Below 50
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I'll ride in any weather, but I will not ride after they have salted the roads. I don't like having salt caked all over my baby and what it does to it even with a little exposure. That stuff finds it's way into the tiny spots on the bike and it's no fun trying to wash her down in below freezing temps. Perfect for me is 50-75.
I will ride down into the mid to high 30s w/o heated gear. But only for commuting or in-town rides. My main problem here in AL is when it gets too hot here to ride. When it gets too hot I just can not breathe the air no matter how much ventilation I get.
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I rode into late fall down as long as the temp was not below 36. Though I had a balaclava, long underwear and my heated grips. Was kinda chilly but not bad as I was able to adjust to the declining temps as days went by.
To start riding in spring here though, I think I will wait till it hits the 50s and we have had a good hard rain or street sweepers have been around.
Now I also have my Held Air&Dry gloves with goretex, so thinking that will make my hands better w/ the heated grips than my little A* SMX gloves!
To start riding in spring here though, I think I will wait till it hits the 50s and we have had a good hard rain or street sweepers have been around.
Now I also have my Held Air&Dry gloves with goretex, so thinking that will make my hands better w/ the heated grips than my little A* SMX gloves!
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JoJoJodyJo
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I'm a baby because I like it 60+. But, I"m a Cali girl and spoiled by the weather, so I reach for my coat if it hits 50. LOL
A jacket at 50? Lol, around here come 33 people start wearing shorts and tee's. Lol
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I'm in SC. I get to ride nearly year round. Upper thirties is my limit. I don't prefer below fifty, though. All my gear is meant for hot weather. I'm good into the hundred plus degrees.
If I were to choose my favorite temp? Eighty-five degrees. All my perforated gear is eminently comfortable at highway speeds at that temperature. It honestly doesn't feel like I'm wearing it.
Yet it's not too hot, when I have to stop. The best of all worlds, comfort-wise, for me.
The biggest shame is how short the time-frame we have that temperature is. We generally go straight from really cold (for us) to really hot, with just a few weeks of what most would call "Spring."
If I were to choose my favorite temp? Eighty-five degrees. All my perforated gear is eminently comfortable at highway speeds at that temperature. It honestly doesn't feel like I'm wearing it.
Yet it's not too hot, when I have to stop. The best of all worlds, comfort-wise, for me.
The biggest shame is how short the time-frame we have that temperature is. We generally go straight from really cold (for us) to really hot, with just a few weeks of what most would call "Spring."