looking for head and hand warmth without going over the top.
I'm only getting in ~ 10 miles, at best.
avg temp 30º before cycling chill factor.

balaclava (under helmet) and padded gloves.
any thoughts or just whatever?
Beezees or favored cycling on-line store?

The local m&p have become high end stores.
$50 gloves .... not.

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Get bar mitts / poagies - [barmitts.com]

I can ride at ~ freezing with these and thin gloves. I can reliably go down to 10°F with these and thicker gloves.

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I've seen them on delivery guys in Manhattan.

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I'm curious how you road cyclist deal with frozen roads. When I bike commuted a lot, I made a rule not to commute when there was frost on the roads. Way too little control.

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When it's the least bit dangerous, leaves, ice, wandering toddlers, I walk instead.
Or I pee the front tire as I ride.
That appears to be socially unacceptable to some.

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Keep your core warmer.



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I'm curious how you road cyclist deal with frozen roads. When I bike commuted a lot, I made a rule not to commute when there was frost on the roads. Way too little control.

Studded tires?

Yup. Need a good wind breaker with some sort of thinsulate underneath it. Wind breaker tights will also be helpful. I have not ridden outside in 60 degree or less weather in a long time. When I did that in my younger years, made sure to have the core well insulated.

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M A V I C
I'm curious how you road cyclist deal with frozen roads. When I bike commuted a lot, I made a rule not to commute when there was frost on the roads. Way too little control.

Studded tires?

Yes, studded tires.

Depends where you're riding. There's some period of time where the roads will be ice free but below freezing.

That said, I learned my lesson a few years ago - hit a patch of ice at low speed and went down HARD. Now I turn around and go home if I see ice.

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Back in my younger days I rode every day all winter long unless there were hazardous road conditions. I had cycling mittens usually worn with a glove liner on the coldest days. Fleece lined tights and the most amazing Gore-Tex jacket. This jacket was thin and light yet amazingly warm. Wore Neoprene shoe covers to keep my feet "warm". A fleece balaclava under my helmet. I would normally ride 20 miles a day. The coldest day I can remember was 2 degrees F with 15 mph winds. I only made it 10 miles that day. I miss my jacket. An over zealous ambulance EMT decided she needed to take my blood pressure in a hurry after I broke my collar bone in an accident and cut the sleeve off of my $200 jacket. I won't say I was ever warm on the really cold days, and often my feet and hands were painful right after the ride. Nowadays, I ride the indoor trainer once the outside temperature drops below 40 F. I could ride in the colder weather, I just choose not to. Managed to get in 5,300 miles this summer, so I'm good.

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Fritz
balaclava (under helmet) and padded gloves.
any thoughts or just whatever?
Beezees or favored cycling on-line store?

We bought both at Costco last year at this time of year. We use them for biking and for kayaking. The gloves are not specific cycling gloves. They were cheap enough that we bought an additional set for each of us so we could easily keep them with the bikes and with the kayaks.

This'll warm you up.

seen that or like it a few times.
wonder if the package split.

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Yup, pogies, good lights, studs and or fat tire bikes are the call of the day in AK for year-round riding.

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This'll warm you up.

That's insane!

Too bad the whole video isn't shown.

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“ Too bad the whole video isn't shown. “

I took a quick look and didn’t find a complete version of that run; However:


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I'm curious how you road cyclist deal with frozen roads. When I bike commuted a lot, I made a rule not to commute when there was frost on the roads. Way too little control.

Just like walking, keep yourself well-centered so that you don’t rely on friction between the tires and road. Slow way down for curves and turns.

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