A lot of dealing with the cold is psychological. You are unlikely to get hypothermia and die while commuting to work on a bicycle, and DC is almost never cold enough for frostbite. So some of winter riding is letting go of the expectation that you will feel exactly as comfortable as you do when sitting at home watching TV. I used to find that at the start of the winter, I would fret about getting just the right layers, etc., but by the end, I’m like, ah, whatever.
