Trail Child
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Ottawa, Canada
They worked for me!
Really feeling the cold
- Thread starter BigonaBianchi
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slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
The cold never used to bother me but I feel it now. Just get some really good thermals. Helly Hansen are expensive but excellent. Southern Ocean yachtsmen use them, so they can't be all bad. Most winter cycling gloves are rubbish and overpriced. Get some skiing ones. My Lidl £6 gloves are a whole lot warmer than my Sealskinz £30 ones. OK, they don't keep the rain out, but that usually isn't an issue. Asda thermal socks are great! Lob in a couple of buffs, and you are sorted.
Why shiver and suffer?
Why shiver and suffer?
T.M.H.N.E.T
Rainbows aren't just for world champions
- Location
- Northern Ireland
They're also handy if you have a mechanical
Mo1959
Legendary Member
- Location
- Perthshire,Scotland
Gave it a try this morning and felt better, although it was probably about one degree above freezing.
It's not wimpitis. I've always felt the cold and I've always been slim, although whilst training for a marathon a few years ago I lost body fat, one dress size and was freezing all the time. The joys of merino baselayers, heated gloves and insoles make cycling bearable at this time of year.
beanzontoast
Guru
- Location
- South of The Peaks
I'm in my 50s too. I find that after about 10 minutes cycling in temperatures below about -2C, my fingers get really cold. At the start of this week had silk gloves with mittens on top and the leading edge of the mittens were coated with a thick layer of frost by the time I arrived, but my fingers were relatively warm - warmer than when I wear gloves anyway.
Feet-wise, I wear Sealskins for most trips in the colder months. I don't use special bike shoes, just trainers, but went for a pair that had a fairly continuous surface without much fabric on view.
I cycle in long bike tights when it's cold, but as a rule of thumb, I've started wearing waterproof overtrousers on top when the temperature is sub-zero (nothing special: £7 from an outdoors shop, lightweight and pack away quite small) to which my wife added elastic loops that go under my trainers. Despite not having any fleecy lining or anything, these overtrousers really keep the chill out, presumably by acting as a wind block and trapping a layer of warm air inside.
Feet-wise, I wear Sealskins for most trips in the colder months. I don't use special bike shoes, just trainers, but went for a pair that had a fairly continuous surface without much fabric on view.
I cycle in long bike tights when it's cold, but as a rule of thumb, I've started wearing waterproof overtrousers on top when the temperature is sub-zero (nothing special: £7 from an outdoors shop, lightweight and pack away quite small) to which my wife added elastic loops that go under my trainers. Despite not having any fleecy lining or anything, these overtrousers really keep the chill out, presumably by acting as a wind block and trapping a layer of warm air inside.
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BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
right....
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
Durian
Über Member
- Location
- Chiang Mai. Thailand.
right....
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
It would be cheaper to emigrate!
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
right....
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
The only problem is when you have to do a comfort stop!
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
You could always try accumulating a thick layer of fat again!right....
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
Andrew_P
In between here and there
Last winter was my first one having started cycling to work properly in the April before. I never ever remember getting cold hands and I recall steaming at traffic lights halfway in to work. My time went up and my speed went down. Between November and March
This year I am around 5 minutes quicker than Jan 2012, I am not sweating anywhere near the same amount and I am getting cold on the minus temp days including really cold hands. Almost the same kit (probably warmer top) same gloves etc.
For the moment I am putting it down to being lighter and fitter due the additonal 7k miles in me.
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BigonaBianchi
Yes I can, Yes I am, Yes I did...Repeat.
- Location
- Iskele TRNC & Mordor UK
..actually thats a good point...about not sweating as much...I almost never sweat on rides these days...erm..except in Kansas lol!
Maybe im just fitter and not pushing myself hard enough to keep warmer....doh.
Maybe im just fitter and not pushing myself hard enough to keep warmer....doh.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I have a skinny, fit mate who used to suffer terribly from the cold when he had to slow down to stay with me on winter rides. The only way he could keep warm was to work harder so he'd keep on riding ahead and then ride back to me. He probably covered 25% more distance than me on those rides.
right....
latex underwear...lidl skiing gloves...merino wool jersey....two base layers....three layers socks.....two bike jersys....arm warmers....windstopper tights....over trousers....over shoes....balaclava.....night vision jacket.....
...did i miss anything?
Were you thinking of your other 'wardrobe' here?!
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
