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How's everyone surviving the cold snap with windchill below zero? Keeping warm? Toughing it out like a polar bear? Staying home? Going to work via CTA?

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Still riding. Just have to remember to slow down at slippery spots. I almost wiped out this morning making what normally would be a routine U-turn.

 

Getting by with the old beard/scarf combo instead of a balaclava/facemask, which fogs up my glasses.

I went to a warm place for a brief vacaation.

Rode again this morning (on Divvy, as yesterday). Felt less cold than on Thursday? Roads were pretty good considering the additional evening precipitation.

Yeah, even though it was 5 degrees this morning, it felt much better than the past two days. Light winds.

Rode this morning in the negative-six-degree weather. Holy cow was that cold!

I wussed out yesterday. With a wind chill of 20 below, I thought it was best to take the bus/train.

This morning's temperature was 11 degrees, with a wind chill of -1, so I hopped on the Divvy. 'Not too bad expect that the Divvy bikes have so little air in the tires it feels like you're on a workout bike.

I traveled over the holiday to ski country in Tahoe. I took advantage of the great ski shops out there and picked up a new ski helmet / goggle combo that works together seamlessly. I tried it out this morning on my commute and found it worked much better than my bike helmet and non-matching goggle setup. 

I missed all the super cold days, so I kinda hope it drops again below zero to test this setup. 

You may get your wish Friday morning...

Is it a bucket helmet? Does a full bucket provide any advantage over a standard helmet?

I guess you could call it a bucket helmet. It is a solid shell, and the vents are operable to tune the amount of air let it. 

Here is the specific model: Smith Sequel

Also, I assume it has ear covers? If so, do you still wear a helmet liner with it, or is the helmet warm enough to go without the liner?

It does have ear covers that have some amount of insulation. I did wear my thin fleece balaclava that I typically wear and was pretty comfortable.

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