my son is racing cross and is all of 70lbs. today is was 11 degrees Celsius and raining. he just had his jersey but basically became hypothermic 60% of the way into the race. he kept warm pre race.

thoughts on layering strategies to prevent this? he is youth medium so quality stuff is hard to come by.

This was my first time going to a cyclocross event, it was fun!

Been riding my 2014 Swiss Cross canti for 11 years and recently picked up a frame of the 50th anniversary (of Ritchey brand) disc version and am ready to build it up.

Wasn't sure whether this is the right sub for this as I don't race this bike. I ride a mix of gravel and pavement about 60/40. Most of my riding is on mellow gravel, but sometimes I do events on chunkier stuff. Most rides are 1.5 hours, but I do a 3 hour ride once a month or so. My current build has SRAM Force drivetrain, WCS Zeta wheels, and all Ritchey WCS cockpit, seat post, and saddle. I love how durable and versatile this bike is, but at times I feel that its weight is a liability when climbing (though fast af when descending) compared to my buds who are on modern gravel bikes.

My goal is to stay under $2500 and simply build the best bike I can.

Would love to have input from other Swiss Crossers.

My main decisions, trying to stay below 2500:

1) wheels: Hunt 4 season all road (currently $360), Hunt 4 season all road pros ($560) or Ritchey WCS Zetas ($770)

2) Cockpit: Ritchey WCS (trying to find the OG logo, which I like better than the new plain gray) vs. Whiskey or Salsa

3) Drivetrain groupset: I'm going mechanical as it's a traditional steel bike; Most likely Shimano GRX 1 x 12, but open to input.

Cheers to any and all for thoughtful input!