Cycling Clobber

[dingdongdead]

i need to get kitted out as im sick of cycling in thick jogging bottoms and a harrington jacket

i dont want cheap shorts, leggings, jacket and helmet but i dont want stupid expensive stuff either which i will never benefit from buying

so basically price range for half decent kit, just so i know im not getting ripped off or buying crappy stuff

many thanks

 

[Will1985]

For reasonably good quality at a decent price, wiggle's dhb range is your first port of call.

There are also plenty of online shops as well which have offers and sales for things like helmets.

 

[dingdongdead]

cheers
but im going to my local shop tomrrow to possibly buy something

i was looking for more price ranges than anything.

eg, £10 is shoot
£60 too much
£15 just right type of thing

 

[gbb]

Ron Hill Tracksters or preferaby Bikesters...slim in the leg with stirrups. Good all rounders. Cost from £12 to £20...depends where you go.
Some sort of cycling specific jacket. I have a Lusso HT50, reasonably waterproof, windproof and has lasted quite well. A bit light for winter wear, but ok most other times.
Also have a Altura Nevis jacket. As the HT50, but a bit heavier and better made...more suitabe for the winter.
You can get either for £35 to £50
Underneath those...anything you like to keep warm for commuting.
A snood keeps the neck and chin warm...mine cost £12 for 3 from a local motorbike shop.

 

[dingdongdead]

thats more like it
top stuff!

 

[Randochap]

I like these kind:

 

[roadiewill]

D to the H to the B

 

[gbb]

Just to expand a bit dingdong..
The Ron Hill bottoms...i live and die in the 3 pairs i have ..i wear them under my overalls at work , wear them for cycing, wear them for lounging about . My oldest are about 3 years old and still going well. A bit bobbled now, but still good for commuting etc. Very good value and durability for the money.

The Altura Nevis jacket is about 3 years old, looks a bit faded now (its yellow), but still sound, and i wear it all winter, every winter. Waterproofings gone a bit now, but still good in everything barring heavy rain

The Lusso jacket is more suitable for late autumn, early spring riding. Not very good in the cold, probably not so waterproof, but then the Nevis is too heavy at those times. Again, its about 4 years old...still going well.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

why not consider getting some cycle chat kit?

 

[dingdongdead]

pardon me?

 

[jay clock]

If you are any near a Decathlon that is an amazing place for value with good quality

 

[ASC1951]

Ron Hill Tracksters or preferaby Bikesters...slim in the leg with stirrups. Good all rounders.

ASC's International Clothing Rule #17 - anyone wearing Tracksters will be British.

For 25 years I have worn them for caving, climbing, walking and general leg wear. They are so versatile that I simply don't understand why Continentals never wear them; maybe it's a style thing and we Brits have none.

GBB assumes you want commuting recommendations and for that a pair of Rons are pretty good. What he does miss off his list IMO is cycling-specific leg wear. If you are regularly riding more than a dozen miles, most of us go for Lycra shorts or the bib shorts suggested by Randochap. Bib shorts are twice the price but IME much much better. You need to be paying roughly £15+ for shorts and £35+ for bib shorts.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

tenn outdoors stuff is good for the price. i've had a pair of bib shorts and a winter rain jacket and both are still in good condition two years on.

 

[Arch]

pardon me?

There is a thread currently in Cafe for Cyclechat Buffs (the snood thing, very useful all round item - scarf, bandana, hat....). There are also periodic orders made for jerseys and other stuff. Will1985 is the man to contact, I think.

Another vote here for the Ronhills, BTW, they don't look too 'bikey' for when you are off the bike in a cafe or whatever...

I have an Endura jacket (fitted me better than the Altura) and I think that was £40-50.

 

[Tim Bennet.]

For 25 years I have worn them for caving, climbing, walking and general leg wear. They are so versatile that I simply don't understand why Continentals never wear them; maybe it's a style thing and we Brits have none.

Please don't tar us all with your simplistic brush. You know perfectly well you are the only person in your social (and work) group who sports Ron Hills. We're not 'Continentals' and we may not have much style, but we don't wear Ron Hills.