I was looking through this old post concerning winter bike riding:
http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/03/how-to-ride-your-bike-all-winter-and-love-it/It lists most of everything I'll need to survive winter in New England.
From 70 degrees to 10 degrees Fahrenheit , the post suggested:
1. Pairs of jeans
2. Casual tops, I'm assuming like t-shirts, polos, etc.
3. A light jacket or sweater
4. A nylon water/wind proof shell coat
5. A skull cap
6. Gloves
7. A fleece sweater to go underneath the shell coat (and possibly replace the light jacket/sweater)
8. Thermal underwear
9. "full ski or snowboarding coat" to replace the shell
10. Balaclava
11. Scarf
12. Insulated hiking boots
13. "Snowboarding pants" to go over the jeans (while taking away the thermal underwear)
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So far I have:
1. Pairs of jeans/cotton pants
2. Casual tops/flannel shirts
3. Light jackets
4.
No nylon shell/nylon pants5. Alpaca skull caps that were gifted to me
6. Insulated gloves
7.
No fleece sweater8. A few pairs of long thermal underwear
9.
No snowboarding coat10.
No balaclava11. A few thin, fashion-like scarves
12.
No insulated hiking boots13.
No snow boarding pantsAdditionally, I am vegan, so I'll only use the alpaca hats until I find something else. Also because of veganism, every article that I'm missing, like the fleece sweater, must be non-animal derived, and hopefully not detrimental to the environment, either.
What do you guys think? What's the best place to get these, cheap? MMM mentioned REI, so I'm currently looking through their clearance stock.