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Well, the weather is certainly different this morning than it was on Monday.  Thirteen degrees when I left the house, but no wind, so this morning was actually a more enjoyable ride than yesterday’s morning sufferfest in the wind.  Since it’s been a while, I thought I would give you a breakdown of the different layers I wore today. 

Head:

• Pearl Izumi skullcap
• Full balaclava

Hands:

• silk glove liners
• Cloudveil Mittens

Feet:

• Smartwool hiking socks
• Lake MXZ302 boots

Top:

• Winter weight long sleeve base layer
• Long sleeve cotton tee
• Short sleeve cycling jersey (for the pockets)
• Pearl Izumi Barrier Jacket  (older than the one pictured)
• Pearl Izumi wind vest  (again, older than pictured) for visibility

Bottom:

• Cycling shorts
• Pearl Izumi Select tight
• Columbia thermal underwear
• REI Novara Headwind Pants

Boy, that seems like a lot of stuff to wear…and it was.  By the time I got to the office, I was feeling a bit overdressed, as my base layers were getting kind of sweaty.  That’s consistent with what I wore at those temperatures last year with the exception of the Novara pants.  They’re a lot more wind resistant than the ones they replaced, so I would have probably been just fine without the thermal underwear layer.

 God bless…

TW

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