That's the way it goes with inadequate footwear. And lets face it, at those temps nearly everything is inadequate. But do not ever let your fingers or toes get to the point you think they are warm again, despite conditions being the same. That's the very edge of frostbite.
I've wanted a face mask that covers my nose. I'm fine when climbing, but in a headwind or on the downhills, flesh will freeze off very fast. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, January 8, 2015 9:08:54 AM UTC-7, Mark Reimer wrote: > > Very cool, thanks Patrick! I'll definitely check them out. I was using > 45NTH Wolvhammer boots with an SPD clip, which up until that ride have kept > my toasty warm on every ride I've ever used them on, including comparable > temperatures. But about 2 hours into the ride I started getting cold. 3 > hours in and I was uncomfortable. Shortly after I lost all feeling in my > toes, which was the driving force in the decision to stop riding. Another > 4-5 hours out there would have meant nasty damage for sure. For extreme > cold, flat pedals and non-clip boots seem to be a must if you're out for a > long time. > > On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Awesome, Mark! You've got me beat, both in distance and temp. Wow! I've >> done those temps winter camping, but not by bike. Tip of me tammie to you! >> You definitely made the right call to shorten the ride. At those temps and >> winds, anything you do without losing a digit (or worse) is a roaring >> success. Feet are definitely the trickiest. For that level of cold, I'd >> suggest Empire or Steger Mukluks. They don't work for me because we don't >> get that kind of cold but for a few days at a time, and the days are >> gennarally too warm for them (they rot out if it's too warm). But for zero >> and below, they are brilliant! I had -30˚F (or colder, the thermometer >> bottomed out) and had warm feet just sitting around in them. But my attempt >> to use Stegers only survived 30 days (14 of use) due to the rotting issue >> with freeze/thaw. Steger in the end made it right. For overnights, you need >> multiple liners so they can dry out, as well as a good rotation of socks. >> We can talk more off group if you have further questions. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/OVVdAWWdqVc/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
