THE PRICE OF BEING COLD
IT'S WARMING UP A BIT, but still chilly in the weeeee hours. Normally, I wear less and less as the sun rises earlier and earlier. Not, lately...
... and I think not shivering matters.
I'm not wearing a parka,
still plenty aero.
Just a base layer,
arm warmers,
skull cap.
Yes, a jersey, too.
Keep your mind outta my mirror.
Anyway, what I've noticed is I seem to be riding better because of it.
Am I going against my longstanding tradition of...
... dress for the ride, not the roll out?
Not really.
It's more of a...
... dress for optimal body temp.
This is not intuitive to me.
I'm generally a less is more kinda athlete.
However, this seems to be a more is more.
Good thing, it's a snap to ditch the arm warmers and beanie.
We make our base layers and skull caps out of the same wispy fabric on the front our jerseys. The arm warmers are fleece-lined.
If you're having big temp swings this time of year,
it's worth experimenting with.
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