Sub-60 degrees tri - what to wear

My first sprint is less than a week away. Overnight temps are now in the mid 40's. Outdoor heated pool but what I'm concerned about is the bike leg. Thinking of a long sleeved tech shirt and cycling jersey at T1 and dropping the jersey at T2.

As someone who has done 4+ almost sub-freezing races I'd say put the arm warmers on under the wetsuit. They will be wet for awhile but they block the wind. Or put on a small tight shell jacket that's easy to get on for the bike. You don't want to be someone pulled for hypothermia.

Tri-shorts and short sleeve shirt only. The 40 to 50 degree range is the best for running in tri-gear only. I did a duathlon last year with 4 inches of snow on the ground and start of the race was 18 degrees. Only added a long sleeve shirt and compression pants.

Warm up sleeves are for wimps - Sorry Dave!!

Wow, either you guys are a lot harder than I am, or, you're a bunch of vicious sadists.

At the start of the race, teh announced air temperature was 45; the water temperature was 64. I went with tri shorts under my wetsuit, toweled off a bit in T1, put on a sleeveless compression shirt (to help block the wind) and my tri top, and arm warmers, a skullcap, and toe covers over the shoes. I skipped the gloves - and I wish I hadn't. By the end of the ride, my arms were fine, my head was fine, my legs were OK, my fingers were so cold it was hard to push the shifters, and my toes felt like blocks of ice.

My feet warmed up on the run, as did my hands, and I traded in the skullcap for a visor.

Overall, a great race - my first ever podium (3rd in AG) - though I don't know the splits because they somehow got the bike and run splits messed up. No way I biked 28.5 mph, and no way I ran 22:15 miles.

I'm happy, but glad I didn't try it in just tri shorts and a tri top. That would have sucked.

There's always a wind screen to stay warm.  

I had my longest transition splits ever.  I made sure to dry off after the swim and pulled on tights over tri shorts, plus a long sleeve shirt with lightweight jacket and gloves.  A little warm the few times the sun peaked out and on some of the loooooooooooonger hills but couldn't have done without them.  For the run, got rid of tights and jacket.  It took awhile on the run to get my feet back.  I've spent the afternoon wrapped under blankets sipping tea and watching movies with the kids

ps: except when waiting for my wave (almost the last one), the swim was quite comfortable.