So today was a beautiful dry 45-50 degree day (finally the rain stopped here in oregon long enough for the roads to dry out). I am a fair weather rider so far, I ride cuz it's fun and riding in the rain aint fun to me. ANYWHO, my best friend comes over to my place and we planned a nice 40 mile ride. Nothing to big since we hadn't been on a ride in over 2 months. He shows up wearing bib shorts and his short sleeve jersey 
. I was like..."yeah dude, you are gonna freeze!" he says,"dude its warm outside!" I was thinking...yeah inside your car on the way over hear it was warm, but not outside with the wind hitting your body.
So I was getting dressed and I was wanting to use my new Gore phantom jacket but didn't want to get to hot after my body had warmed up. I put it on and got really warm really fast so I took it off and figured I would be fine with a longs sleeve base under my jersey and my winter knickers. We headed out and i looked at my friend after about 45 ft and said..."I'm already freezing!" we turned around and went back to my place to layer up a bit. I gave him some stuff to wear as I wore my phantom jacket (without any shirt underneath) and threw on my specialized windstopper gloves and toe covers.
WOW the gore phantom gets a 10 out of 10 from me! perfect cycling jacket in my opinion. Great material, breathable, comfortable, sleeves can unzip and turn into a short sleeve jersey, stopped all the wind!
2nd-the gloves...also a 10 out of 10! great grip, good material, did not hinder my feel of the handle bars, brakes, levers at all. hands were nice and warm.
3rd-specialized toe warmers with windstopping material, did a great job keeping my toes warm and the wind out of my shoes.
all in all, hands down the BEST money I have spent since I started up cycling! Allowed me to concentrate and enjoy the ride instead of numb toes and fingers.
. I was like..."yeah dude, you are gonna freeze!" he says,"dude its warm outside!" I was thinking...yeah inside your car on the way over hear it was warm, but not outside with the wind hitting your body.So I was getting dressed and I was wanting to use my new Gore phantom jacket but didn't want to get to hot after my body had warmed up. I put it on and got really warm really fast so I took it off and figured I would be fine with a longs sleeve base under my jersey and my winter knickers. We headed out and i looked at my friend after about 45 ft and said..."I'm already freezing!" we turned around and went back to my place to layer up a bit. I gave him some stuff to wear as I wore my phantom jacket (without any shirt underneath) and threw on my specialized windstopper gloves and toe covers.
WOW the gore phantom gets a 10 out of 10 from me! perfect cycling jacket in my opinion. Great material, breathable, comfortable, sleeves can unzip and turn into a short sleeve jersey, stopped all the wind!
2nd-the gloves...also a 10 out of 10! great grip, good material, did not hinder my feel of the handle bars, brakes, levers at all. hands were nice and warm.
3rd-specialized toe warmers with windstopping material, did a great job keeping my toes warm and the wind out of my shoes.
all in all, hands down the BEST money I have spent since I started up cycling! Allowed me to concentrate and enjoy the ride instead of numb toes and fingers.
