalling.

I use these

 

[Downward]

How were you able to measure how quickly you could put your gloves on?

Start when my hands get cold which is at speed and then have to get them on for overtaking the big line of traffic !