Sunday, November 23, 2008

Is that a glove in your shorts?

… or … are you happy to be biking?
I guess it's a little of both. I hadn't ridden in almost three weeks, so I had kinda forgotten how to dress for the weather.

It was 37 degrees when I headed out the door. I wore three layers on top — polypro, an insulated long-sleeve jersey, and a vest; two layers down below — cycling shorts and heavy tights; smartwool socks with thin shoecovers; lobster mitts and a balaclava. My hands actually ended up a little too warm, as I sweated thru the mitts. And everything else was fine except for my privates. Luckily I had brought an extra pair of gloves, so I stuffed one of them down my shorts. Priceless.

Note to self — windproof front panel!

3 comments:

Meow said...

Oh...thanks fer sharing Frank!
(Haha). Glad it worked out for ya'!

Robbie Halvorson said...

But was your hand still in the glove for the entire ride???

Frankster said...

hmmm was that last post too risque? I think I've been reading too much of Lynne's blog recently. :-)