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November 13, 2004
Fall ride, part III
Today I rode the circuit up through Les Marches, Montmélian, and back through Laissud and Pontcharra. That circuit takes me on the order of an hour, riding swiftly but not to exhaustion.
This qualified as a cold weather ride. The temperature when I got back at 11:30 am was 5 degrees Celsius (41 Fahrenheit). I went in the morning rather than the afternoon because it looked like it might get a little cooler and snow. Low, gray clouds covered up the sky and the wind blew chill and humid out of the north.
My trouble spots were fingers and toes. I rode for quite a while with clenched fists on the top of the handlebars. My gloves are rated to -5 Celsius, but maybe that's a post-windchilll rating.
I could also consider wearing a hat underneath my helmet. Having such a light helmet with big vents in summer's a good thing. In the winter it just turns all the sweat into icewater.
Posted by Mark at November 13, 2004 02:36 PM