DCBassman
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- The lumpy far South West
About 17°C.
What temperature do you bring out the shorts?
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Frost this morning,back to full winter gear
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
15 degrees C is borderline, above this I'm comfortable in shorts. I wish I had some lightweight 3/4 lengths for this time of the year, during the winter I use thermal 3/4 length bibs, but they're too hot when it's above 12C out.
vickster
Legendary Member
Knee warmers?
lazybloke
Priest of the cult of Chris Rea
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Yeah, I love a dawn ride in the spring, but it can be v cold.
Heading out with full brace of lights, all the winter gear and looking like a polar explorer.
By the time you finish your ride, the roadies are zipping past dressed as if it's a heatwave and wondering what the hell is wrong with you.
And inevitably there's a ride when that base layer really was one step too far, so you have to discreetly perform a striptease in a bus shelter. I usually have this music in my head:
TLDR - I'd rather be overwarm than cold. You can always take something off.
Alex321
Guru
- Location
- South Wales
Well it is shorts all year round for me, but with leg warmers in the winter. I do have one pair of long cyciung tights, but never actuually wore them this winter.
I tend to take the leg warmers off at around 8C. I did so last Sunday, and both Wednesday and Friday commuting (didn't get out this weekend as my bike needs a new bottom bracket).
Up top, I do wear a long sleeved jersey for most of the winter (it is thicker and warmer than the short sleeved ones I have, regardless of the arms), but switched to short sleeves and arm warmers at the same time I ditched the leg warmers.
But I know I feel comfortable in colder conditions than a lot of people, as is obvious when I go out in shirtsleeves at lunchtime (and I'm comfortable), while everybody else in the office are putting coats on.
I tend to take the leg warmers off at around 8C. I did so last Sunday, and both Wednesday and Friday commuting (didn't get out this weekend as my bike needs a new bottom bracket).
Up top, I do wear a long sleeved jersey for most of the winter (it is thicker and warmer than the short sleeved ones I have, regardless of the arms), but switched to short sleeves and arm warmers at the same time I ditched the leg warmers.
But I know I feel comfortable in colder conditions than a lot of people, as is obvious when I go out in shirtsleeves at lunchtime (and I'm comfortable), while everybody else in the office are putting coats on.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
my commute us 4.20 am , its still dark and cold when i got to work
a bit overdressed coming home but although the sun was warm the wind was still chilly
the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
Yeah, I've considered them, I did own a pair but they're always a lot of faff.
vickster
Legendary Member
are they? I just put them on and then shorts over the top.
Otherwise Tudor do a summer weight 3/4 length most likely (although they're a bit Nora Batty looking at the pictures
)https://www.tudorsports.co.uk/tights-plusses-and-shorts/
Or Endura (Bib versions available too)
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/endura-xtract-gel-knicker-ii
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cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
personally i never saw the point of knee warmers, if its cold enough to cover my knees the cold draught on my shins is not very nice
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Almost got to shorts 🩳, then the weekend happened
Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
Just walked the dog in shorts (me, not the dog.) A bit chilly round the codlings, but not unbearable.
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vickster
Legendary Member
It was a suggested alternative to the poster who is missing spring weight 3/4 lengths from his wardrobe
ebikeerwidnes
Guru
- Location
- Z’ha’dum
New job as a postman????
anyway - back to the point - I am still on the jeans and tshort with fleece and hi-vis waterresistant jacket on top
The fleece and jacket are zip up so I am just getting to the point where I am unzipping the jacket after a while and at some point the fleece is zipped only at the bottom
mind you - just got a bar end mirror - which is totally b******d when I unzip my jacket - all I can see is yellow fabric flapping away!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
You ought to submit the above to your local school. They can practice reading comprehension in their English Language classes 😄
