Longs or shorts in the rain?

[bonker]

I'm doing the King of the North Downs on Sunday and the weather looks awful. I haven't done any long ( it's 110miles of hills) rides in the wet.
What would you recommend?

 

[yello]

If it were me and it's warm enough then shorts. I can't stand having soggy clingy longs on when cycling.

 

[ontheroadtofrance]

Leg warmers are the way forward

Good luck

 

[jimboalee]

The weather forecast for Maidstone looks fine with a gentle southerly breeze and temperatures in the mid teens C.

Shorts.

 

[jimboalee]

Same in Croydon.

 

[vernon]

I'm doing the King of the North Downs on Sunday and the weather looks awful. I haven't done any long ( it's 110miles of hills) rides in the wet.
What would you recommend?

Definitely shorts. There's less cloth to saturate.

I'll be wearing shorts for my 160km Audax from the Humber Bridge.

 

[andy_wrx]

Like ontheroadtofrance said - legwarmers.

If it's warm enough, get wet legs, no problems.
If it's freezing as well as wet, legwarmers on. Yes they're wet, but warm too.

 

[Dayvo]

As a few of the others said; shorts with leggings.

 

[PaulB]

Your skin's waterproof so wear shorts. Only if it's cold should you consider leggings. If in doubt, put some warming oil on your legs (remember to wash your hands before having a wee though ).

 

[gavintc]

The rain temp would decide whether longs or shorts. It is May - summer, so definitely shorts.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Yep, shorts here too.

 

[Iainj837]

I am wearing shorts tomorrow whilst out on the somerset levels ride

 

[Aperitif]

Bibshorts. Well padded ones. Good luck.

 

[dellzeqq]

in all seriousness - think twice about doing it - although I appreciate that the twenty quid (I almost reached for the horror smiley) entrance fee is tough to walk away from. The roads, particularly those in Surrey are poor, and in the wet the descents will be miserable. And some of your fellow riders will be....unpracticed. I saw this ride go through Shere last year and the word that came to mind was muppets.

New brake blocks at a minimum.