well, my plan was to fix up a free entry-level mountain bike a coworker gave me - and, to be clear, i still intend to do it. however! i ran out of time, money, and know-how, all relatively quickly. and combined with that, i also decided somewhat last minute that i don't really want to drive to work any more in 2024 if i can possibly help it.
so instead i dusted off my electric chariot, my Shadowfax, my E-Motion ebike which i have named "Thora". she's my go-to ride in nice weather, but has been packed up for the winter. last night i got her out of her "garage" and charged her up, and this morning i did my quite short 1.5 mile commute in cold weather for the first time. 21 degrees F, -6 degrees C.
just wanted to say, i super appreciate all the advice shared in my other thread about winter biking. i wore my snowshoeing coat, gloves and glove liners, and a stocking cap. it worked! the only rough part was my face; it got so cold i got a headache. that said, i can just try a scarf tomorrow.
here's to functional transportation, even in the wintertime.
The old ice cream brain freeze feeling, only it doesn't stop till you stop cycling...
I get by with a snood under my helmet pulled down to my eyebrows and another from below pulled up over my nose. But then I've not cycled in lower than -3C, I think.
Maybe you need a full face helmet and goggles? Money aside...
Balaclava is the way. Find one with a covered, but vented nose.