Biking to work again
It's great to be biking to work again. During the later part of November and pretty much all of December, Seattle had quite a cold spell. So cold it essetnially prevented me from biking to and from work. I had to resort to weekend rides in the afternoon when it was somewhat warmer than the mornings and evenings.
Essentially all I asked for for Christmas was warm biking gear. My favorite and most useful piece was a Windproof N2S jersey from Gore-Wear. Incredibly useful for cold and somewhat rainy weather.
Once I got back from vacation with family I rode to work on my first day back. Glorious, if a bit more difficult than it was the last time I rode. Except on the way back I popped one of my tires. Popped the tire so bad in fact that I ended up being forced to replace it. But I have my new tires on now and am thoroughly enjoying riding to work in the morning again.
Now I just have to deal with the rainy season up here.
posted by Jared Parsons @ 1:13 PM
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What other wet/cold weather gear do you recommend for riding? I want to ride to and from work here in Ireland but am unsure what to wear.
On my body I wear a Gore Phantom Plus Jacket. It's not advertised as water resistant but I've found that I can wear it in a moderate rain for around 40 minutes without my actual body getting dry. I'm looking for a very light weight water proof jacket to wear over it for the very heavy days.
For pants I wear Pearl Izumi's. Don't know the actual brand name. They're not waterproof at all but I found that waterproof pants are generally more trouble than they're worth.
On my shoes I wear water proof booties over my socks and inside my shoes. I also put on waterproof cover over my shoes (mostly standard Pearl Izumi gear).
I have yet to find a pair of gloves that I like in the rain. Unless it's terribly cold i just go without.
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