Well, cold weather is upon us again (for those of us in the North) and it's time to get layers. For those of us who want to emphasize is that the best way to keep warm on the bike. Where the cycle in Calgary, Canada it gets quite cold in the mornings and then can become very hot during the day for This time of year. You can have up to 40 ° F differential, which can present a challenge to stay warm and comfortable.

The key is finding the clothing that is breathable but breaks the cold morning wind. For my legs I tried to economic lined nylon pants with my walking shorts underneath. This didnÂ'ta work well with my legs are soaked in sweat by the end of my trip. That's not a good thing when it is below freezing, you need to find something that will wick the moisture away. It's worth the money to get something better. I went to the Web to find what I was looking and found a lot in a half-polar cycle. Well, that solves the problem of the leg were great cut the wind and hold moisture. The bottom half is doing very well now! Two points to remember, one, you must have enough space for the pants below the average fleece cycling. This brings me to my second point it is better to have more of your pants bike, because during the night when it is hotter than you want to delete to make sure these Dona't overheat return home. At temperatures below 20Â ° F (° C-7a) you may want to add a pair of nylon shell to cut the wind more.

The upper body poses a problem because most catch the wind, but not moving much. What we need here is a full-featured wind and water resistant shell with pit zips and venting of a breathable fabric so you can get the most protection and ventilation. A shell with pit zips is great because it easily give more ventilation if started to warm fire. This type of jacket is also ideal for places where it rains more in this season opening zippers ventilation hole that allows extra needed, without ever getting wet! With a shell well I realized I only needed more than two layers of what these two layers depends on how cold is your ride. I think that up to 25 a ° F (-4Â ° C) than a turtleneck and tipping well enough as long as isnÂ't wind blowing too strong if it blows you can add a shirt under this if you wish. When you start to be colder than this remove the shirt, turtleneck keep and wear a jacket wool under it, make sure your protective layer has space for this process layers.

The limbs are a real challenge, starting with the hands. At temperatures up to 25A ° F (-4Â ° C) a pair of lined leather gloves enough. At temperatures below 25 a ° F (-4Â ° C) gloves are best, there's nothing like having your fingers together to keep warm. The challenge is the thumb, which occasionally have to pull my thumb and join the rest of the fingers, while to heat up. The combinations Mitt glove where the glove of pitches over the end of open finger can do the trick too but not using them. Be careful not to get a bulk glove with much still needs the ability to change and braking. Another good option is the three finger gloves still keep some fingers together by heat and provide some good skill.

The following is the head, this is the hardest. The main reason for the difficulty is still need to wear a helmet and keep your ears from freezing. Anyone who commutes without helmet should have his head examined (and maybe some day), especially when things start to freeze, ice can form anywhere, so secure. What you need for this is a rapidly adjustable helmet that has a ratchet type adjustment in the rear to allow the layer that will be necessary under it when it's cold and can be made smaller for their trip home, where it can be more warm. You can find a great selection of bike helmets on the Web. The best system is to have two types of masks. One must be a kind of thinner polypropylene with an open face style that still covers her chin. This is good for a temperature of up to 25 ° F (-4Â ° C). When the temperature starts to sink below 25 ° F bis (-4Â ° C) with a balaclava covering felt and nose should be used. What is difficult for those of us that when the glasses fogging when using the masks. I try to keep my glasses lower on the nose to allow air circulation, this does not completely eliminate it, but it helps.

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Winter Ice bike commute with fun sound effects (Bicycle with screws in the tires)

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