wet, really wet, and cold. We didn't make the whole distance due to hands and feet freezing. Definitely have to step up the equipment purchases to handle cold and wet. We're thinking that it'll be impossible to maintain dry or waterproofability over a 30 hour period if the weather is as it was Sunday: soaking rain and 33 degrees. So trying to come up with solutions to keep warm even when wet. I got some wool liners to try in my amphib gloves and some kayak socks to try to keep warm. My wool socks worked well until the wind hit them and my toes froze. Definitely a learning experience. Oh, and disc brakes rock for wet riding!!

Had it been colder, it would have been sleet or snow and we would have been ok. Any warmer, we would have had wet parts but not froze so quickly. The cusp of frozen vs wet temps got the better of our equipment, or lack there of. Our cores, legs, and heads were solid, hands and feet were the weak links. Very weak.

Any cold & wet weather riding advise from you more experienced riders?

Stay In!!