Winter riding can be a love/hate endeavor. Beautiful
landscapes often make winter riding a joy. The desolate look of winter provides
an amazing backdrop for any cold weather ride and surely keeps me coming back
for more. But winter riding is not all barren trees and snow-lined winding
country roads. There is all that damn clothing.
Dressing for winter can be a real drag. Finding the exact
right balance of warmth, breathability, and wind or water protection can
sometimes seem like a Rubik’s cube with no solution. Overdressing or
under-dressing can be equally devastating to your winter miles. So here is my
winter what-to-wear guide, a step-by-step (or more accurately, layer-by-layer)
guide to staying comfortable throughout Philadelphia’s toughest months.
