Riding in the cold

With the weather in Missouri taking a decided turn for the colder this week, it's a good time to take a look at some ideas for dressing for the cold weather.

The usenet group rec.bicycles.misc has a good discussion with many suggestions for dealing with weather in the range 20-35 degrees fahrenheit.

About.com's Kevin Weiss also has detailed ideas about dressing in weather from 50 degrees fahrenheit down to freezing:

Layers, layers, and more layers. The best way to prepare yourself for the weather is to wear it all in layers. You can peel off layers as the weather (or yourself) warms up. Another advantage - wicking. The layers closest to your skin can be made of your favorite wicking material: Coolmax®, polypropylene, even wool.

Bicycling Life's article, "Winter cycling", starts out with pronouncement:

Well, guess what folks; Winter Cycling is not only practical but growing in popularity, a great deal of fun as well.