brrrban warrior

[topaz]

brrrban warrior
Originally uploaded by qwrrty.

It turns out that riding a twelve-speed bike is a lot like riding a fixie, when your DERAILLEUR CABLES ARE FROZEN.

Rar.

Comments

[inseriatim.livejournal.com]

Tim, you rule.

What do you wear? (My boots aren't holding up.)

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

On my feet? This morning I just wore my Merrill mocs and wool socks. (http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=19325)

Torso: t-shirt, fleece pullover, light winter jacket and a reflective commuter vest.

Legs: jeans. I really need long johns.

[ceo]

Go you!

I'd have worn roughly that, plus ski pants (which zip up the legs) and ski goggles. What I really need is a helmet liner or cover; last time I rode in serious cold was actually painful.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

The HeadSokz (http://headsokz.com/) I bought a few years ago seems to be serving nicely for this. It's like a balaclava with a very long neck that you roll up to cover as much or as little of your face as you like.

I wore it today and had almost no windchill discomfort. For a few minutes I did have serious GNARR SINUS ACK STOP, when I was riding directly into the wind, but I see now from the picture I took that the top of the hood wasn't really covering my forehead. I suspect that properly adjusted I would have been fine.