Frozen waterbottle  You know it's cold when you reach around for your waterbottle and as you bring it to your mouth you hear a crunching sound. It was 15°F as I left for my 25 mile round trip ride, and when I stopped for my meeting at 12.5 miles, my water was partly frozen. Getting a drink without the frozen water would have been a challenge, since my face was covered with a silk balaklava and face mask. I wore silk longjohns under RailRider pants, socks, shoes and booties, a capilene undershirt, fleece zip T, nylon vest and nylon jacket, and headband. While most of my body was toasty warm, my hands were freezing, even with lobster claw gloves with waterproof nylon mittens over them. I haven't found anything that keeps them warm in temperatures around 25°F or below for more than 10 or 15 minutes. Guess I better read the winter biking tips at Chicago Bike Winter.

Here's the updated ride table for Winter 2005
posted by Bruce Wright at 10:18 PM #