need Tights / Bibs for Winter...

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fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Not sure if Decathlon are still doing them, but that have bibs with A-Tex windproofing in them - I use these when it gets down to zero. There is a pad, but it's thin and not shorts quality, so still use my shorts under.
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
 

Hacienda71

Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
Cheers - you in a large?

[edit]would you say they are good enough for a few degrees south of zero?

Mine are a large but they are pretty stretchy. The roubaix material seems good down to about freezing I wear bib shorts with them as well, but they don't have windstop panels so on a really cold day I would tend to wear ( yes @potsy I know) Aldi ones or the Biemme ones I had on on Saturday both of which have windstop panels around the knees and are just that bit better in really cold weather.
 

potsy

Rambler
Location
My Armchair
I wear my Altura Winter cruiser tights when it's cold, very warm with a fleecy feel to them.
Only trouble is they are waistband and not bib tights, quite fancy a pair of bibs next time.
 

400bhp

Guru
Mine are a large but they are pretty stretchy. The roubaix material seems good down to about freezing I wear bib shorts with them as well, but they don't have windstop panels so on a really cold day I would tend to wear ( yes @potsy I know) Aldi ones or the Biemme ones I had on on Saturday both of which have windstop panels around the knees and are just that bit better in really cold weather.

Think I will look for ones with windstop then.
 

400bhp

Guru
Buy and keep both, then use the shorts with leg warmers on days when the weather isn't a dead certain?

I've too much cycle clothing & I know they would be wasted.

3 pairs of running tights. Decathlon £20 jobbies fine down to about 5 deg. Got bib shorts for weekend. No need for 2 pairs of shorts for weekend / occasional use.

Got loads of stuff for the commute.

I'm really after some longs that will be good for 5 deg down to -5.
 

Rob3rt

Man or Moose!
Location
Manchester
Can't help with the cold weather clothing at the <£60 budget, I paid a handsome sum for my winter 3/4 and tights (rated 0-15 degrees), well worth it IMO and they are very warm but it is mostly an extravagance (I bought them when something good happened financially speaking - not a lottery win :tongue:) and there are likely cheaper tights out there that will perform at least nearly as well if not as well, I just don't know of them.
 
OP
OP
NorthernSky
^ ah yeah that too :whistle: :tongue:
not sure how it will work out for me cause i ordered two pairs for fitting. think the £5 off has went against the pair i sent back, oh well
 
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