AG: Aunt Granny's Advice, or How to become an elderly cyclist:

For your reference, records indicate that
dgk wrote:

Now that is an interesting approach. I'm not sure that I want to drink
any alcohol and drive down NYC streets, but a fine suggestion.

Keep in mind, the purpose is not to get drunk or impaired in any way. I
don’t know if that is easier for me to do because I don’t do much drinking
in the first place, or if the reverse is the case since I’m a
“lightweight�. All I know is that if I take a half-drink worth of alcohol
15-30 minutes before I go into the cold, and continue to consume
1 drink/hour (roughly matching the rate it metabolizes) when I’m active,
it seems to normalize my body heat distribution. If you think trying it
out when biking is too risky, give it a shot (ha!) when you have other
outdoor activities like shoveling to do.

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