Buffs

[roadiewill]

Temperatures gonna be mighty cold here tomorrow so I dug out the buff tonight. I might give it a go tomorrow on the training ride as Ive seen quite a lot of shops advertising them so they must be alright. I would have thought theyre a bit bulky - anyone use one??

 

[Chuffy]

Yup. I've got one of the reflective ones. Quite thin but just enough to take the sting out of the cold, especially if you pull it up over your ears and chin.

 

[Steve Austin]

Yep. All the time. great things. under your helmet. As a scarf. over your ears.

 

[longers]

This will be my first winter using one but am very happy so far - had it since March.

They're pretty versatile and it's amazing how warm one round my neck keeps me. Had it over my ears tonight.

 

[roadiewill]

il give it a go then... -1C here I come

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yep. All the time. great things. under your helmet. As a scarf. over your ears.

... willy warmer...

 

[Fab Foodie]

full face balaclava, roughly £5 from the local army&navy

In those halcyon commuting days of early '80s London, many of us wore balaclavas and skiing goggles in the winter. Worked a treat.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Got one from Decathlon on Saturday - £6.95!!

It's not a branded Buff, but does exactly the same and has similar packaging showing the ways it can be worn. I got a thermal one which has a section of fleede at one end, kept my ears warm a treat this morning, only had to adjust the helmet slightly to allow it to fit under.

Fantastic!!

 

[snapper_37]

Had one since last March, wore it once and found it too warm - and steamed my specs up! Going to try it tomorrow though as my cheeks, nose and ears were a-glowing this morning!

 

[Maizie]

steamed my specs up!

I find that I have to position it quite carefully in order to not get my specs steamed up. If I have it up over my nose, then when I breathe out, all the breath comes out of the top of the buff and over my glasses. If I have the buff under my nose, it lays flatter so there's less breath-escape from the top, so no steamy specs - but a cold nose.
My buff has a string through it for tightening it, so next time (tomorrow morning?) I am going to experiment with whether having it tighter means I can keep my nose warm and not have steamy specs. I like having it higher up because then it can stop my ears getting frostbitten too

Contact lenses and laser surgery are both not available options, before anyone goes that way!

 

[snapper_37]

Hi Maize, yes I have exactly the same problems as you experience. I will have a go at making it as tight as possible (without lynching myself) and see how it goes. I've got a ruddy complexion anyone but being called effing Noddy this morning has really too the p*ss!

 

[dodgy]

Every cyclist should have a Buff, awesome pieces of kit.

Dave.

 

[GrahamG]

I find it a bit warm doubled over unless it's verging on freezing so I cut one in half so I can have one bit round my neck and one on my head.

Mind you, I'm the type that gets too hot in a woolly hat in the depths of winter.

 

[ghitchen]

Essential winter kit imo

 

[Blue]

Every cyclist should have a Buff, awesome pieces of kit.

Dave.

Agree 100%.

I have used Buffs for years.