fat and old wrote:Castelli Lightness gloves. Good for me to -2 and 3 hrs on bike, temp going up to 1 or 2. Quite amazing actually. Useless if raining hard as well.
What are those like for using the shifters? I've got some really warm Specialized gloves that are great for staying warm, but so heavily padded/insulated that using the shift levers is clumsy... And the Garmin screen, forget it. Aside from that, I wouldn't change them - they are lovely and warm.
Other trick is those Castelli balaclavas, those are a must for very cold conditions when you are riding quickly, you can just do as I do and have it covering just your neck, or wear it covering head and neck, that helps a huge amount. Just keeping the neck covered helps a lot in staying warm.
I've found that 99Bikes sells the Castelli Quindici socks that I think are the best things ever, possibly the best socks of any kind - so soft and so warm, and then using the Bontrager shoe covers that I have tends to keep the feet warm enough. And of recent the jacket is in use, Castelli 'Rosso Corsa' jacket, one that is Slipstreamsports, though I really shouldn't keep wearing that one as they can't be replaced anymore. That one is very warm though and excellent quality.