@15:37, 50°/9 mph wind/thin clouds/: 3rd fastest speed for 5-10M speed; Power PR for route
Supposed to be easy ride allowing going down to first gear; however, I went right right through trial limiting down to fourth. One hill dropped below 60 rpm, and stepped down to 3rd gear limit.
Trying out winter gear:
- Head: CB bike cap and purple head band:
- Lower cheeks and jaws a little bit biting, but not uncomfortable. Probably can tolerate indefinitely and for a little cooler temperature.
- Upper Body: Dark teal BRF ½ Marathon shirt, charcoal Celtic Solstice shirt, CB jacket.
- Very warm, maybe a bit too much, but not uncomfortable.
- Hands: Bike gloves, Castelli gloves.
- Very comfortably warm.
- Lower Body: Black light weight sweat pants
- On the cool side, but comfortable.
- Feet: Bike shoes, Kinetic socks, gold toe athletic socks.
- On the cool side, but comfortable.
Looked at a few articles about winter clothing. I think I'm good with what I have, but evaluate at each ride:
- Head: Use purple head band, balaclava and see how that goes, and maybe also bike cap. I can see maybe needing more at lowest temperatures.
- Upper Body: CB jacket, warm running shirt and light running shirt. Layers with different weight shirts can be added and combined.
- Lower Body: Try black sweats and leg warmers. I can see maybe needing to add more getting into the thirties.
- Feet: See how covers coming will work along with using athletic socks in addition to Kinetic socks.
