Comments on: The Weather Outside Is Frightful – Are you Ready? http://mountain.bike198.com/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-are-you-ready/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:39:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hellbelly http://mountain.bike198.com/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-are-you-ready/#comment-8328 hellbelly Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:23:36 +0000 http://mountain.bike198.com/?p=2880#comment-8328 "Wearing thicker wool socks is the obvious choice and I highly recommend this." Sorry man, I gotta call ya out on this one. You should know better that merino wool cycling socks are the way to go and they are not thick. In fact they wick moisture and are more comfortable all year even in warm weather. Since you can wear them year round (as I and many cyclists in the know do) you will not face the issue of yr tootsies getting squished by wearing socks that are too thick. If it is going to be cold and wet and I want the ultimate warm set-up I wear water-proof socks which are thin and fit over yr wool socks. These will allow you to submerge your shoe into freezing water w/o a problem; they shine in sub-zero temps. I rarely have to wear these in the southeast, but they take up no space in yr pack so they can be a nice plus. BTW, merino wool is the original performance fabric as it keeps you warm in the winter, cool in the summer and does not retain odor. I wear a ultrathin merino wool base layer t-shirt and wool riding knickers from Swobo almost year round; they are the bomb. Believe the hype. Its more expensive, but worth it. <abbr><em>hellbellys last blog post..<a href="http://belly-o-beast.blogspot.com/2009/01/happy-nu-year.html" rel="nofollow">Happy "Nu?" year</a></abbr></em> “Wearing thicker wool socks is the obvious choice and I highly recommend this.” Sorry man, I gotta call ya out on this one. You should know better that merino wool cycling socks are the way to go and they are not thick. In fact they wick moisture and are more comfortable all year even in warm weather. Since you can wear them year round (as I and many cyclists in the know do) you will not face the issue of yr tootsies getting squished by wearing socks that are too thick. If it is going to be cold and wet and I want the ultimate warm set-up I wear water-proof socks which are thin and fit over yr wool socks. These will allow you to submerge your shoe into freezing water w/o a problem; they shine in sub-zero temps. I rarely have to wear these in the southeast, but they take up no space in yr pack so they can be a nice plus. BTW, merino wool is the original performance fabric as it keeps you warm in the winter, cool in the summer and does not retain odor. I wear a ultrathin merino wool base layer t-shirt and wool riding knickers from Swobo almost year round; they are the bomb. Believe the hype. Its more expensive, but worth it.

hellbellys last blog post..Happy "Nu?" year

]]> By: jay http://mountain.bike198.com/the-weather-outside-is-frightful-are-you-ready/#comment-8326 jay Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:37:29 +0000 http://mountain.bike198.com/?p=2880#comment-8326 I have a windproof hat, and also sometimes wear a balaclava. I get pretty bad fog on my lenses because of this. (Wet heat comes up through balaclava, onto lenses.) Any ideas how to prevent this? Also, my eyes (as in, my eyeballs) get cold and watery. Do glasses with eyecups work? I have a windproof hat, and also sometimes wear a balaclava. I get pretty bad fog on my lenses because of this. (Wet heat comes up through balaclava, onto lenses.) Any ideas how to prevent this?

Also, my eyes (as in, my eyeballs) get cold and watery. Do glasses with eyecups work?

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