Balaclava's

[peejay57]

Hello Everyone,
With winter coming in I would like some advice as to a thin balaclava for under my helmet that will keep me warm.

 

[ianrauk]

Get yourself a Buff.

 

[Wolfy]

Got a DHB balaclava from Wiggle two years ago. Use it regular in the winter, one of the best bits of winter clothing I ever bought! Certainly wouldn't want to be without it. DHB is quality stuff.

 

[Cuchilo]

Aldi still have ( or did have) some fishing gear in the reduced items . Ive got a few thermal buffs from there and they are great for night rides so I guess good for winter .

 

[PeteXXX]

Buffs are good.
I also treated myself to an under helmet skullcap from ALDI in their last cycling promotion. Excellent value and promises to be windproof and warm.

 

[peejay57]

Get yourself a Buff.

Forgive ignorance but what is a buff ? Being from the older generation,Buff in winter would usually equate to being cold.

 

[biggs682]

cant beat a good bit of buff ........

 

[ianrauk]

 

[Sara_H]

I was showing my Mum my fancy merino buff the other day. "Oooh" she says "a snood!" and once she'd said it I remember her knitting us 'snoods' in the '80's. I had them in all different florescent colours.

She'd make a bomb if she started knitting them again!

 

[Cuchilo]

I was showing my Mum my fancy merino buff the other day. "Oooh" she says "a snood!" and once she'd said it I remember her knitting us 'snoods' in the '80's. I had them in all different florescent colours.

She'd make a bomb if she started knitting them again!

Youre lucky she stopped there , I had knitted trousers in the 70's

 

[steveindenmark]

You can also get Polar Buffs which are excellent.

I also wear a face mask in Winter as we get down to about -14 during the day. They work really well but are no good with spectacles.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-Color-B...laclavas_Masks_Tubes&var=&hash=item4d0cfd95db

Steve

 

[Sara_H]

Youre lucky she stopped there , I had knitted trousers in the 70's

You've outdone me there! Jumpers, cardigans, hats. scalf's golves, snoods, legwarmers but trousers - no!

 

[Cuchilo]

No money around in the 70's , everything was itchy and knitted !

 

[night cycler]

That is an excellent demo, I bet it took a while to learn. Great video clip.

 

[Dayvo]

Years ago, when I started skiing, I used to use a silk motorcycle balaclava, which, under a woollen bobble hat, kept my head and neck warm. Nowadays I use a buff and bobble hat.

For cycling, a buff and skull cap and helmet should do the trick.