If your experience of this year's winter has been anything like mine so far, you'll have gotten away relatively lightly. It's still November after all, and the coldest, sharpest claws of the season are yet to dig in. We can, presumably, expect that to happen sometime in January.
The good news – and you'll know this even if you haven't been riding long – is that the kit you pull on before you head out the door can make a huge difference. In the winter, everything you wear, from gloves to socks, can make a difference, but there's nothing more important than the outer layer on your top half – your jacket.
