Top tips for winter riding

[mickle]

Layer your garments so that you can control your temperature as you warm up. Avoid cotton if possible and wear wicking fabrics next to the skin followed by a thermal layer or two and then a wind proof outer shell garment. Dont over insulate your legs theyre the warmest part of your body when you are peddling.

Staying comfortably warm is more important than staying dry.

In very cold conditions it becomes important to keep ankles and wrists warm, blood vessels are close to the surface and you can suffer substantial heat losses if these joints are left exposed.

A peaked hat or helmet can protect the eyes and/or glasses from rain.

Tungsten studded ice tyres are available from various manufacturers including IRC and Nokian. They is wicked.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

Tungsten studded ice tyres are available from various manufacturers including IRC and Nokian. They is wicked.

I think Chuffy is just writing something designed to convince fairly average bods that they can cycle when there's an "R" in the month.

Advice along the lines of "when you break your femur, improvise traction by using a passing tractor and some fence wire" might put them off.

 

[Eat MY Dust]

Test your brakes at the TOP of a the hill

lol, that's the best suggestion so far!!

 

[laurence]

wear a buff

two if needed

and have another one handy, just in case

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

lol, that's the best suggestion so far!!

There ought to be some advice on what to do if you then find them to be defective.

 

[Chuffy]

There ought to be some advice on what to do if you then find them to be defective.

Plummet.

 

[Dayvo]

Wearing eye protection is a good idea, but glasses can steam up when you come to a halt

What do you suggest, Patrick?
A couple of DUREX AVANTI ULTIMA 2 inflated over the eye socket, perchance! B)

 

[Bigtallfatbloke]

When you can no longer feel your body it is time to head home

 

[Chuffy]

I think Chuffy is just writing something designed to convince fairly average bods that they can cycle when there's an "R" in the month.

It's even fluffier than that Patrick. The gist of the current piece is that you can reward yourself for your 2.5 miles (5 miles round trip) of flat cycle path with shopping plus cake. One day I'll write the ultimate cycling novel, but right now I'm turning tricks for the Sustrans Man like the dirty ho' that I am.

 

[Chuffy]

Oh and thanks all for the suggestions.

 

[redshift]

Berghaus beanie. £9.99 of thermal goodness to keep your noggin toasty. Glubs are better with windproof outers, waterproof too if you're out in the wet.

 

[Dayvo]

Berghaus beanie. £9.99 of thermal goodness to keep your noggin toasty. Glubs are better with windproof outers, waterproof too if you're out in the wet.

redshift! I've lost two beanies in two days! Where do they sell those Berghaus beanies?

 

[redshift]

Gear Zone do it, but they've limited stock. Or try Mountain Warehouse, £4.99.

 

[Noodley]

Have a poo before you go out.

 

[Elmer Fudd]

Have a poo before you go out.

Take toilet paper just in case you hadn't really finished the 'jobby'.