Quote from: StraymonolithHere in Houston it's getting "cold", but I found that leather gauntlets with thin cheapo liners keep me pretty toasty. Plus a thermal undershirt and long underwear, and I'm practicaly sweating.
The only thing that still bothers me is the wind hitting my neck. I've tried turttlenecks or a ski mask, but doesn't really help.

right now is the only time I'd like riding in houston...

As far as the wind on your neck, it's something I deal with ALL the time.  My best solutions have been scarves.  Second to that is one of those stretchy cotton tobagans with the top cut open.  Pull it down around your neck and chine, tuck the bottom into your jacket and the top under your chinstrap.  Works pretty good.

I bought a balaclava a few weeks ago, and I can wear it as intended, or pull my head through the eye hole thing and use it as just a neck warmer. It tends to fog up my glasses, though. Very warm, however.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5I bought a balaclava a few weeks ago, and I can wear it as intended, or pull my head through the eye hole thing and use it as just a neck warmer. It tends to fog up my glasses, though. Very warm, however.

I use a balaclava to reduce fogging of shield when very cold out and find it will fog my glasses badly if worn over nose.  I keep the balaclava opening down off my nose so warm air from mouth doesn't hit the helmet shield and the air from nose goes down instead of up on glasses.  Warm air from mouth is the big helmet shield fogger.  Works for me.  

A light weight turtle neck vest style fleece or a heavy full sleeve fleece or both keep my neck warm right up to the helmet down to 20F my with JR Meteor jacket with lining.

Here in central CA, the temp hit the higher 30's last month. the coldest it will get around here is just below freezing. I put on a Plexistar 2, like Kerry's, on my bike. IMO, it makes the bike look ugly as hell, BUT what a difference in riding temp. I would rather be practical than freezing. When it warms up, I am taking it off.