Op vrijdag 8 januari 2021 om 22:21:02 UTC+1 schreef :
Surprisingly in Illinois the last 3 days have been ok to ride outside. No wind and the snow and ice off roads. I manage 51 miles today with temps at about 34 degrees not too much wind less than 10 mph and the last 10 home were tailing. Maybe can ride out a lot this winter who knows?

I have a GoreWear jacket the is tremendous have it at least 4-5 years. It works with only a good heavy base layer top underneath that takes away moisture. I then put on my trusty Mizuno Running pants with base layer polyester long johns. That works really good I don't sweat and stay warm.

Now I am seeing the Gorewear has some like long pants at around $110. Has anyone tried them or used them? I don't know if they would be much better than what I have but the Gorewwear jacket is outstanding.

Along with this Garmin sent me a new heart rate strap my old one stopped working. The new one is bluetooth and can be used with a phone app too. I found it was a bit hard to pair at first but today was superior to my old one. Garmin does a good job on customer service.

Finally in the tech world of bikes cold has zero effect on mechanic shimano I assume Di2 is same?
Deacon Mark

I'm a fan of Gore bike wear; good stuff with a good racy fit and reasonable priced. I also have a comfortable Gore winter jacket that only needs a base layer to stay warm for 2-3 hours, in my case up to -5C which is very rare around here. It's already weeks between 0 an +5 C. I don't like layers for my bottom half, so I have winter pants. Pants are very personal so I can't comment on that. If you find pants that really fits you and keep you warm, buy them even if they are expensive. They last a long time if taken care of. My two pairs of Assos winter pants last already 15 years and still going strong. I need some extra protection in front of my knees. Cold knees in the wet are killing. The Assos pants have extra wind block material in front of the knee that is also water repellent. As I said pants are very personal.
I did not experience any effect of the Dutch not that extreme cold weather on my Di2 setups. I assume that Di2 battery life is not immune for the effects extreme cold weather.

Lou