Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site cfa.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!wjh12!cfa!mink From: mink@cfa.UUCP (Doug Mink) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: COLD FACE (ears and head) Message-ID: <122@cfa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 16-Jan-85 18:08:27 EST Article-I.D.: cfa.122 Posted: Wed Jan 16 18:08:27 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Jan-85 01:33:22 EST References: <1861@inmet.UUCP> Organization: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Lines: 18 > What do you other winter time bikers do about face protection? I've found that a jacket with an insulated hood which keeps my trunk and most of my head warm will force waste heat generated while bicycling hard through my face, keeping it warm, or at least not frostbitten, down to at least 20F. For temperatures of 10F or below, I add ski goggles and a paper fiber painter's mask of the kind bought in packs of five at any hardware store. These masks fit tight across your nose, preventing the warm air that they trap around your mouth from steaming up glasses. How about some fool-proof ways to keep HANDS warm on a bike? I've found that hiking boots with two pairs of socks will keep my feet warm well below 0F, at least for a 3-mile commute. Doug Mink, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 60 Garden St. Mail Stop 20 Cambridge, MA 02138 USA UUCP: {harvard|genrad|allegra|ihnp4}!wjh12!cfa!mink Phone: (617) 495-7408