@ai6yr asks:

It recently was raining and high 40's/low 50's with wind here, and I decided I would not bicycle to the store (having not researched proper clothing).

Q4. What would folks who ride in cold conditions recommend for clothing for cycling in very cold rain with wind? (I was worried about getting wet and cold and hypthermic).

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@ascentale @ai6yr @bikenite

Lol, where I live that is very warm winter weather!

But it's what we're having right now too, because we haven't really got into the cold weather yet 😂

What I wear:

Two layers polarfleece or wool on my legs. Thick polarfleece, not the thin stuff

Tank top, long sleeve tshirt, plus one or two polarfleece/wool on the top

Scarf or neck warmer

Hat that covers my ears, with a brim to keep the rain out of my eyes

Thick wool socks, and winter shoes sized to fit them

I don't generally wear gloves at this temperature, but you can. Also wrist warmers are very nice, when it's not quite cold enough for gloves! They keep from getting a draft up your sleeves, and add a surprising amount of comfort. You can make them by cutting the wrists off old sweaters or tshirts, or the tops off of old socks. Or you can sew a little tube out of a scrap of polarfleece

I don't wear rain gear. I just leave a little early or late, to ride at a time when the rain is not coming down hard. Fleece and wool are warm when damp, and I can take off an upper layer when I go inside. The inside layers are dry!

We don't get multiple inches of rain in a day though. That's kind of a different thing if you really do want to ride in it

(I can't imagine getting hypothermia at those temperatures! I guess if you wore cotton, got completely soaked, were just sitting or standing outside in the rain, not moving... Then maybe it would be possible. You'd have to put a lot of effort in, to get cold enough to even shiver, realistically)

@NilaJones @ascentale @bikenite Aha, multiple layers of fleece! Never thought of trying that.
@ai6yr @NilaJones @ascentale @bikenite Multi layer is the only way to survive, when you're on a bike tour for a week or longer.