ellbiddy
Active Member
So I just got back from my standard 20 mile road loop and only one word comes to mind, unprepared. After about 13 miles in my feet were numb beyond any numbness I have experienced thus far in my life. But I looked down at my forerunner and it said 13 miles..only 7 to go. So I keep pedaling and all of a sudden I hear the whirling hiss of death must have run something over in the shoulder. This is when it got bad and I realized how really effin cold it was, I took my glove off for a good 3-4 minutes to get a new tube in and it was totally numb by the time I put the glove on...so I spent a while pumping away at it. I was about to climb on till I realized my foot felt like one big lump so I figured I'd jog a mile to get my feet warm again. About 1/4-1/2 mile into my bike-jog I felt the intense dethawing pains 3-4 minutes later I was back on my biking churning away. By the time I got home I felt pretty good....
It wasn't until i got back in the house and took everything off till I realized my face wasn't warm but it was numb in the circle where my facemask left it exposed. My pinky toes felt like they weren't attached to my body for 20 minutes or so. So after all of that I realized I need some new winter wear....probably going to hit up halter's for some nice wind proof gear to help save me. New pair of mtb shoes, new winter boots, and probably some more gloves....good thing I got paid friday.
It wasn't until i got back in the house and took everything off till I realized my face wasn't warm but it was numb in the circle where my facemask left it exposed. My pinky toes felt like they weren't attached to my body for 20 minutes or so. So after all of that I realized I need some new winter wear....probably going to hit up halter's for some nice wind proof gear to help save me. New pair of mtb shoes, new winter boots, and probably some more gloves....good thing I got paid friday.