This last week was shitty. Only one commute ride. When it only get’s to mid-50’s it’s too cold for anything longer than an hour with the clothes I have. Not to sound like a snob. Getting the clothes right is hard. Too many and you literally melt, consume more water than you carry, and have no place to shed them. Too few clothes and you freeze, constantly cold, and it interferes with the large leg muscles.
This coming week looks better. ~59 tomorrow and ~70 Tuesday with another ~59 later in the week. The wind will blow hard on Tuesday with the warm weather. Wind is my mountain training. It’s just too bad that you have to “climb” it 2 hr straight without a break.
Update 2/16/2009:
It was frackin’ cold out there today. At the end of the ride my legs can’t maintain the minimum heat. Any break in pedaling, even a few seconds, makes them stiff. I would guess it was 20F with wind chill. Pretty good ride though.