Reply To: Winter Apparel

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Layer in a way so that you are cold (maybe uncomfortably cold) for the first 10-15 mins of the ride until your body warms up.  If you start the ride comfortably warm, you will no doubt overheat.  Freezing temps I usually wear a long sleeve baselayer and a fleece vest.  The vest helps you stay warm if you sweat and get wet.  Wet and cold = more cold.  I usually start the ride with the vest mostly unzipped…if I start to get colder (maybe bc of sweat), I’ll zip the vest up to keep my core warm for the remainder of the ride.   Tip: pack a pair of light glove liners and a scull liner as well.  They weigh almost nothing, take up almost no space, but warming your fingers and head with even a thin extra layer can go a long way to warm your whole body if you do find yourself too cold.   Once I started getting my layers right, winter riding became some of my favorite riding in snow or just dry, frozen ground conditions with lots of grip