It's officially cold

[SL1D3R]

I'm freezin my arse out there. 50 degrees seems to be my limit. Granted, I don't have any boots, gloves or pants.

The lack of pants and boots I can deal with, but my hands are getting chilly and I noticed that the wind is coming in under my helmet, freezing the hell out of my face and causing my eyes to water.

To make matters worse, my shield keeps opening when I turn my head. Ugh. I need new gear.

[reconstyle]

Cold?? I just took my dog outside (1am) and its 74 degrees.

I can see how 50 would be cold for someone from the south....but your in Washington (?) and 50 is cold for you? You've got rough few months coming up lol

[suzukisportrider2004]

heck it was pushing 90 today its almost 1 am and still 77

[md86]

Thicker gloves . My leather ones were good down to about 45 . Those were my old gloves , though . They were not vented , and fairly thick leather . STOUT . Heated grips are relatively cheap , too .
Balaclava . Get one . Like a ski mask for under your helmet .
And most helmets you can tighten the shield mechanism so they don't open as easily .

[River]

Currently 56'F here in Ione, CA. Not a cloud in the sky and zero wind. Still not too bad here.

[brez24]

It was 86 in NJ yesterday. The kids were playing in the sprinkler. Pretty crazy.

[brooder]

http://www.chaparral-racing.com/Chaparral/search_results.asp?mscssid=0E578B64A92C64E469CB6778E221D4EB&Gift=false&GiftID=

Search for "Quiet Rider".

This is what I'm looking at getting. Should cut wind noise as well.

[SL1D3R]

That link didn't quite work, but I had fun flipping through the pages on the website.

Ya, if it gets any lower than 50, I'm going to be done unless I can acquire more gear.

I've lived in Washington my entire life, but I still hate the cold and hate the rain. Ugh.

[brooder]

Alright, fixed the link. I had two windows open and wasn't paying attention to which one I pulled the link from.

EDIT: Re-edited that post. It doesn't save the search info. Just do a search for "Quiet Rider" and it will bring up what I'm talking about.

[eviilil0ne]

boots gloves = must have items at all times good face masks rock for keeping the head warm .. hoodie under a good lined jacket .. and some leather overpants and you should be good to go

[tahoe8020]

I got rain this morning! stupid weather man said it would "start" tonight

JR Ballistic overpants seem to do the trick for the cold, kinda hot in the afternoon but work well in the AM, I just seal the ankles with reflective velcro , the ones for running/biking. Under armor cold gear is a must as well, but i'm in california and tender! talk to the true cold weather guys up north!

[SL1D3R]

Up north? I guess that would be me. Hehe. I've just been using long underwear under the pants and it works pretty well.

But, the lack of gloves and this damn crappy shield are a pain in the arse.

My shaded shield works fine, but the stock, clear shield sucks. I looked and don't think it will tighten.

I will shop around for a neck-warmer thing, though. Can't handle the cold wind whipping up into my face.

[steves]

50* means it's time to break out the electrics...

[Sasquatch]

It was 92 here today, and its still 82 now (8:55pm).

[md86]

50* means it's time to break out the electrics...

Heated grips MAYBE . Sissy .
First , you need good gloves . Serious leather gloves can be had for $50 or so . No vents or perf'ed stuff (duh ) . That'll help TREMENDOUSLY .
Windbreaker stuff is nice from about 50* on down . I throw on the top at maybe 50 , my leather pants do ok down to about 45 . That's when the bottom comes on . That , plus some neck coverage (the balaclava ) does ok down to about 35 or so up to a couple of hours . Below THAT or more than an hour or so , I can still break out the long johns for added comfort . The helmet deal dude mentioned should help a lot , too . Helps keep the wind from going up under your hat . Biggest thing is blocking the wind . 40* may not be cold with a jacket on just standing around , but add in a 35mph wind chill , and suddenly it's 28* . At 60 it'll feel like 25* .