There's an impression out there that riding a bike through subzero temperatures requires all kinds of special gear. So on a recent cold snap, I went out in -27 C (-16 F) on my bike to test if you can ride a bike while wearing normal clothes. In other words, I tested if you can dress for the destination, rather than the journey, even during a polar vortex. #cycling #polarvortex #bikecommuting Follow me! Blog: http://shifter.info/​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombabin​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin/​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.babin​​ Tom Babin is the author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling: https://amzn.to/2EH7EOg