Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site nbs-amrf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!nbs-amrf!manheimer From: manheimer@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Ken Manheimer) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: COLD FACE (ears and head) Message-ID: <365@nbs-amrf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 16:54:28 EST Article-I.D.: nbs-amrf.365 Posted: Wed Jan 16 16:54:28 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 01:36:17 EST References: <1861@inmet.UUCP> Organization: National Bureau of Standards Lines: 16 Before I comment on what I do to keep my head parts warm on a cold bike ride, I should mention I live in Maryland, which gets only moderately cold at worst, relatively speaking. Nonetheless, I've been very surprised by the effectiveness of a goretex-hood (together with a goretex running jacket) over a polypropelyne balaclava. First of all, the combination fits nicely under the bell helmet and is certainly sufficient for this climate at its coldest. Sound is dulled but not too much and the balaclava, which covers my mouth, breathes enough to keep water vapor from being forced up into my glasses. In general I think the most important thing in cold weather riding is a good windbreaker, and then layers of air-trapping material between you and the wind shell. Ken Manheimer {seismo,allegra}!umcp-cs!nbs-amrf!manheimer (Existence is influence. Probably.)