When it comes to cycling in the winter months know how to dress and
what clothes to bring alog as extras is key to have a safe enjoyable ride.The
first basic principle that everyone should know is the strategy of layering.
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needs to be able to wick away moisture from your skin. This is important to keep
the effects of Hypothermia from setting in. The act of cycling is going to make
you sweat and you need to get this moisture wicked away. Today's high tech
fabrics do an outstanding job of this. Look for products that are made for use
by athletes in cold weather. And very importantly, never ever use cotton as a
base layer.You can adjust your temperature by using the zippers on your outer
and inner layers. You must be careful not to allow cold air to blow onto any wet
base layer clothing. This can bring on Hypothermia quickly. You can also try to
slow your pace slightly to cool down as well.If you are cold you may need to put
another layer on or simply pedal faster to work harder. In the beginning of your
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In a mile or two your body will heat up from the exercise.For your head you will
want to have a couple of different items to carry with you. Start out with a
decent cold weather helmet liner. Carry a large wool knit cap that will stretch
out over the outside of your helmet and a balaclava. Use these items as needed.
Some cyclist's are using ski helmets.Your gloves need to be very good cold
weather riding gloves. Even then in really cold weather these may not be the
best. Three finger gloves work very well and a few bicycle clothing manufactures
have them just for cycling. Pogies are really warm especially when used with
gloves of any type. Pogies mount to your handle bars and are like huge mittens
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are wind proof as well.Cleated cycling shoes are not going to keep your feet
very warm even with an insulated bootie around them. The steel plate at the
bottom that is connected to the pedal is just going to transfer the cold right
into your shoe. The best bet is to ditch the cleats in the cold months and
either switch to cages with or just use platform pedals with some good warm
boots.Riding in the winter is beautiful and is enjoyable if you are dressed
properly.